Too many times we are plagued by our environment.\u00a0 What does our current environment look like? Go ahead, take a look around, what do you see?\u00a0 You probably notice people yawning, eating, sitting in a cubicle or at a desk working, lying down, people sitting and waiting for something, people in a drive-thru ordering food, parents are sitting on a bench watching their kids play, and people in enormous amounts of pain are trying to find that specific posture that alleviates the pain.\u00a0 All of these are linked to one specific thing\u2013 lack of movement. I this Blog we will discuss why and how to get moving and decrease your pain. \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Erwan Le Corre noticed this and made it his \u201ccalling\u201d in life to fix it.\u00a0 Coore is the founder of MovNat and he teaches people that our bodies are designed to MOVE! Not to sit on a couch, watch TV and eat potato chips.\u00a0 Coore says that people have pain because they \u201cforgot\u201d how to move.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Relating this phenomenon to chiropractic, people come in with a wide variety of complaints such as: low back pain, hip pain, knee pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, you name it pain.\u00a0 What we do is mechanically force the problem into it\u2019s \u201ctrue nature\u201d as Coore would say.\u00a0 We basically re-balance and re-train what was already there; so what Coore is doing is on a whole other level.\u00a0 He reminds us of our inner child, creativity, and natural desire to go outside, to run, to jump, to spin, to live.\u00a0 Unlike traditional gyms and programs, MovNat focuses on practical movement.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The goals of MovNat are also different.\u00a0 It is not based on sets and reps or minutes.\u00a0 All of the exercises are based on form and whether or not an exercise was \u201ccompleted.\u201d\u00a0 The exercises range from easy to complex and can test your natural abilities.\u00a0 Some of the exercises are as simple as vaulting over a small wall or carrying a bag.\u00a0 Coore also includes grades which look at how the movement was accomplished by looking for common faults such as: Excessive spinal flexion\/extension, improper grip selection, poor static or dynamic alignment, heavy footsteps, excessive tension in arms.\u00a0 Doing this kind of workout makes it more engaging and more realistic.\u00a0 Don’t wait to get moving and decrease your pain!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Coore states that much of the human potential can be tested in the outdoors and in the wild in a variety of ways and with MovNat, it is accomplished.\u00a0 An example would be if you had to move a tree branch in order to build a shelter; being able to do bicep curls will not be very advantageous in this scenario.\u00a0 This type of motion improves locomotion which in turn can make your body move better which in turn helps get rid of simple aches and pains.\u00a0 Katy Bowman, author of \u201cMove your DNA: Restore your health through natural movement\u201d has the same type of principle as Coore.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In her book she says she didn\u2019t have time for traditional gym workouts due to having a full time job and being a full time parent.\u00a0 While in a traditional workout she had an epiphany, she was paying money for a class where she was sitting on the floor.\u00a0 Then she realized the real problem was\u2014drum roll\u2014her couch.\u00a0 She got rid of her couch and started on a journey of movement.\u00a0 Instead of pushing her kids in a stroller, she used functional motion, carrying her kids in her arms.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
These simple shifts to movement have huge benefits as it creates an additional way to exercise and move our bodies as they were designed to do.\u00a0 In turn, this can have dramatic effects on our lives and we can be healthier and have less pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n