Luke & Drew practise being monkeys
We’ve included “combo” training in our holiday courses since Erwan Le Corre, the founder of MovNat, trained with us out in Watamu during April last year. A combo is a short circuit usually comprising 4-6 different natural movements. It should take between 30 sec - 1.5 minutes to complete one circuit and you then repeat the [...]
Those who have been on a Wildfitness course in the past 6 months will know that our new favourite position is what we like to call “The Hunter-Gatherer Squat”. So what is it and why is it so very good?
The common sense
Squatting, the natural way to “sit”, is great for our bodies. It’s just a [...]
Mirror Run (Image courtesy of Exuberant Animal)
Here’s a fantastic functional fitness game from Exuberant Animal. It’s super-easy and you need no equipment – just a willing buddy and plenty of space to run around in. We played it at the Exuberant Animal seminar in London and apparently it was quite a sight to behold: 20 [...]
The Freediving Two-Section Breath Up
(Stomach & Chest)
Hopefully you’re convinced of the benefits of breathing techniques (if not read our blog post Born to breath-hold? ), so here’s one to try. This is a technique recommended by Wildfitness Coach, Augusto, who is also a professional free-diving instructor. While it is a technique from free-diving, it is easy to master [...]
Our primate ancestors spent a lot of time hanging out in trees and swinging through the branches (what fun). There is actually an official term for this type of movement, in which the suspended body swings from one hold to another using only the arms (and momentum rather than muscle strength). It’s called brachiation. You [...]
Run like the wind!
Wild Ones who’ve been on our holidays will certainly remember their first Lactic Lift Off experience. It’s the ultimate intense workout and a great Wild exercise that can be done in any outdoor space. This exercise increases the lactic acid in our blood, telling our body to produce Human Growth Hormone [...]