Is the MovNat Certification Program worth the cost?
Every once in awhile, someone asks us directly about the true value of the MovNat Certification Program. Is it worth the cost? How will it help me, personally and/or professionally, with my unique needs, goals, and circumstances? What if I’m not a health or...
Two Keys to Moving and Living Better for a Lifetime
By Danny Clark, MovNat Performance Director & Master Instructor I’ve spent my life trying to get better at various forms of movement. For my first 5 years, it was the natural process of development: being able to perform basic natural movements such as rolling,...
How to Perform the Leg Swing Jump
Even without training, anytime you find yourself in nature or the urban jungle, you’ll likely perform variations of the Leg Swing Jump to get over small gaps or obstacles in your path – perhaps without thinking about it. This could be hopping over a...
Why Kids Need Natural Movement – Case Study at Bloom
We received the following letter from Amar Muhić, who is a physical education teacher at Bloom, a Montessori School in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Amar has embraced the MovNat method and is now teaching it to his students, which has transformed their P.E....
Gait Skills: How to Step Over and Across Obstacles Safely & Efficiently
By Alex Schenker, MovNat Master Trainer From time to time, we all find ourselves stepping over and across various obstacles in our path, especially when we’re in nature. While this fundamental gait technique may seem rudimentary for bipedal creatures who usually...
The 7 Rules for the Aging MovNatter
By Vic Verdier, MovNat Master Instructor The 60s were the Golden Age of the automobile industry in Detroit. In 1964, well before the first oil crisis, Ford asked David Ash to design the first version of the iconic Ford Mustang. Fifty-seven years later, avid collectors...
12 Natural Movements for Strong, Healthy Feet
Recently, MovNat joined the Vivobarefoot Health Broadcast to share some easy ways to take care of your feet with Natural Movement®. If you’d like stronger, healthier feet that serve you well for a lifetime, this routine will teach you some of the best natural...
How Bob “Came Alive” in His 70s and 80s with MovNat
Allow us to introduce you to Bob McMillan who is 80 years young, and one of the original MovNatters who attended one of the very first MovNat retreats held in West Virginia in 2009. Bob says, “MovNat changed my entire attitude about Health and Fitness and what...
How to Build Even More Muscle Using MovNat
By Chris Redig, MovNat Master Trainer Are you trying to build more muscle? Has your progress plateaued? Have you noticed that training hard doesn’t automatically build muscle? When you start Natural Movement® training, amazing things happen. Not only do you start...
Interview with Kathi Havlicek about Natural Movement Fitness in Everyday Life
Allow us to introduce you to Katharina Havlicek, who is a Level 3 MovNat Certified Trainer, Team Instructor, and MNOC Coach who works at Sporthalle Wien, a MovNat Licensed Facility in Vienna, Austria. Kathi has an extensive background in both martial arts and fitness,...
A MovNat Father/Son Survival Weekend
By Ryan Leech, Level 1 MovNat Certified Trainer Besides moving the way humans are meant to move, MovNat also promotes a closer relationship with nature. To me, the best way to get closer to nature is to get right down into nature, as close as you can by becoming a...
Yoga and MovNat Mobility – What’s the Difference?
By Alison Pignolet, Certified Yoga Instructor & MovNat Certified Trainer How Yoga and MovNat® Fell into My Lap I was never athletic or “coordinated.” Rather, I was the gangly kid who was enthusiastic about sports but couldn’t really help the team. I took group...
You Don’t Know – What You Don’t Know: Lessons Learned During the MovNat Mobility Production
By Dr. Phil Lombardo, Level 2 MovNat Certified Trainer “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear a man that has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” – Bruce Lee They Asked Me To Do What? When I was invited to participate in...
Meet Dave Struble: A MovNatter With 80 Years of Experience Living on Mother Nature’s Playground
In our interview with Dave, you’ll learn why he decided to adopt MovNat® well into his 70s, what the community means to him, and why helping others is at the heart and soul of everything he does. What role has nature played in your life? My first introduction to...
How to Prevent Back Problems and Spinal Injuries with Natural Movement
By Dr. Jenny Ploss, Level 2 MovNat Certified Trainer If you want a strong, healthy spine that endures as you live a full, independent life, you need to move the way you’re meant to. The spine has several jobs: (a) to protect our spinal cord and (b) provide postural...
How to Step Under & Through Obstacles
By Alex Schenker, MovNat Master Trainer Stepping under or through obstacles is a movement pattern everyone is going to put to use some day, especially if you spend any time in nature, and extra especially if you find yourself off the beaten path! I think the practical...
Natural Movement Basics: Restoration Series for Beginners
Have you been thinking about getting started with MovNat, but you’re not sure where to begin? Whether you’re brand new to Natural Movement or an experienced professional, you can’t go wrong with Ground Movement. This practice is one of the first...
How to Perform the Bent Sit to Deep Squat Get Up
By Nathan Amado, MovNat Master Trainer The Bent Sit to Deep Squat Get Up will not only help you stand up from a seated position quickly without needing to use your hands, it will also help you improve your strength and mobility as well. Many people find this...