by Erwan Le Corre, MovNat Founder Natural movement is progressive. You don't suddenly morph into a skilled, efficient, natural mover when you are born, or reach some arbitrary milestone in life, such as adulthood. On the contrary, the acquisition of movement skill and adaptability is a relatively slow process. Furthermore, it cannot ... Read more ›
By Erwan Le Corre, MovNat Founder So, you can jump and land on a flat, horizontal surface just fine. But how well can you land on a vertical surface (e.g. like a wall or tree trunk)? In the real world, we don't always have a nice wide open space to jump and land ... Read more ›
By Julie Beck, Level 2 MovNat Certified Trainer & MovNat Combatives Trainer In the words of MovNat Master Instructor, Vic Verdier, “YOU don’t choose, THEY choose YOU” and you need to be ready for your life to change in an instant. Have you ever been near to someone who gives you the willies or ... Read more ›
By Danny Clark, MovNat Performance Director and Master Instructor Welcome to my MovNat Urban Training Journal series. For the next 6 weeks, I’m going to share with you how I personally organize my MovNat training. I switch up my training environment all the time, but special circumstances brought me to a place where ... Read more ›
By Eric Brown, Level 3 MovNat Certified Trainer and Team Instructor As a MovNat Team Instructor, I get asked the following questions all the time: As a Natural Movement Practitioner, how do I create my own sessions, that use all of these great movements that I’ve been learning? ... Read more ›
Interviews with Six Movement Masters On Natural Movement Fitness (Part 6) by John Sifferman Erwan Le Corre has been called the world's fittest man, and many have likened him to a modern-day Tarzan. Since founding the MovNat Natural Movement Fitness System, he's taught thousands of people how to move naturally in order to ... Read more ›
Here at MovNat, we have high expectations for our students because we believe you can meet them. We believe in your potential to be strong, healthy, happy, and free. We believe in your ability to move well - with strength, power, and grace - now and into old age. We believe that no ... Read more ›
So you really want to climb on top of that bar or branch, and it's not as easy as it seems, right? First off, let me commend you on choosing real-life, tangibly practical physical fitness objectives rather than cosmetic, superficial rewards (not that you won't get any by training to climb a ... Read more ›
By Nathan Amado, Level 3 MovNat Certified Trainer & MovNat Combatives Trainer MovNat is all about real world, practical movement skills. From movements that you can use in your everyday life, to movements you may only have to use once in your life (but are vital nonetheless—maybe even more so). These ... Read more ›
Interviews with Six Movement Masters On Natural Movement Fitness (Part 5) by John Sifferman Erwan Le Corre has been called the world's fittest man, and many have likened him to a modern-day Tarzan. Since founding the MovNat Natural Movement Fitness System, he's taught thousands of people how to move naturally in order to ... Read more ›
By Alex Schenker, Level 3 MovNat Certified Trainer Let's be honest. Throwing your body into the air while your arms support you as you fly over to the other side of an obstacle is something that just sounds pretty intimidating to most people. Seeing this action through the acrobatic feats of elite ... Read more ›
Sitting for long periods of time wreaks havoc on the body. Fortunately, the solution is simple: sit less and move more. And that's a good start for anyone. But you'll get the best results when you start moving better. In fact, one of the best things you can do to reverse the damage caused ... Read more ›
By Jessica Groves-Chapman, Level 1 MovNat Certified Trainer I am a runner. I ran my way to health. I ran my way to sanity. I ran all through graduate school. I still remember my first 5k, my first 10k, my first half-marathon. And just last year, I ran my first marathon. And ... Read more ›
By Erwan Le Corre, MovNat Founder How many ways do you know how to get up and down from the ground without using your hands? Get Ups may be rudimentary natural movements, but they're also supremely practical for everyday life. Plus, they deliver a ton of fitness and conditioning benefits when performed properly. ... Read more ›
The Best High-Tech, Low-Tech, and All-Natural Tools For Practicing Natural Movement At Home The beauty of MovNat is that you can practice anywhere. You don't need an expensive gym membership or access to nature. Although, these can be wonderful assets. You also don't need a lot of bulky or expensive equipment. Although, ... Read more ›
By Erwan Le Corre, MovNat Founder and Master Instructor So, you can crawl for long distances, can easily hold a plank, and can practically do the "bird dog" exercise in your sleep. This is all great. But how well can you crawl while dragging something? Have you ever tried it? It's a bit harder ... Read more ›
Interviews with Six Movement Masters On Natural Movement Fitness (Part 4) by John Sifferman Erwan Le Corre has been called the world's fittest man, and many have likened him to a modern-day Tarzan. Since founding the MovNat Natural Movement Fitness System, he's taught thousands of people how to move naturally in order to ... Read more ›
By Danny Clark, MovNat Master Instructor Sitting on the ground does your body good. Unfortunately, most people struggle to simply sit on the ground because they rarely sit on the ground. It's a vicious cycle and our bodies pay the price with more stiffness, more aches and pains, less mobility, worse posture, and poorer ... Read more ›
By Erwan Le Corre, MovNat Founder and Master Instructor Want to strengthen your abs and upper body while practicing a practical movement skill that will lead to more advanced skills? Try this forearm hanging drill below. This drill is fantastic for working posterior upper body isometric strength and abdominal strength. But let’s not lose ... Read more ›
By Craig Rice, MovNat Team Instructor Want to learn how to crawl while balancing...without breaking any bones? Here’s a beginner-level MovNat progression to take you from the most basic crawling variations on the ground all the way up to the difficult hand and foot crawl while balancing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRS-HYcpFK8&feature=youtu.be Here are the ... Read more ›