MovesMethod Review | What I think of the Mobility Toolkit

Welcome to my MovesMethod review, and more specifically, my Mobility Toolkit review. I recently completed the four-week program inside the Mobility Toolkit, and today I’m sharing my personal thoughts and professional opinion of the program.

In case you’re not familiar with my blog, I’m a degree-qualified and highly experienced former fitness industry professional. I spent many years training and coaching everyday people, as well as tutoring and mentoring fitness professionals.

These days, I write articles and blogs for the health and fitness industry. That is, when I can find time amid our full-time slow-traveling, pet-sitting, and unschooling lifestyle!

Read on to learn about the MovesMethod program and my thoughts on it.

Spoiler alert summary:

• The exercises are spot-on for those who want to move better with less pain.
• Although the exercises are low-impact, they can hurt like heck. This statement applies whether you’re an elite athlete or an everyday person trying to improve your physical condition.
• The flows are by far the hardest sessions. Nothing like flow yoga, so don’t expect that, ok!
• There are a few technical aspects of the program that I think could be improved. However, at only $27, it’s excellent value for money.

What is the Moves Method?

The Moves Method is a mobility system designed to improve functional fitness. The programs employ a range of mobility exercises and techniques to optimize natural movement patterns and enhance physical performance.

This methodology addresses common weaknesses and imbalances associated with modern sedentary lifestyles. The exercises steer clear of traditional static stretching, instead focusing on building strength through a full range of motion.

Whether you’re an elite athlete or new to fitness, the programs offer exercise progressions tailored to a range of skill levels and fitness goals. If you want to focus on injury prevention, enhance your athletic performance, or move better with less joint pain, the MovesMethod programs could be just right for you.

What programs are available?

The MovesMethod offers several programs. Pro athletes and newbies alike begin with the Mobility Toolkit, the entryway into the system. The Mobility Toolkit includes access to:

• A four-week exercise plan and program with guided movement via video demonstrations.
• The community portion, where you can ask questions and comment on posts.
• A mobility evaluation call with the team to help you maximize the benefits of the program.
• Mobility workout ‘snacks’ so you can choose the body parts you want to focus on and work out in bite-sized portions when it suits you.
• A programming masterclass to help you personalize your mobility training.
• A form feedback masterclass to help you avoid common mistakes.
• Other resources from the founders.

Beyond the Mobility Toolkit, MovesMethod also has a coaching program for those seeking further guidance.

Suppose you’re looking for further challenges or more specific mobility programs after completing the Mobility Toolkit. In that case, there are various options from middle and front splits mastery to handstands, back bends, mobility for runners, and more.

Mobility Toolkit Review

First up, I’m just going to say this program was a killer. In a good way. I’ve been a fan of natural movement for some time now, but I’m very much a work in progress, and this program challenged me immensely.

I was surprised to read that the average age in this program is 48! That’s a few years older than I am now, and as an active person, I did not think I’d find it as challenging as I did.

According to the MovesMethod team, many participants in their 60s and 70s are doing this program. All I can say is hats off to them. I hope I will continue on track with my mobility training and accomplish similar feats in the coming decades!

A bit of background and what I’ve been doing recently for fitness

I have always had very tight hips, even when I was a kid. Years of traditional exercise (not enough ‘natural’ movement) combined with a modern lifestyle (too much sitting and working, driving, etc) compounded the effects.

Then came the effects of pregnancy and childbirth. I had two pregnancies with above-average-sized babies, which put quite the strain on my naturally smallish frame. Overall, my glutes and general hip area became tighter and weaker.

I’ve never stopped being active, and I have been doing regular mobility training over the past few years (since turning 40, really!) Most recently, I had been doing yoga, a bit of Pilates, calisthenics, and mobility training. I also walk a lot and hike about every two weeks.

The thing I usually don’t do enough of is strength training. This is because I sometimes struggle with recovery, especially if I’m already doing physical labor on lifestyle properties we’re house sitting for. Sometimes, I just feel like other forms of exercise are more nourishing for me. Plus, I love hiking so much that I like my hardest sessions to be challenging weekend hikes.

I still do bodyweight training, but I would like to increase my resistance-based workouts in general. That’s the aspect of the Moves Method I got the most benefits from, as you’ll see in the next section.

What I noticed after four weeks of doing the Mobility Toolkit program

The Mobility Toolkit was a natural progression for where I was at. As I mentioned, I was doing regular mobility training before I started. However, that mobility training was always gentler than what’s in the Mobility Toolkit. Sure, there was strength and stability in the other sessions I was doing, but they didn’t burn like the Moves Method!

I think the best thing about the program for me was building strength at those end ranges without needing to lift heavy loads or use special equipment.

