“An excellent compliment to other training. I do regular kettlebells, clubs, mace and this is so different encouraging enjoyment and skill of moving. I’m 65 and it’s so good to do something that’s so much fun yet challenging.”
“First off I am in my 30s who went through wear and tear over the years playing on the streets, high sports and weight training. I grew up not understanding how to rehab or rebuild my body to perform. This program completely changed my life! It got down to the fundamental basics which is movement quality. It is the regimen you do before adding any sort of weight or load. Over the years, I noticed that only free weights training and muscle helped me in high school football to become more durable but no one reminds you to retrain movement quality. It led to a lot of imbalances, stiffness and overall bloat feeling after working out. At one point conventional gym training wasn't work for me anymore as I sensed my muscles not activating anymore. A few years after, I started getting back into working out. I saw this program, read the description and tried it out. At the 4th session, I started getting better quality of sleep, more body awareness in space, stronger functioning in daily life such as lifting boxes from the ground and I could slowly feel my muscles working and contracting again. In dance, I felt like a ghost dancing for years and now my body is understanding space where I am actually relearning things. My body can remember moves longer giving me time to reform that movement creatively in another space. The more I do this program, the more brain stimulation I get from being creative in real time. It has made me more fluid in soccer as well, I can gauge range a little more now, my shots are getting more accurate due to increased body awareness, less fatigue after games and I feel confident overall. There is a real feedback loop that I can describe into words how sore I really am or how much information I can process as my body moves in real time, the more I do the program the better the mind body connection gets. My MMA skills have increased as well. The most important change is that I have a feedback loop that teaches me how much force to put into a strike without over doing it and risking injury. The program teaches you to go slow because that is when your body is going to maximize the benefits of learning and movement quality the most. Purchasing on a whim is the breakthrough I needed to achieve my goals. The progression is near limitless because each section has a play session where you get to play creatively in movement. I always feel that I can progress more the next time I do it. It teaches your body to be fully aware of when to slow down or ramp it up. This program made my life better and promised everything it says it will do. I am excited to do the other programs and see how capable I am!”
“I've been very satisfied with this program. It took longer than expected to progress from the first to the last session, but paying close attention to my body during each movement made it clear how much it benefits both daily life and other workouts.
The explanations focus mainly on the essentials, which keeps a nice pace — but beginners might find the cautionary notes a bit light. (That said, it's something you can work through by listening to your body rather than pushing too hard.) For example, I had elbow pain early on from over-extending (locking out) during the frog and monkey movements. Once I learned to keep elbows slightly bent and engage support from my back, the issue resolved.
Overall, a worthwhile investment I can recommend to anyone wanting to build a foundation for movement practice. And you'll discover why it's called Elements.”
“Elements is clearly a labor of love and a distillation of wisdom that has been offered by the GMB team of movement practitioners with many decades cumulative experience. The program builds on foundations and circles around themes in a beautiful way. I am finding new subtle sense of ease and freedom of movement as I move past the half way mark. I look forward to finishing and continuing on to further GMB programs. Thanks to Any, Jarlo and Ryan for creating this for us.”
“Has really helped me in a number of ways with my movement stability. Sometimes specific exercises have seemed odd, and then later in the process I've come to see their use and function in the more complex moves and transitions. I love how I can feel the progress across 'normal' day to day movements like getting up and down onto the floor, and how much more control and stability and awareness I have in these simple things.”
“I’m the kind of person that hates exercise. In fact, even though I love tennis, if you said to me, “let’s go play tennis to get some exercise,” I’d say no. And I lost all my previous fitness during COVID.
Before starting Elements, I was having problems just getting around day-to-day. It was dire, and I knew I had to change. I bought Elements, and didn’t open the app… then I managed three days in a row, and felt my body moving easier. I can select the intensity and duration (both as low as possible, thank you very much), and it’s fun, so I do it.
For 10 weeks straight now.
I’m no longer thinking, ’This is my life now,’ I’m looking forward to getting more and more active again. Like I was before COVID, various surgeries and accidents buggered me up.
Just don’t call it exercise.”
“GMB programs have long been my favorite, and Elements is one I come back to time after time. I love its simple approach, always enjoy the animal-esque movements, and especially appreciate how the video show people with a range of abilities with the movements. Whether you are super advanced in every sport or just starting out with your first exercise ever, GMB and Elements will help you excel.”
