6 Simple Ways to Incorporate Natural Movement at Home
By Peri Zourides, MovNat Team Instructor I’d love to tell you that I’m swinging from tree tops, saving people from burning buildings and chopping wood with my bare hands every day, but that’s just not the case. Sorry to burst your bubble! Natural Movement has become a...
When Natural Movement Was Normal
By Erwan Le Corre, MovNat Founder Photo credit: Wrigley Field Chicago Cubs Baseball 1932 via @history_and_stories This photo shows a time not so long ago when Natural Movement was still a natural thing to most people. Adults and kids, countryside and city-dwellers...
Beginner’s Guide to the Sliding Swing Up
Below, MovNat Master Trainer and Team Instructor, Bernd Reicheneder, will teach you step-by-step, the easiest technique for getting on top of a narrow, horizontal surface, such as a pull up bar, a wooden beam, or a tree branch. Not only will you learn some cool...
Becoming Ageless: Longevity Strategies for Natural Movers
By Chris Redig, MovNat Master Trainer What would it take to climb Kilimanjaro with my grandkids? I don’t remember when the question first occurred to me, but it’s indelibly linked to my MovNat practice. Playing like a kid with my kids has been a huge part of my...
6 Signs Humans are Weaker than Ever (and what to do about it)
By Danny Clark We have been roaming the planet as Homo sapiens for about 200,000 years, but that doesn’t mean key aspects of our physiology haven’t changed dramatically over the course of our history. In fact, modern research speaks of significant shifts in our...
5 Ways Fitness Programs Are Evolving (And How To Stay Ahead Of The Curve)
“Mainstream, machine-based fitness is a dying experiment—an industrial approach that has overwhelmingly failed people more than it has helped them.” – Erwan Le Corre Real world fitness is about so much more than lean muscles, ripped abs, VO2 max, or...
How long do I need to prepare for a MovNat Certification?
Signing up for a MovNat Certification can be both exciting and daunting. Not only will you be learning fresh movements and a new way of looking at training, you’ll also have some tangible goals and Performance Benchmarks to achieve along the way. So, how long do...
Nick’s Amazing Transformation with Natural Movement
Hello all. My name is Nick Burroughs and I am from Virginia, USA and I wanted to share my story of how MovNat has positively changed my life. Turning back the clock about 10-12 years ago, my life was chaotic and destructive. I was searching for happiness and life...
MovNat is More Than Movement
By Danny Clark, MovNat Performance Director and Master Instructor When I embark on teaching a MovNat certification or coaching a friend, I don’t aim to teach movement. That’s not what gets me up in the morning and charges me to bring my best to the training floor....
Becoming a Mid-Life Ninja with MovNat
Rebecca Speirs, who is a self-described “active 40-something with a desk job,” graciously sent us an inspiring video she created about her MovNat journey. Rebecca says she was “inspired to learn the fundamentals of movement by learning MovNat....
MovNat VS Bodybuilding: A Discussion
So many people want to get leaner and look good, but they also want to feel good. Unlike in bodybuilding, aesthetics are not the primary focus here at MovNat. But helping our students get healthier and feel really good through increased confidence and physical...
Lessons Learned From A Failed MovNat Certification Test
By John Sifferman For a long time, I never actually thought of the Power Up (aka Muscle Up) as a natural movement. In my mind, it was more of a cool stunt than a real world fitness tool. I also figured you could get the same conditioning benefits from pull-ups, dips,...
How to Deadlift with Efficient Technique
The deadlift is a fundamental lifting technique in the manipulative category of Natural Movement skills. Often referred to as “the hinge” or hinging, it is useful whenever you need to lift or move something that is resting on the ground. It is the...
How to do the Tripod Get Up with Efficient Technique
Note: If you want to get a head start on next week’s MovNat Tripod Challenge (see below for more info), check out this new video tutorial on a staple movement from the MovNat Curriculum, the Tripod Get Up (and the Tripod Transition). The Tripod Get-Up is a...
51 Years Young And In The Best Shape Of His Life – How Craig Did It
A Farmer’s MovNat Journey By Craig Kapernick, Level 2 MovNat Certified Trainer Among my earliest memories is our family’s Massey Ferguson 65 tractor. I believe it arrived on the farm some time before I did, and it was second hand then. Given that I’m on the high...
Is your fitness useful or usable? And why it matters.
There’s a very interesting nuance between calling a movement or drill “useful” and calling it “usable.” Unless it’s bio-mechanically compromising to most human beings, or counterproductive to the physiological health or physical...
How often can you do Natural Movement workouts?
Have you ever wondered how often you can do Natural Movement workouts? Similarly, how much time do you need between your workouts? And what if they are “full body” workouts? Would three sessions a week be ideal? Perhaps a 4-day “split”? A...
How to Overcome Limitations with Natural Movement (by Dr. Barnett)
By Tim Barnett, PT, DPT, OCS, MCT L1 I first became aware of MovNat through reading an article titled “The Workout that Time Forgot” in Outside magazine in 2010. I was immediately drawn to the intuitive, practical, and exciting ideas discussed by MovNat founder, Erwan...