True Movement Freedom (Step by Step)
True movement freedom is the ability to adapt to any environment or situation. It requires a trained mind-body connection that only comes through practice. Methods such as MovNat exist to learn how to master oneself and respond optimally to our environment…as well as...
Why Natural Movement is for the Entire Medical Profession
By: Thomas Berkery, PT, DPT, MCT When attempting to provide participants a guide for how to integrate Natural Movement into their rehabilitation practice, I believe what would be most of service is providing a perspective shift in how to view human movement and how,...
How to Level up Your Movement Abilities
By Danny Clark Have you ever seen a movement that you really want to be able to perform, but just can’t figure out how to get there yourself? Maybe the movement is something like MovNat’s infamous Pop Up, which often looks daunting, and you know you don’t yet have the...
When Ancestral Running Meets MovNat
Photo credit: Matias Novo How MovNat Helps in Ultra Trail Running Performance By Vitor Carrara, Exercise Physiologist and Level 2 MovNat Certified Trainer It’s not just running. We know that! There’s a common consensus among coaches and runners that a...
The Definitive Guide to Vaulting Over Obstacles
How to Vault Over Obstacles with Maximum Ease, Safety, and Efficiency By Alex Schenker, MovNat Team Instructor and Expert Trainer Imagine that you’re leisurely running on a minimally maintained trail in the forest. You’re surrounded by so much greenery that it seems...
Movement VS Exercise for Health & Injury Rehab: A Doctor’s Perspective
By Dr. Cody Schellhaas PT, DPT We were born to move. Movement is the driver of all physiological properties in our bodies. Movement helps our blood flow, lungs expand, and even regulates our brain chemistry through oscillatory movement in our nervous system. Movement...
Loaded Carries: The Definitive Guide to Carrying Heavy or Awkward Objects with Ease
The Definitive Guide to Loaded Carries: Training Principles and Progressions, Efficient Carry Positions, the Strongest Grips, and More! By Stefano Tripney, MovNat Team Instructor and Master Trainer I’m often reminded of a line I heard from a well known personality...
From Burnout to Wellness: How MovNat Shifted My Fitness Paradigm
By Shelby Copeland, Level 2 MovNat Certified Trainer Laying on my back, my hands and feet wave in the air above me. I look like an overturned turtle, a smashed daddy long legs spider. Heavy wet tears are rolling down my cheeks as I silently cry – an absurd...
Your Natural Movement Toolkit for More Autonomy and Independence
3 Ways MovNat Can Prepare You For Your First or Next Adventure By Chris Redig, MovNat Master Trainer When you look at the average Westerner the words dangerous, powerful and physically capable don’t spring to mind. And you certainly don’t think adventure...
Mobility Training: Not Just for Tight People
By Kathi Havlicek, MovNat Team Instructor Mobility training is often thought to be only for people who: are really tighthave trouble to get anywhere near, for example, a Deep Squat positionare afraid of “wrong movement,” since this is often associated with pain due to...
MovNat for Overweight People: 6 Natural Movements for Beginners
By Brian “Rock” Hancock, MovNat Team Instructor Universal. This is one of twelve principles of MovNat. “Movement is for everyone. It belongs to every human being regardless of origin, gender, age, social class, or belief system.” This statement is true....
MovNat in Schools Case Study: Chinook Trail Middle School with Audra Holck
Audra Holck, a physical education teacher at Chinook Trail Middle School in Colorado Springs, Colorado, has a unique approach to her physical education classes: she only teaches MovNat. As a level 2 MovNat Certified Trainer, she draws upon her certification...
How I Use MovNat to Help Children with Special Needs Gain Freedom of Movement
The best thing about MovNat is that you don’t have to be fit to move – you have to move to be fit. That’s what makes it such a great method for teaching children with special needs. I’m an American Council of Exercise certified personal trainer that runs Edifice...
12 Lessons I’ve Learned from 12 Years of Natural Movement
By John Sifferman, MovNat Master Trainer Nearly 13 years ago, I arrived for my very first MovNat training event in pretty good fitness by society’s standards, but with a slew of injuries from my past that made me feel very broken. After five days of training...
Introducing the New-and-Improved MovNat Local Partner Licensing Program
With Natural Movement being introduced into new settings (e.g. MovNat Medical, MovNat in Schools, etc.), MovNat continues to grow and expand into new territory, necessitating some major updates to our Licensing Program that will affect all MovNat Certified...
MovNat & Precision Nutrition: Natural Movement & Natural Food
Why did we partner with Precision Nutrition? Because we feel they’re a perfect fit for the MovNat ethos and the mindset we encourage! We both take a non-dogmatic, middle-of-the-road approach to health – focusing on foundational elements that are universal...
The Importance of Doing Hard Things: Rock’s Experience at the MovNat Level 3 Certification
By Brian “Rock” Hancock, Level 2 MovNat Certified Trainer Adaptable, Environmental, & Cooperative. These are the three words I would use to describe my experience at L3. They also happen to be 3 of the 12 guiding principles of the MovNat methodology....
MovNat Mobility – FREE CLASS
Want to try a mobility class with MovNat Master Instructor, Danny Clark? This is a full body class with a special emphasis on the shoulders that was live-streamed on our Instagram page. Follow along to learn new techniques to improve your movement and get a taste for...