I feel like I took the next step towards strengthening my muscles in a way that will serve me well into the future. My deep squats are improving, and I’m feeling stronger. I’m also moving more fluidly with less stiffness through my lower back.

Another thing to note is that I started taking creatine regularly around the time that I started the program. This is another factor that I believe has contributed to my feeling of strength gains (I’ve been a vegetarian for over 20 years, so the creatine is having a noticeable effect on me!)

Additionally, I restarted jogging (just couch-to-5k at this stage) at the same time I started the Moves Method program. I found that both worked pretty well together, but I spread the program out beyond four weeks and spread the runs further than the app recommends. Doing so allowed me to continue with my weekend hikes and take some rest days if I’d been doing hard work around the lifestyle property we were on.

You need to become a master of listening to your own body and knowing what it needs. Then you’ll get the most out of the program.

Things I like most about the program

In my personal and professional opinion, the best aspects of the program are:

• Spot-on choices of mobility exercises from highly qualified and experienced trainers
• Excellent demonstrations and progressions/regressions for each exercise
• Time-effective sessions for busy people
• Little to no equipment needed, so you can work out at home, in the park, or wherever it suits you
• A good mix of novelty from different exercises (to challenge the body in different ways and cover a wide range of movements) and repetition (to get better at fundamental movement patterns).
• Progressions throughout the four weeks
• Unbeatable value for the price point

Aspects I think could be improved

As I’ve mentioned, the exercises in the program are spot on. As a former industry professional myself, I suspect my own coaching methodology has evolved in a similar way to the MovesMethod founders.

The things that frustrated me were mostly technical, as follows:

I expected the sessions to be taught like traditional group training sessions

I thought the sessions would be follow-along type sessions where you’re doing the reps alongside the trainer. This is how group exercise sessions in gyms, most app-based programs (like FIIT), and classes I’d do on YouTube work.

Vanja from MovesMethod does a great job of demonstrating the exercises and sharing the progressions for each. However, I would have loved the sessions to be in a more class-style format where we could follow along with her.

Instead, I found it lacked flow because I kept having to pause the video and complete the reps myself. For the 15-minute flow sessions, I had to set my own timer to change exercises every minute. And even though there are only four exercises in each flow session, I sometimes forget what’s next and have to go back and watch the video again.

Lack of information about the upcoming session

As a user, I’d like to know what I need access to for any given session. That may be a set of small dumbbells or cans from the kitchen, a step of appropriate height, or a broomstick, for example.

I felt the required equipment could have been put in the description, or the coaches could have listed it at the start of the video.

I often did my sessions at home, where I didn’t have access to a bar to hang from. So I made the effort to hang on the bars every time I took my kids to the playground.

For some exercises, you really do need a bench, a step, or a stick. And if you’re working out in nature, you might not have access to what you need. Therefore, I think they could mention or list the required equipment for each session.

App user experience

MovesMethod uses the Skool app. I used this on my mobile phone. For some reason, no matter how far through the program I was, the app always told me I was 0% through.

I found this annoying because it’s nice to have that little bit of feel-good motivation from seeing what percentage of the course you’ve done. So yeah, I just felt like the Skool platform was a bit glitchy.

Too much progressive overload?

I like that Vanja includes progressive overload into the four-week Mobility Toolkit program. However, I question whether it was a little too much in week four. In weeks one and two, you do one set of each exercise. That increases to two sets in week three, and three sets in week four.

In weeks one to three, there is one flow session (as I mentioned earlier, the flows are by far the hardest). The frequency of flows jumps to three sessions in week four. I feel they could have just increased one variable in week four.

Increasing to three flows would have been ideal, in my opinion. Aside from potentially overdoing the overload, I found the sessions took too long for me with three sets. I also get bored anytime I have to do more than two sets. But maybe that’s just me!

As a result of the above, I felt like I just wanted a break/rest after the four weeks.

In summary

MovesMethod is a fantastic mobility training option for anyone who wants to move better with less pain or improve their sports performance. The exercises are simple yet challenging.

Progressions are offered, making it suitable for a wide range of everyday people and athletes. It won’t be ideal for everyone, however, so if you are unsure, please seek 1:1 advice.

The MovesMethod founders are experienced trainers and athletes, so it’s legit. At only $27 with their 89% off offer, the Mobility Toolkit is great value for money. They also offer a 30-day money-back guarantee.

I love how accessible the program is, since you don’t need a gym or specialized equipment.

Would I do it again? Yep, after a short break, I was keen for more. I’ll continue with my mobility training, likely dipping in and out of the MovesMethod sessions. I would certainly like to try some of their other specific programs in the future.

Do you have questions or comments about MovesMethod and the Mobility Toolkit? Please feel free to join the discussion below.

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