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What is goata?
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GOATA stands for Greatest of All Time Actions/Athletes. This is a way of moving that is most aligned with what is observed in infants, indigenous tribes, and elite athletes.
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Essentially, It's the natural way of moving. Natural movement, of course, is a component of health. You would naturally be moving around in nature, exploring, hunting, and having fun. In the modern world, we are forced to do things like sitting in chairs all day, which is not natural and causes many issues. Back pain, structural degradation, stiff, tight fascia, and countless other issues occur.
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Many people with these issues report great benefit and are able to restore their movement by following the core principles of GOATA.
Here are some core principles of GOATA to maintain natural movement:
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Back Chain Dominance
When moving around, you want your movement to be back chain dominant, focusing on driving it with the hips. They should remain behind the ribcage. Rely less on the front of your body to move. -
Foot and Ankle
You want to land on the ball of your foot and engage all of your toes. Your foot should land straight. This allows you to use your foot arch like a spring. This reduces joint impact. -
Spiral mechanics
The limbs and torso should move in a spiral, not a linear or two-dimensional movement. It emphasizes down, back, and out, like a spiral staircase.
It may take you a while to adapt to this movement depending on how you moved before, but in the end it will help you out by relieving your pain and healing your fascia.
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What is goata?
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GOATA stands for Greatest of All Time Actions/Athletes. This is a way of moving that is most aligned with what is observed in infants, indigenous tribes, and elite athletes.
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Essentially, It's the natural way of moving. Natural movement, of course, is a component of health. You would naturally be moving around in nature, exploring, hunting, and having fun. In the modern world, we are forced to do things like sitting in chairs all day, which is not natural and causes many issues. Back pain, structural degradation, stiff, tight fascia, and countless other issues occur.
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Many people with these issues report great benefit and are able to restore their movement by following the core principles of GOATA.
Here are some core principles of GOATA to maintain natural movement:
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Back Chain Dominance
When moving around, you want your movement to be back chain dominant, focusing on driving it with the hips. They should remain behind the ribcage. Rely less on the front of your body to move. -
Foot and Ankle
You want to land on the ball of your foot and engage all of your toes. Your foot should land straight. This allows you to use your foot arch like a spring. This reduces joint impact. -
Spiral mechanics
The limbs and torso should move in a spiral, not a linear or two-dimensional movement. It emphasizes down, back, and out, like a spiral staircase.
It may take you a while to adapt to this movement depending on how you moved before, but in the end it will help you out by relieving your pain and healing your fascia.
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Ive been seeing this for many years on social media but i was never that interested in it until the last month or so when ive been seeing it more. I've seen this one guy on tiktok, hammer toes or something is his name i think, ive been doing some of his recommended exercises to help achieve GOATA movement, although it will obviously take months or years to make a lot of progress.
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Ive been seeing this for many years on social media but i was never that interested in it until the last month or so when ive been seeing it more. I've seen this one guy on tiktok, hammer toes or something is his name i think, ive been doing some of his recommended exercises to help achieve GOATA movement, although it will obviously take months or years to make a lot of progress.
