What is MovNat?
MovNat is a fitness system developed by Erwin Le Corre designed to bring the human body back into the shape that made it one of the most adaptable species on the planet. It focuses on workouts combining the basics of human movement, and it does all of this outside of the gym.
How many times in the real world do you move something that is symmetrical with a bar in the middle for easy gripping? Outside of a dumbbell or barbell, the answer is never. In your life, you're moving non-symmetrical things like boxes and rocks and heavy bags. You're climbing up stairs, up trees, and over obstacles.
All of this adds up to the ability to react to nature the way that your ancestors used to. When your ancestors came upon a problem that required physical exertion, they got it done or they died. Only by training your body with actual real-life moments do you get to the point where you can easily do real-life tasks, no matter how grueling.
Modern fitness programs generally break down exercising according to the body parts that are trained, or the type of conditioning you're trying to achieve (strength, endurance, etc.). If you lift weights, you probably divide your workouts into chest/triceps, back/biceps, legs, and so on.
MovNat looks at exercise at an even more fundamental level, according to 12 basic human movements of walking, running, jumping, balancing, moving on all fours, climbing, lifting, carrying, throwing, catching, swimming and defending. Everything you do involves one or a combination of these movements.
MovNat workouts can either be done separately or combined in a circuit. So rather than doing bench press, incline press, then tricep dips, a MovNat workout would find you crawling on all fours, then climbing something, then balancing on something else.
MovNat represents a departure from the goals of a typical modern training program. Usually when we exercise, we're aiming for a particular extrinsic result such as a certain number of reps at a certain weight, or a certain time or distance when running. MovNat training involves working towards proficiency at a basic movement.
For example, if your workout involves jumping, your goal would be to land with good form or hit a target. With climbing, the goal would be to get to the top of whatever you're climbing. With proficiency in the movement, the extrinsic results will follow: with perfect running form, you'll be better able to hit a particular time goal.
This style of fitness not only makes sense, but it's also fulfilling and more mentally engaging. Could MovNat be the next revolution in fitness?
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