The 10 MovNat Natural Movement Principles

MovNat is a fitness concept that teaches you how to move naturally with ease, power and grace. You become very fit through the practice and that fitness is applicable to any area of life.

MovNat is both a physical education system and activity that places at its core the full range of real-world, species-specific movement skills essential to the natural life of the human being.

Based on this, we have defined 10 essential principles that support the naturalness of the MovNat approach and practice. Click on each principle below to learn more about it.

Evolutionary - the movement aptitudes are evolutionarily natural.
Instinctual – the movement aptitudes are mostly instinctual. We learn technique, develop proficiency, and turn them into skills. Nobody starts from scratch.
Universal – the movement aptitudes practiced belong to every human being regardless of origin, gender or age.
Practical – the movement aptitudes are directly useful to the situations of life, both simple and challenging, that demand a physical response or performance.
Vital – the movement aptitudes practiced are useful in times of emergency and contribute to safety.
Unspecialized – the movement aptitudes are practiced in order to acquire and maintain a near equalized, well-rounded skill set and conditioning level.
Efficient – the movement aptitudes practiced are performed skillfully, i.e., with efficient technique, resulting in greater performance, higher energy conservation and safety.
Adaptive – the movement aptitudes practiced and the physical actions performed, optimally, must adapt to the contextual demands of the environment or the situation.
Cooperative - the movement aptitudes practiced can be executed cooperatively (by two or more individuals) in order to perform physical tasks that no single individual could achieve alone. Or, they can be practiced individually, but for the purpose of supporting others.
Environmental – the movement aptitudes are regularly practiced outdoors in order to maximize health benefits and increase well-being and connection with nature.

The 10 MovNat Natural Movement Principles

Evolutionary - the movement aptitudes are evolutionarily natural.

Instinctual – the movement aptitudes are mostly instinctual. We learn technique, develop proficiency, and turn them into skills. Nobody starts from scratch.

Universal – the movement aptitudes practiced belong to every human being regardless of origin, gender or age.

Practical – the movement aptitudes are directly useful to the situations of life, both simple and challenging, that demand a physical response or performance.

Vital – the movement aptitudes practiced are useful in times of emergency and contribute to safety.

Unspecialized – the movement aptitudes are practiced in order to acquire and maintain a near equalized, well-rounded skill set and conditioning level.

Efficient – the movement aptitudes practiced are performed skillfully, i.e., with efficient technique, resulting in greater performance, higher energy conservation and safety.

Adaptive – the movement aptitudes practiced and the physical actions performed, optimally, must adapt to the contextual demands of the environment or the situation.

Cooperative - the movement aptitudes practiced can be executed cooperatively (by two or more individuals) in order to perform physical tasks that no single individual could achieve alone. Or, they can be practiced individually, but for the purpose of supporting others.

Environmental – the movement aptitudes are regularly practiced outdoors in order to maximize health benefits and increase well-being and connection with nature.

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