Ever feel like there’s more to movement than lifting weights and running?
As members of the Animal Kingdom we possess a wide range of movement capabilities.
We can run, jump, crawl, swim, lift heavy objects and swing from bars above us.
Humans are the ultimate movers.
But how often do you find yourself standing or laying still to complete your workouts?
To honor what's in our DNA, we need to take back our Primal Movement.
Want my free 3-step guide to Primal Movement?
In my guide, I’ll give you:
- A 20-minute follow-along featuring ground movement to build strength and mobility along with footwork and jumping to take back our foot health and explosiveness.
- A routine to learn how to fluidly and flawlessly brachiate on the monkey bars at your local park.
- A sandbag workout todevelop strength and power with just dirt from the earth.
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We can become strong, flexible and fast.
Do you have stiff joints? A tight lower back? A tad overweight?
Primal Movement will bring your body back to life WITHOUT corrective exercise.
Could pains and tight muscles be linked to losing our fundamental human abilities?
- We NEED to be able to sit on the ground comfortably.
- We NEED to be able to sit in a deep squat.
- We NEED to be able to hang from a bar overhead with ease.
- We NEED to be able to run in grass barefoot without feeling pain.
We CAN become strong, flexible and fast.
And even better… we can feel excited to move our bodies. We can feel like a kid again moving because we enjoy it, not because we think we have to.
Modern exercise can make you look good no doubt. You can become stronger with better endurance and more muscles…..
BUT we miss a vital component of HUMAN MOVEMENT…
Locomotion
Locomotion means moving from A to B.
All of our most important human abilities involve locomotion.
Locomotion in various forms always involves moving your spine.
Rotation through the spine, hips and shoulders moves your fascia naturally.
If we all did this on a regular basis, there would be much less use for stretching and corrective exercises.
Let's remember, humans are animals.
Sitting at desks and lounging on couches is NOT how we developed.
Not too long ago, we had to work long hours in the fields, we had to hunt, we had to move for many hours to survive.
It makes sense that all the sitting and inactivity would lead our body’s down the wrong path.
Into dysfunction and pain.
But you CAN take back your abilities.
And with it will come vitality and youthfulness.
Primal Movement
Most movement style programs only focus on teaching one element, such as crawling.
We wanted to honor our diverse human capabilities.
In Primal Movement, you’ll learn and embody animal movement patterns. While also re-learning developmental human patterns that we all began with.
You'll train ground movement, running and jumping drills, brachiation, calisthenics, sandbag strength and more!
The benefits of Primal Movement
If we only do the linear exercises we find in the gym mixed with periods of inactivity, we can lose our natural movement abilities and develop stiffness. Here's why we train Primal Movement:
Organic movement patterns
The human body is designed to bend and twist in infinite ranges of motion. Our muscles and fascia stay healthy through moving the body through all its possible ranges.
Develops a unique style of strength
Strength that comes from the core. Strength that is balanced. Strength that matters in day-to-day life.
Good for the mind
Moving in creative new ranges unlocks new patterns of thought.
Great conditioning
Primal movement conditions the body and can often lead to fat loss and a leaner physique, minus the cardio.
Improves mobility
By using ranges often overlooked in everyday training. When you use a position with a movement, your body has a good reason to hold onto it.
Encourages more fun
Ready to refresh for your exercise plan?
We'll train five areas of movement:
- Traversing the ground: Crawling and low to the ground movement patterns that incorporate your full body. The most important natural forms of strength for a healthy body.
- Yielding to the floor: Roll and develop a higher quality relationship with gravity and the floor. Before we walk, we crawl, before we crawl....we roll. Rolling is a mastery of core and spine health.
- Swinging: Hang, brachiate and traverse your environment from overhead. Honor the shoulders unique capability to grab something overhead and hold on, often lost in adulthood.
- Upright Locomotion. Simple jumping and running drills that build explosiveness in the feet and legs. Run faster and become more powerful without running tons of miles.
- Strength with simple Calisthenics and Sandbag. No fancy exercises just creating strength in our most fundamental human patterns: Squat, Lift from ground, Push and Pull.