Why do we turn to boring "hamster wheels" for movement? Do we no longer trust ourselves to move adaptively to a natural environment? Do we think of our bodies in terms of isolated components as in a man-made mechanical machine, instead of as living organisms?
Erwin Le Corre and Vic Verdier of MovNat teach how to reconnect to our human animal natural movements in nature. The two videos below explain the natural movement philosophy and contrast it with the "human zoo exercises" we do at the gym.
"The rejection of animality is a rejection of nature as a whole." -- Paul Shepard
We document and share a catalog of movements. This blog and the videos are for entertainment purposes only. Please seek guidance from a certified instructor to be sure you move with proper biomechanics and safety.
MovNat presentation at NASA by MovNat
Generalist vs. Specialist by Flow
photo on top of page and caption by "Zorba the Geek," courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
"Side by side, rusting and rotting. Laid to rest alongside each other, these two dissimilar objects, one man-made, one natural, are following their parallel paths to dissolution. The salt in the estuarial water is attacking the old pipe while it is possibly delaying the rot of the old trunk. Compare the subtleties of Nature's work to the plainness of Man's."
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