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The nervous system moves first.

Articles and video lessons from David Fleming on anatomy, the brain and movement, for personal trainers, movement therapists and clinicians.

20 articles
31 video lessons
5 topics

Interviews

Carl Paoli: Movement Is Everywhere

He walked out of a breaking class, turned on his car radio and heard movement everywhere. Gymnast and Freestyle author Carl Paoli on breaking, a gold medallist out of his wheelchair, and why performance is measured by feel.

10 Nov 2026Interview

Interviews

Stop Chasing Pain

25 Jul 2025Interview

LifestyleBrain

Empathy and Pain. Exploring the Neuroscientific Insights of AMN Professionals

25 Apr 20243 min read

Articles

Read the body. Train the brain.

Interviews

Carl Paoli: Movement Is Everywhere

10 Nov 2026Interview

Interviews

Stop Chasing Pain

25 Jul 2025Interview

LifestyleBrain

Empathy and Pain. Exploring the Neuroscientific Insights of AMN Professionals

25 Apr 20243 min read

LifestyleBrain

Harnessing Invisible Forces: Transforming Childhood Anxiety with AMN Calibration

18 Apr 20245 min read

AnatomyMovementBrain

The Matrix of Anatomy and Neurology

4 Apr 20244 min read

Lifestyle

The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Holistic Health In The 21st Century

28 Mar 202417 min read

Brain

The 3 Types of Pain and How to Deal with Them

4 Mar 20245 min read

MovementBrain

What Everybody Should Know About Movement

2 Mar 20248 min read

LifestyleBrain

Being Outside is in Our DNA

29 Feb 20246 min read

AnatomyMovement

Should I Lock My Joints?

27 Feb 20246 min read

Brain

Feeling Biology: Interoceptive Meditation and the Perception of Self

26 Feb 202411 min read

Anatomy

Study Bioelectricity to Better Understand Your Clients

26 Feb 20245 min read

AnatomyMovement

At Last the Secret to Foam Rolling is Revealed

20 Feb 20247 min read

Lifestyle

A New Kind of Pollution nnEMFs

14 Feb 202413 min read

Anatomy

Your Guide to the Communication Networks Within the Body

3 Feb 20249 min read

AnatomyLifestyle

Gut Health: We Are Not Alone.

3 Feb 20249 min read

AnatomyMovement

FASCIA: What Is It? And Why Should I Care?

2 Feb 202412 min read

AnatomyLifestyle

The Amazing Benefits of Going Barefoot

1 Feb 20243 min read

Lifestyle

What I Realised About Health Care After Being Diagnosed with Lyme Disease

2 Jan 20246 min read

MovementBrain

3 Steps Towards a Coordinated Body

5 Apr 20237 min read

Video lessons

Try it with a client.

All 31 videos →

How To Improve Your Range Of Motion Using a Brain-Based Approach

3 Mar 2022

Calibrate the spine to improve global range of motion

2 Mar 2022

Hip Warmup Routine

27 Feb 2022

Shoulder Warmup Routine

25 Feb 2022

Watch the body to see the brain: Gait and the Cerebellum

22 Feb 2022

Sympathetic nervous system + PAP

20 Feb 2022

Watch the body to see the brain: Balance

17 Feb 2022

Watch the body to see the brain. Gait and the Brainstem

15 Feb 2022

Watch the body to see the brain: Shoulder assessment

14 Feb 2022

How to increase 'explosive' performance

11 Feb 2022

Neurohack for lateral core strength

11 Feb 2022

Knee Mobility Magic

9 Feb 2022

Improve Shoulder Health, Seated Posture, & Squat Mechanics

7 Feb 2022

Neuro Stimulation & Mobility Work For Better Hip Internal Rotation

6 Feb 2022

How to increase hip muscle facilitation

27 Jan 2022

Highly Effective Drill For Hip Strength

26 Jan 2022

How To Improve Your Squat Mechanics

25 Jan 2022

Quick Trick Neurohack for Deeper Squat

24 Jan 2022

This Stretch Will Allow You To Squat Deeper

23 Jan 2022

How To Accurately Activate External Obliques

22 Jan 2022

Dynamic Hamstring Activation Exercise

21 Jan 2022

Gentle Sciatic Nerve Drill For Better Hip Mobility

16 Jan 2022

Mobilise Your Neural Tissue For Increase Strength

14 Jan 2022

How to accurately mobilise your rotator cuff

13 Jan 2022

How To Activate Extensor Muscles

12 Jan 2022

Release Tension in your Rhomboids

11 Jan 2022

Complex Push Up Variation To Stimulate Cerebellum and Nervous System

10 Jan 2022

Crazy Effective Hip Mobility Exercise

9 Jan 2022

How Can You Instantly Increase Range of Motion

4 Jan 2022

The Power of Not Thinking

3 Jan 2022

A Little Known Way To Switch on Your Core

2 Jan 2022

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