Rooted in MVMNT and Dr. Matthew Zanis

What Rooted in MVMNT is

Rooted in MVMNT is a performance company run by Dr. Matthew Zanis, a physical therapist and performance coach. The name is stylized exactly that way, with the letters MVMNT in capitals, and the letters are also an acronym for the method: Movement, Vitality, Mindset, Nutrition, Training [1]. The site's one-line description of its owner is "Olympic Physical Therapist. Human Movement & Vitality Expert" [1].

The company sells coaching to people who want a movement and performance system built around them: online coaching, a concierge program that is open by application only, and team performance work for organizations. The contact page also lists speaking (keynotes, panels and workshops), media appearances and brand partnerships [1].

The site lists three home bases for the work: Scottsdale, Arizona, Coronado, California, and El Paso, Texas [1]. The El Paso base is a gym, The Pack Training Company, which the site calls a Rooted in MVMNT facility [2].

The method: five pillars

The method has five pillars, and the site presents them as one integrated system built from more than a decade of work with high performers [1]:

• Movement, "the foundation of everything"
• Vitality, "energy that sustains"
• Mindset, "the edge nobody trains"
• Nutrition, "fuel with precision"
• Training, "progressive, purposeful, programmed"

Movement comes first, and the site says so directly: every assessment begins with movement, and every program is built on movement quality. It describes that as integrated, purposeful motion that serves a person's goals, not just strength and not just flexibility [1]. The other four pillars carry one-line taglines on the site and no longer description.

The same framework appears elsewhere on record. When Common Ground built Health Vault, a private tracking system, Dr. Zanis's five-pillar framework was encoded in the app as a module, and one line from it set the tone for the whole system: the app is the witness, not the dictator [4].

The concierge program

The site's concierge performance program is "by application only," priced at $49,900 per year and described as fully managed [1]. The site lists what is included:

• Deep movement and performance assessment
• Fully customized training and rehab programming
• Complete nutrition strategy with a personalized meal plan
• Meal preparation service
• Bloodwork and a DEXA scan
• Supplement planning and purchasing
• Peptide and bioidentical hormone consultation
• Recovery center membership: sauna, cold plunge and recovery modalities
• Sleep, stress and nervous system recovery guidance
• Regular check-ins with direct access to Dr. Zanis
• Periodic retesting and program evolution

The site says the program is designed for executives, athletes and high performers, and that Dr. Zanis reviews applications personally [1].

Dr. Matthew Zanis

The site gives his credentials as PT, DPT, FAAOMPT, OCS, ATC and CSCS. It describes him as a Duke-trained Doctor of Physical Therapy and a published researcher, with a body of work that runs from Navy SEALs to Major League Baseball to the Olympic stage [1]. Its headline numbers are 3 Olympic Games, 4 pro leagues, 4 military branches and 15+ years elite [1]. Common Ground's own record adds that he is a fellowship-trained manual therapist who maintains contract advisory with US Olympic organizations [4][5].

The site's timeline, copied as printed [1]:

The site describes the Olympic role as running from an elite athlete training center to World Cups across five continents, with Los Angeles 2028 named as the destination and the stated aim of building the foundation for Olympic medal performance [1].

The team and The Pack

The site calls it a distributed performance team, not one person but a system [1]. It names four people:

• Dr. Matt Zanis, Director of Rehabilitation and Performance.
• Gustavo Osorio, strength and conditioning coach (MS, CSCS, George Mason University). The site describes a former Division I decathlete and conference champion who has coached athletes to World Championships and Olympic medals across 14 sports, and who worked in strength and conditioning for the St. Louis Cardinals [1].
• Raquel Hernandez, performance coach and gym owner (CSCS, PN L-1), owner of The Pack Training Company in El Paso. The site lists CrossFit regional competition, HYROX, 50k trail running and competitive powerlifting, and a U.S. Army strength and conditioning coaching role [1].
• Coach Paige Fleischmann, Precision Program Director and shooting athlete development specialist. She co-leads the Precision program, a health-centered, performance-driven development system built for shooting athletes, delivered remotely [1].

The Pack Training Company was founded in 2016 in El Paso, Texas by Dr. Zanis and Raquel Hernandez, at 1400 Texas Ave, El Paso, TX 79901. The site says it is a pack, not a gym. It offers group fitness, elite coaching and several daily classes, with programs for masters athletes, teams and individuals, and it lists a 5.0 Yelp rating [2].

Athlete showcase

The site carries an athlete showcase for Vincent Hancock, a six-time Olympic medalist in skeet shooting. It presents what it calls a hybrid performance model built on a 10-year remote relationship: continuous programming and monitoring across Olympic cycles, quarterly in-person intensives, and event-specific competition travel [3]. The showcase gives his record as 6x Olympic medalist with 4 individual golds in skeet [3]. These are the site's own claims and its own framing.

Media

The site lists 338+ videos on YouTube, including a personal story called "My Journey to Becoming an Olympic Physical Therapist," a recap of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, a movement manifesto, and education pieces titled "You Are Not Your MRI, Not Your Diagnosis" and "Pain is an Experience" [1].

Work with Common Ground

Two public projects on the Common Ground wiki connect to Dr. Zanis. Ground Truth Peptides, a free, independent, evidence-graded reference for research peptides, was built in conjunction with him. He needed a place to send his own clients for accurate, current peptide research, kept separate from anything he or Common Ground sells, and the site gives him a page as a lead contributor [5]. Health Vault grew out of the same engagement [4]. The Common Ground page on this wiki tells that story.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Dr. Matthew Zanis? He is a Duke-trained Doctor of Physical Therapy, a fellowship-trained manual therapist and the owner of Rooted in MVMNT. His credentials are PT, DPT, FAAOMPT, OCS, ATC and CSCS [1][5].

What does MVMNT stand for? Movement, Vitality, Mindset, Nutrition and Training. Together they are the five pillars of the company's method [1].

Does Dr. Zanis work with Olympic athletes? The site says he directs rehabilitation and performance for Olympic and Paralympic programs and lists 3 Olympic Games among his credentials. Common Ground's record describes his contract advisory work as being with US Olympic organizations [1][5].

Where is Rooted in MVMNT based? The site lists Scottsdale, Arizona, Coronado, California, and El Paso, Texas [1].

What is The Pack Training Company? It is a gym in El Paso, Texas, founded in 2016 by Dr. Zanis and Raquel Hernandez. The site describes group fitness, coaching and classes for masters athletes, teams and individuals [2].

How much does the concierge program cost? The site prints $49,900 per year, by application only, with applications reviewed personally by Dr. Zanis [1].

How do I get in touch? The site's contact section sorts requests into training, speaking, media and partnership, and gives an email and social handles. It is at rootedmvmnt.com [1].

Sources

1. Rooted in MVMNT, home page: https://rootedmvmnt.com/
2. The Pack Training Company, a Rooted in MVMNT facility: https://rootedmvmnt.com/the-pack
3. Rooted in MVMNT, Athlete Showcase: https://rootedmvmnt.com/showcase/vincent-hancock
4. Common Ground wiki, Health Vault: https://wiki.commonground.ventures/work/health-vault/
5. Common Ground wiki, Ground Truth Peptides: https://wiki.commonground.ventures/work/ground-truth-peptides/