5 Simple Steps for an Efficient Foot Pinch
By Jerome Rattoni, MovNat Master Instructor If you want to improve both your climbing skills and abdominal strength, the Foot Pinch is a superb natural movement to begin practicing. This… Read More
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How to Follow MovNat
If you want the latest articles, training videos, news, events, online and in-person training opportunities, there are several ways to stay in the loop with what’s happening at MovNat. The… Read More
Beginner’s Guide to Efficient Crawling
A Visual Introduction to (Foot-Hand) Crawling Skills By Peri Zourides, MovNat Team Instructor “You have to crawl before you can walk.” Yes, but why? Anyone familiar with MovNat and the… Read More
5 Simple Steps for an Efficient Leg Hook
By Jerome Rattoni, MovNat Master Instructor The Leg Hook is a beginner to intermediate level climbing skill that builds, develops, and requires a strong and mobile core. It also serves… Read More
Nature is Relevant to Your Health and Fitness
By Dr. Christa Whiteman, Level 2 MovNat Certified Trainer One of the twelve principles of MovNat is ‘environmental’- “that movement aptitudes are regularly practiced outdoors in order to maximize health… Read More
8 Natural Movements to Restore Your Core
One of the keys to a strong, healthy core is consistently performing a variety of natural movements (e.g. walking, crawling, climbing, lifting and carrying, etc.). When we move naturally, the… Read More
The Forward Power Jump: 8 Quick Tips for an Efficient Jump & Landing
By Jerome Rattoni, MovNat Master Instructor One of the all-time wildest dreams of most human beings has been to fly, to feel what a bird feels when taking off and… Read More
The difference between sports and physical education (and where MovNat fits in)
By Bernd Reicheneder, Sports Scientist & MovNat Team Instructor Ever since Natural Movement started disturbing the old fitness world of mainstream illness-management, ego-care and “fun-at-any-cost” as the ultimate goal, there… Read More
MovNat Certification: An Independent Review of Levels 1, 2, 3
Is the MovNat Certification right for you? Here’s the good, the bad, and the good-to-know, according to an independent source. By John Sifferman, MovNat Master Trainer This MovNat Certification Review… Read More
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,… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More