Jack Mullaly joins us to discuss how walking, running, and moving in nature differs from walking, running, and moving in a human-made and human-designed environment (e.g., cities, suburbs, and homes).

We discuss his background, his work, what MovNat is, how moving in natural environments differs from moving in gyms and human-made environments, how to transition wisely into moving in nature, how fitness programs should be designed and how clients should be trained, and how to get into barefoot running and stay with it.

About Jack: Jack Mullaly is a man who wears many hats, each with a different print but the same underlying design. Jack is a former internationally competitive athlete is the niche sport of biketrials. He is a qualified environmental engineer and most recently the owner of Ideanthro Movement, a gym delivering fitness rooted in real world, practical human movement. While these may seem like very different pursuits, it is Jack's contention that most aspects of life are far more connected and similar than they might appear at first glance. This is known at thematic interconnectedness. Jack seeks to find these thematic interconnections to learn from what works in one aspect of life and apply them in others.

You can reach him via his website: https://www.ideanthro.com/connect

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Show notes.
1. Jack's website Ideanthro: https://www.ideanthro.com

2. Fighting Monkey: https://fightingmonkey.net

3. UFC Fighter Carlos Condit talking fighting and MovNat
a. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3I8wIvC65Q
b. (cussing inside; Joe Rogan talking about Condit): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6tHQytjg7A
c. (cussing inside): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMyZjQlK7wM

4. Harvard Barefoot Lab
a. website: http://barefootrunning.fas.harvard.edu
b. videos: http://barefootrunning.fas.harvard.edu/4BiomechanicsofFootStrike.html

5. Whole Body Barefoot: Transitioning Well to Minimal Footwear by Katy Bowman: https://www.amazon.com/Whole-Body-Barefoot-Transitioning-Footwear/dp/0989653986

6. The Barefoot Book by L. Daniel Howell: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Book-Great-Reasons-Shoes/dp/0897935543/

7. Sweetgum
a. Sweetgum ball: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37435483
b. Sweetgum tree in winter, with balls on it, and several leaves: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37441022

8. Walkabout
a. "In Australian Aboriginal society, Walkabout is a rite of passage during which males undergo a journey during adolescence, typically ages 10 to 16, and live in the wilderness for a period as long as six months to make the spiritual and traditional transition into manhood" from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkabout
b. https://thetrek.co/appalachian-trail/walkabout-not-crazy/
c. https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/walkabout-coming-age-0012191

9. MovNat
a. The Website of MovNat: https://www.movnat.com
b. MovNat's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/MovNat
c. MovNat training at Wildfitness in Africa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4nmu6mZd4s
d. Some intermediate-level MovNat workouts outdoors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91s9A4XgvuU
e. Erwin LeCorre's article The History of Physics Fitness: https://www.movnat.com/history-of-fitness/
f. The Practice of Natural Movement book by Erwan LeCorre: https://www.amazon.com/Practice-Natural-Movement-Reclaim-Freedom/dp/162860283X/
g. MovNat Movement Library: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf0XEBKYNfU&list=PLC5sbdn5ESCRN_VeYcEimsilu7IXiLmP_
h. MovNat videos showing 100+ movements done with good technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVdaMhrNhzQ&list=PLC5sbdn5ESCSKU66Fbp6stQFPLaNQ8rib
i. Find a MovNat Trainer near you: https://www.movnat.com/find-a-trainer/



Other resources
1. Esther Gokhale Google talk on posture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yYJ4hEYudE

2. The Nature Fix by Florence Williams: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Fix-Happier-Healthier-Creative/dp/0393355578/

3. Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Child-Woods-Children-Nature-Deficit/dp/156512605X/

4. Federico Bitti's TED talk "Dystonia. Rewiring the brain through movement and dance” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwkHK3rfKO0

5. Anders Hansen TED talk "Why the Brain is Built for Movement:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9p3Z7L0f0U



Picture and bio courtesy of Jack Mullaly.