pulling biomotor abilities together
The best climbers in the world have superior postural control, grip strength, energy efficiency, and power. With modern-day climbing requiring ever-increasing levels of all this and more, ground-based movement is the perfect training partner.
When Pey Ferrando found Animal Flow, he didn’t realize that he’d also stumbled upon what would soon become his greatest passion and purpose. Four years later, Pey is now the program’s first ever L3 Certified Instructor.
World-class pole dancer and movement teacher, Marlo Fisken, not only believes it’s possible to learn to be more graceful–she knows you can. She shares her top tips for finding movement fluency on the ground.
Animal movements have been ingrained into the movement vocabulary of global cultures for centuries. We’re the first to admit that Animal Flow creator Mike Fitch didn’t make up animal movement. What he did instead was take an idea and craft it into a system that anyone can use to improve the human animal.
If you’re looking for whole-body strength, mobility and control, then look no further than Form Specific Stretches. We take a look at simple ways you can inject some of Animal Flow’s most versatile movements into your day.
If you’re new to AF, it can often feel as if you’re learning a new movement program and a new language at the same time. That’s because you are! Program creator, Mike Fitch, shares the origin and evolution of the Animal Flow language and explains the framework behind this unique, globally-understood form of communication.
It’s the exercise that fitness fanatics around the world rate or hate. No matter which of the two camps you fall into, there’s no denying that the burpee is here to stay. We took one of the fitness industry’s oldest and most practiced bodyweight exercises and gave it a makeover–Animal Flow style.
When your body is connected to itself from the ground up, everything else you do stands on the strongest of foundations. We like to think of Animal Flow as the ‘glue’ that helps hold all of your activities together–from sports to corporate life, and everything in between. Here are eight pursuits from all walks of life that benefit from AF.
Getting started with something new can sometimes feel daunting. Yet with some forward planning and encouragement, beginning an Animal Flow practice doesn’t have to be intimidating. Here are the top five things you need to know.
We don’t just think Animal Flow is good for your body; we know it is. Jeff Buxton shares some of the growing science behind Animal Flow and explains what it means for your practice.