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Improve Your Movement and Ease Joint Pain With Mobility Training "Strength, speed, flexibility—you get those ideas. But few fitness terms are as misunderstood as mobility. That’s why Mike Fitch, the 39-year-old trainer who created the Animal Flow bodyweight training method eight years ago, is never surprised when people ask what it is."

Health 24

"Forget caveman workouts: you can build functional, flexible muscle and primal fitness with bodyweight system Animal Flow."

POPSUGAR

"If you've been in the workout scene for a while, it can sometimes feel like you've done it all by now. It seems like every group fitness class you do these days is some variation of cycling, strength training, or HIIT. While these are all great ways to get a sweat on and strengthen your body, you might be in the market for a new, fresh way to exercise as we move into 2018. Lucky for you, we've got the inside scoop on a workout that's about to take the world by storm: Animal Flow."

The National

"A new kind of beast-mode workout has arrived in the UAE. Fitness First gyms across the Emirates are offering Animal Flow classes, a trademarked workout created by American fitness ­instructor Mike Fitch."

The West Australian

"If you haven’t already heard of Animal Flow, it’s time to get acquainted because it is tipped to take over the fitness scene this year."

Big Think

7 exercises to master in 2019

Telegraph UK

"The founder of Global Bodyweight Training, Mike Fitch, discloses his fat-burning daily diet."

Stuff NZ

"When you watch its creator, US-based Mike Fitch twist, bend and kick his way through one of these workouts you're likely to think 'I could never do that'– so the first thing to know about Animal Flow is that handstands are optional and that it's a programme that can be modified to suit anyone of any age."

Miami Magazine

Much Ado About Mike

Ocean Drive Magazine

Miami’s Most Unique and Effective Fitness Classes

LA Times

Try This: The Lateral Traveling Ape “….a fun cardio workout.”

Ocean Drive Magazine

Animal Flow: Miami's Most Primal Workout

Manhattan Modern Luxury Magazine

“We know, we know. It’s below freezing and gets dark at 3 in the afternoon, and the last place you want to be is on the elliptical or in a Zumba class. But we’ve uncovered two new programs that will reignite your workout spirit.” Camille Hunt (Executive Editor)

The Washingtonian

Animal Flow Is the Newest Workout to Hit DC Gyms “The Parkour-like workout is not your normal fitness class.”

Chicago Sun Times

We Tried It: Animal Flow “Like thinking of yourself as a beast when you work out? Then Animal Flow is for you.”

MatchesFashion.com

5 Ways to Step Up Your Workout “Although they sound and look odd, the quadrupedal movements (using all four limbs at the same time) are surprisingly effective for everything from fat loss to cardiovascular fitness and neuromuscular efficiency. They’re tough, though.”

Men’s Health Germany

Bodyweight Routine by Fitch

Men’s Health Australia

Bodyweight Routine by Fitch

Shape Magazine

Primal Workout: Train Like a Beast, Look Like a Beauty “Primal-style workouts are one of the hottest new fitness trends—and with good reason! Exercises that use the environment to inspire "natural" movement are not only more fun than traditional strength moves, but they also challenge your entire body at once. And when you work everything from head to toe, you burn major calories.”

Nylon Magazine for Guys

Basic Instincts “A mash-up of drills and moves from the wide-ranging practices keeps things interesting and utilizes only your body weight to build strength, endurance, and flexibility. A super-bal-anced body with nary a dumbbell in sight? Sign us up.”

In Style Magazine

Beyond Zumba

Ask Men

Animal Flow Fitness “This New Full-Body Fitness Technique Will Tap Into Your Primal Instincts

Shape Magazine

The 15 Next Big Fitness Trends #2 Next Big Fitness Trend: “Animal Flow taps into your primal instincts to get you moving your body in ways you’ve never imagined before….But don’t be fooled by the playful element—this creature-inspired class is a serious, drench-you-with-sweat workout.”

Stack

Animal Flow: A New Type of Exercise “…it constitutes a welcome alternative to the monotony of weightlifting.”

Men’s Health US

Fitness Awards - Workout Matrix

Fitness Magazine

Fight the Flab: The Animal Flow Workout “The super-low, thigh-sculpting squats and ab-chiseling crawls may look straight out of a safari, but try them twice a week this month and you'll go wild for the results.”

Men’s Fitness UK

Planet of the Apes Workout Article with Sample Exercises

GQ British

Animal Flow at Train Fitness

Experience Life

Fit Body: The Animal Flow Workout

Glow Magazine

5 New Fitness Trends (in Dutch)

FitPro Magazine

Animal Magic “Aping the primal movement patterns of the animal kingdom to build strength and flexibility is a new trend that is winning fans across the fitness spectrum”

Men’s Fitness UK

Unleash the Beast “That’s where Animal Flow comes in. This training system, invented by American coach Mike Fitch, is a combination of animal movement, strength training, martial arts, and gymnastics. Mastering these arts requires beastly levels of strength, and the grace and agility of a freerunnner, so the result is both eye-catching and highly effective.”

Australian Fitness Network Magazine

“When a new program takes its influence from a wide range of bodyweight practices such as martial arts, capoeira, gymnastics and parkour, people from all corners of the alternative fitness world take notice.”

BJJ Magazine

Movement Training for Jiu-Jitsu

Paleo Magazine

Strength Matters

Men’s Health Malaysia

Six Moves to Unleash Your Inner Beast

Experience Life Magazine

“Want to build strength, in-crease mobility and balance, and boost your endurance? Tap into your inner animal. That’s the idea behind Animal Flow, a dynamic body-weight workout system that gives new meaning to the phrase “beast mode.”"

My Daily UK

“This, weirdly, does exactly what it says on the tin. Although some of the moves look pretty Zen, it claims to leave no muscle or joint unchallenged and judging by Mike’s body, it’s a serious toning regime.”

Men’s Health UK

“Animal flow moves are used in seamless combos, so you’re constantly moving and working.”