By Mihaly Safran, Biochemical Engineer, Former Olympian, Level 2 MCT The coronavirus pandemic now is real and it affects our life in many ways. We are in an emergency situation that we have never experienced before. So, we should act differently than before to overcome this crisis. Fear, panic, and stress don’t help; ... Read more ›
Sign up for our free MovNat Adaptive Practice Sessions newsletter and we’ll send you new MovNat workouts every week. Our MovNat Adaptive Practice Sessions will help you improve your movement skills, fitness, and mobility naturally and get fit for the real world, whether you’re a total beginner or experienced mover. These emails ... Read more ›
Even with Spring in the air, most of us aren't experiencing the usual sense of renewal that comes with new growth and warmer weather. The last few weeks have involved a lot of change in our daily lives. The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) is spreading rapidly around the world, leaving a wake of fear and ... Read more ›
Sign up for our free MovNat Adaptive Practice Sessions newsletter and we’ll send you new MovNat workouts every week. Our workouts will help you improve your movement skills, fitness, and mobility naturally and get fit for the real world, whether you’re a total beginner or experienced mover. These emails are one of ... Read more ›
By Julien Le Nestour, Level 2 MCT The Coronavirus situation is rapidly evolving across the world and it seems clear a shortage of medical equipment and hospital beds are a critical factor in the crisis's severity. More than ever, we have a responsibility to be as fit and healthy as we can. Those ... Read more ›
Latest Updates: What you need to know Our student's health is our top priority, which is why we are closely monitoring the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and following the official guidelines pertaining to group events in affected areas (e.g. we're postponing as many events as are necessary). Click here for more information: MovNat ... Read more ›
Dear MovNat Community, Our mission, first and foremost, has always been about health: teaching folks how to move naturally, and sharing Natural Movement with others, so that we continue to move in ways that build health over our lifetimes. As part of this mission, our staff at MovNat HQ and our instructors around ... Read more ›
By Seth Budai, MovNat Team Instructor Imagine walking into a space that looks like any other gym or fitness facility from the outside. Except, when you walk through the door you’ve entered a whole new reality with a whole new set of rules. Rather than walking upright, grown men and women crawl ... Read more ›
By Clint Bauer My story of MovNat is not a heroic tale, albeit a life changing one for myself and others. And for that, I am grateful. I was first introduced to MovNat during my Triathlon phase back when it first hit the internet, as a member in an online forum site talking about ... Read more ›
By Michaux Shaffer, Level 1 MovNat Certified Trainer & Mom of Four Growing up in the South, I learned what matters most...being gentle and polite. Mind your manners, don’t offend anyone, and always remember to smile. Even my four children will tell you I am a pushover. As a woman, I am ... Read more ›
By Jerome Rattoni, MovNat Master Instructor Note: All natural movements improve your fitness as a result of practice, but certain movements provide greater fitness benefits than others. And today, MovNat Master Instructor, Jerome Rattoni, who has made a tremendous fitness transformation of his own, is sharing ten of the best "bang for your buck" ... Read more ›
Update: Our new e-course, MovNat Level 1 Fundamentals, is now available! If there's one thing we've learned from training thousands of students over the years, it's the importance of starting your journey with the fundamentals of Natural Movement (and returning to them often). With that in mind, we are pleased to ... Read more ›
By Danny Clark, MovNat Performance Director When you first start any practice, it's often helpful to have a target; a goal to aspire toward to help drive progress. That’s why I’ve created six Natural Movement benchmarks for beginners. If your body is already in decent condition, give them a try and see how you ... Read more ›
As you've likely experienced, the more you give to Natural Movement, the more it gives back to you. Students who have spent years devoted to the practice understand how life-changing it can be - and well beyond the improved movement skills & fitness along with the physical transformation that comes with them ... Read more ›
By Katharina 'Kathi' Havlicek, Level 3 MovNat Certified Trainer In MovNat, I found a system that combines what makes perfect sense to me. In the community, I found people with whom I can walk barefoot in a forest together, and be smiled at as a group instead of as an individual by ... Read more ›
By John Sifferman We asked our MovNat Team Instructors: What is the most important lesson you've learned during your MovNat journey? Here's what they had to say. Danny Clark – MovNat Performance Director & Master Instructor In a word: Freedom! For me, MovNat broke the invisible ... Read more ›
By Kyle Brandon, Level 3 MovNat Certified Trainer It was around April of 2018, and I stumbled on MovNat like many people, through the book Natural Born Heroes. My friend, David, and I read the book and were immediately drawn to the concept of Natural Movement. I started digging into the MovNat website ... Read more ›
By Danny Clark, MovNat Performance Director One of the biggest barriers to the spread of MovNat is the protest that if something is “natural” we shouldn’t need to learn how to do it. Why should do we need to learn how to sit, walk, balance, and jump when we already did (or do) ... Read more ›
This time of year, many people pursue better health and fitness and fall short because they're going about it in an unsustainable or short-sighted way. Here at MovNat, we believe fitness doesn't have to be a struggle. In fact, by simply focusing on improving your movement skills, you'll get more fit in the process. That's the ... Read more ›
It was September 2009. I was sitting at the dining room table late at night, in pain and exhausted. My daughter was born three months earlier, and I was falling apart at age 39. From a partial tear of a tendon a few years back, my left foot was so weak that ... Read more ›