L1 is an intensive two-day workshop where you’ll learn all 30 Level 1 moves, including regressions, progressions, and variations for all skill levels. You’ll explore how and when to use each movement individually, as well as how to link them together into flows of your own design.
The workshop is open to both fitness professionals and non-professionals. Fitness professionals are eligible to become Certified AF Instructors, allowing them to teach AF in personal training sessions, group fitness classes, or integrate it into other fitness programming. To become certified, participants must complete the test out process after the workshop.
Non-professionals are welcome to take the course for their own benefit though are not authorized to teach AF without first obtaining an appropriate fitness credential. You can find the list of accepted credentials on the individual workshop registration pages.
ABOUT THE COURSE
Throughout the 2 day curriculum, you’ll learn the 6 components of Animal Flow, including Wrist Mobilizations; Activations; Traveling Forms; Form Specific Stretches; Switches and Transitions, and Flows.
Day one is focused on building the foundations of your Animal Flow practice. You’ll begin by learning the scientific, evidence-based benefits of Quadrupedal Movement Training along with the Four Pillars that the AF system is built upon. The movements covered in day one ranges from Activations to the “ABC’s” of Traveling Forms and finishes with an introduction to Switches & Transitions.
Day two systematically builds upon the movements that were taught in day one, with a strong emphasis on movement fluidity. The day begins with a series of full body mobilizing sequences known as Form Specific Stretches, followed by 3 categories of Switches & Transitions. The day concludes with a sample Flow known as the Beast Flow, where all the movements covered in the course come together. The focus of day two is not only on the proper execution of each movement, but includes flow design, the animal flow language and how to integrate the AF techniques into your clients programming.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
- Complimentary access to the full library of instructional videos for all Level 1 movements
- A hard copy of the Student Manual
- Access to the private AF Instructors Facebook group.
- Access to the instructor resource section of the Animal Flow website
- Access to the L1 Call Out language tutorial
- Access to the Movement Matrix video tutorial and PDF
- Certificate of Completion, including proof of participation for Continuing Education credits
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Level 1 is open to anyone, including fitness professionals and fitness enthusiasts. Fitness professional can go on to become Certified AF Instructors, while non-professionals can become Certified AF Specialists.
A TYPICAL WORKSHOP IS FILLED WITH INDIVIDUALS FROM A RANGE OF BACKGROUNDS:
- PERSONAL TRAINERS
- GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTORS
- YOGA INSTRUCTORS
- PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS
- PHYSICAL THERAPISTS/PHYSIOS
- MARTIAL ARTS COACHES
- DANCE INSTRUCTORS
- PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM COACHES
- PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES
- ADVENTURE RACE COACHES
- MASSAGE THERAPISTS
- AND, OF COURSE, INDIVIDUALS WHO JUST WANT TO LEARN HOW TO MOVE BETTER
LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATION process
After completing the L1 Workshop, participants may begin the Test Out process within 30-90 days of the workshop date.
The certification involves the following steps:
- Workshop completion
- An online 30 question quiz
- Video submission #1: demonstration of L1 AF movements
- Video submission #2: Call Out and Flow Design
Non-fitness professionals can also go through the Test Out process to obtain a Flowist qualification. However they will not be able to teach to others until obtaining another accepted credential.
CONTINUING
EDUCATION CREDITS
The Level 1 course is approved to provide continuing education credits from the following:
