Ginástica Natural

	•	Courses abroad – Alvaro Romano has given Ginástica Natural classes in Italy , Switzerland , and in Portugal , in the renown Faculdade de Motricidade Humana. He has participated 4 times in one of the main European conventions in Espirito , Portugal . In the United States, Romano has given over 30 seminars, in cities like Washington D.C. , Los Angeles , San Diego , and New York .

	•	Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic - he gave a seminar and demonstrations of Ginástica Natural in the event, in the U.S.

	•	Tag Heuer Professor of the year Award – 1996

	•	Columnist in Gracie Magazine

	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Apresentação de Alvaro Romano no Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic

	•	Ronaldinho– Invited by the physical therapist Nilton Petrone, Alvaro Romano applied Ginástica Natural exercises in the recuperation of the player during the preparation for the 2002 world cup,competition in which the striker finished champion and highest scorer.

	•	Fernando Margarida– Physical preparation of athlete for the world jiu-jitsu tournament in Rio de Janeiro .

	•	Murilo Bustamante– Physical preparation for the "Reality Superfighting" event where the fighter became champion.

	•	Brazilian national Jiu-Jitsu team – Physical preparation of the pan-american champion team in Los Angeles , United States .

	•	Daniela Freitas– Physical preparation of world body boarding champion .

	•	Guilherme Tâmega– Physical preparation of 6 time world body boarding champion .

	•	Vítor Belfort– Physical preparation for "Ultimate Fighting Brazil" , won by the fighter .

	•	Brazilian National Alpine Skiing team – Physical preparation of team for the pan-american games in Vale Nevado, Chile.

	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Treinamento da atleta Daneila Freitas Bi-Campeã Mundial de Bodyboard

	•	Estação Primeira de Mangueira – Prepared, with Carlinhos de Jesus, the or the front commission in the 2003 carnival parade.

	•	Dallal Achcar – Invited by the president of the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theater Foundation, he did the body preparation Corpo de Baile do Theatro and the choreography for the opening of the bale "Floresta Amazonica".

	•	Commercials – Choreographed commercials for Brahma, Azaleia, and Hipoglos publicity campaign .

	•	Pedro versus o Lobo - Choreography and participation in the play in the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theater .

	•	Coca-Cola Theater prize – Winner in the category "best choreography" for Evandro Mesquita's play "Eros uma vez...". .

	•	Amazonian International Dance Festival - Workshop and presentation.

	•	O Guarani– Body conditioning of the star of the film. .

	•	Soap operas and miniseries - Physical conditioning of actors in Rede Globo's soap operas and miniseries such as "Uga, uga", "Malhacao", and "Filha da Mae". .

	•	Joao Pessoa National Arts Festival – Workshop

	•	Sao Jose do Rio Preto National Theater Festival - Workshop

	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Corpo de Baile do Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro. Preparação Corporal pelo Professor Alvaro Romano

	•	Educandário Nossa Senhora Aparecida do Norte, Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro - Developed voluntary work utilizing Natural Gymnastics to separate health and socially re-establishing children and adolescents.

	•	Guest at the Institute of Physical Education and Sports, of Rio de Janeiro State University and Ricardo Montalban Hospital , also developed a theoretical/practical work geared towards a greater bio-psychosocial adaptation of psychotic patients through Natural Gymnastics.

	•	Associação Santo Agostinho Recanto Primavera Association – Invited by the institutes dance professor, he taught a class for the end of the year children's presentation. .

	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Volunteer work in São Paulo in the Hidding place Spring.

Idealizing and introducing the method of Ginástica Natural in Brazil and the United States, Alvaro Romano is a post-graduate in the areas of Physical Education and Recreation, author of the book "Ginastica Natural" (Press, 1977) and of the videos "Ginastica Natural" 1, 2, and 3 in Brazil and 3 videos of the series "Natural Workout" in the U.S. He is also present in the anthology "Uma anthologia sobre atividades fisicas" (editora Midiograf, 1977). Throughout the years, Romano was responsible for the physical preparation of athletes in different sports such as jiu-jitsu, vale tudu, surfing, body boarding, and soccer. Currently he coordinates the implementation of the Ginástica Natural franchise in the main gyms in Brazil through his business, Ginastica Natural Consultoria e Eventos Ltda. Aside from this, he gives lectures at businesses about quality of life,health, and how to increase awareness of ones body, and he gives seminars and courses in the main events in Brazil and abroad. Today, Natural Gymnastics is a patented trademark present in over 150 courses all over the world.

The history of Ginástica Natural is directly related to the life of Alvaro Romano. Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1956, Romano grew up in an environment where climbing trees, playing soccer in the streets, and hopping fences were kids favorite pastime. In 1968, living near Arpoador beach, he began surfing, playing beach soccer and practicing capoeira. Later he met Rolls Gracie and attained the black belt in jiu-jitsu. He was in the Gama Filho University judo team, and he practiced in triathlons.

Accustomed to outdoor activities, when Alvaro Romano entered the physical education program at Gama Filho University in 1977, he began developing a method of gymnastics which incorporated these exercises as a form of training. It was a natural process of professionalizing
of the activities that he had always practiced. What was in the beginning an idea of humanizing physical exercises, transformed itself into an elaborate method.

In 1978 he pioneered gymnastic classes on the beach. Soon after he started surfing and body boarding schools. It was in 1981, after Alvaro had contact with yoga and other eastern techniques, that Ginástica Natural began to take shape. Combining these influences, the ground movement of jiu-jitsu, and the study of ancient natural techniques, he developed his own method. Romanowas invited to give a seminar and demonstrations of Ginástica Natural in the "Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic", considered the biggest sports event in the world. Alvaro is the living proof of the benefits of Ginástica Natural