Movements and skills for life
We see the being outdoors part as equally important to the community part and movement part. It’s a tricky concept to convey - but we’re getting better at it.
We also understand that if we want to create habits, we have to make them fun otherwise we’ll never keep them up.
So… we create small groups, in beautiful locations. We teach all our members how to think about daily movement for longevity. Whilst they are doing that they are also getting to know each other and enjoying all the benefits of being outside.
Before you know it, you’re part of a very local support network. Something that you love; you’re exercising, you’re socialising, you’re breathing.
Find your forever moves!
Every movement we teach is based around patterns we use every day.
We call these Movements for Life and we define them as Pulling, Pushing, Lifting and Locomotion.
To do any of these successfully we must have confidence, mobility, stability and strength.
WildStrong aims to expand our options so we can keep doing the things we love. We teach you to think more about movement and how to incorporate it into your daily life.
We also teach new skills – when was the last time you tried to crawl along a fallen tree or hang from a branch?
We’re not coaching athletes, instead we help you to become a stronger all-rounder.
We do this by focusing on daily movements that produce useful results such as improving joint health, flexibility and endurance.
“If you want to master something, teach it.”
Richard Feynman
To learn new skills we use a peer coaching model that enables everyone to develop an understanding of why we do certain movements, and the steps required to complete a movement properly.
We like the idea of giving people the skills to teach themselves and others.
We never enjoyed going to classes where we felt like we didn’t have agency, where we couldn’t understand “the why?”
The mirrors in the gym are not just for busting out bicep curls to Eye of The Tiger, they are also for ensuring that each movement is carried out correctly. We haven’t got mirrors so we use each other and together we work to reach what we call “full movement quality.”
Our coaches provide feedback and support, but by teaching each other we build our understanding of how our bodies need to move and how to keep them strong and mobile.
