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FitPro Magazine
May 2022
Move Daily with Evgenia Kabanova
March 16, 2021
Align Podcast
April 14, 2022
LA Unscripted-KTLA-TV
October 12, 2021
American Fitness
Winter 2017
FitPro Magazine
Richard Scrivener gets down on all fours to explain the benefits of quadrupedal movement.
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Experience Life Magazine
In the article entitled, “Moving Through Winter,” Mike discussed how to stay motivated to workout in the winter and how to focus on mobility to prevent injury. Mike stated, “The way to reduce injury risk and improve health for our muscles, joints, nervous system, and everything else is to create resiliency in the body. Out bodies are little adaption machines, which is good. But it can be bad if we're doing the same movements again and again.”
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LA Unscripted-KTLA-TV
In the segment entitled, “A new exercise technique, Animal Flow, uses ground-based quadrupedal movements,” Mike discussed what animal flow is, how to perform different movements and then demonstrated some basic moves. Mike stated, “Animal Flow is a ground-based quadrupedal movement system. It just means hands and feet in contact with the ground and this style or this approach is designed to improve all of your physical abilities.”
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One Life Radio
In the episode entitled, “Workout Injury Prevention and Care, Mike Fitch- Get Fit with Animal Flow #1604,” Mike discussed what animal flow is, what drew him to this style of exercise, the "We Invite You To Move" film, and the six components of Animal Flow. Mike stated, “The ground was a huge teacher to all of us during our developmental stages and unfortunately when we leave the ground, we become these upright bipedal human beings, we forget how powerful the ground was for us in our early stages and how powerful it can continue to be as we become older adults or teenagers or at whatever age.”
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One Life Radio
In the episode entitled, “WORKOUT WEDNESDAY Mike Fitch - Animal Flow, Dr. Dan Engle - Transformational Medicine #1637,” Mike discussed Animal Flow and why it's a great workout to try in the new year. Mike stated, “It truly is all about how we inhabit our human animal vessels and move them through space and one of the great ways I found to be able to do that successfully is by putting hands and feet in contact with the ground and moving around.”
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Prevention
Why Crawling Is Such a Great Full Body Workout, According to Experts. Getting on all-fours isn’t just for babies and pets—primal movement is great for abs and cardio!
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Cheddar
In the segment entitled, “See how the ‘Animal Flow’ Workout is Shaking Up the Fitness Industry,” Mike discussed Animal Flow and how this workout builds strength and endurance. Mike stated “Animal flow is a ground based, movement program that’s designed to connect our bodies to ourselves, our minds to our bodies through the floor. One of the ways that we found that’s really beneficial in doing that is by placing hands and feet in contact with the ground and moving around. It’s really about improving the connection, communication and function of the human animals.”
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Here’s The Deal Podcast
Mike Fitch is the passionate creator of the movement modality called Animal Flow. In this episode I ask Mike about his background as a personal trainer and how he came to develop this phenomenal movement that is Animal Flow. We discuss how learning a new movement is a fantastic way to create change not only in our physical body, but also our mindset and how it will also improve your general wellness. Animal Flow is a Stand-alone modality or it can supplement what you are already doing to make you the best mover you can possibly do.
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Boundless Body Radio
Mike Fitch is an innovative fitness educator and movement coach with 20 years of experience in the fitness industry. He is the founder and creator of Animal Flow, a unique ground-based movement program that has certified more than 10,000 fitness professionals in 42 countries. Mike has also developed multiple other skills-based bodyweight training programs, including The Bodyweight Athlete. Mike spent years exploring and coaching a range of techniques including Kettlebells, Olympic Lifts, Corrective Exercise and pre/post rehabilitation. However, it wasn’t until he turned 30 years old that he decided to put down the weights and explore only bodyweight disciplines. Mike remains dedicated to the various bodyweight-based disciplines, but still draws upon his accumulated knowledge to develop new training programs. His work has been featured in various popular media outlets, such as Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, Men’s Fitness, Good Morning America, Paleo Magazine, and Strength Matters, among others.
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Align Podcast
Consider your physical performance – when's the last time you crawled your way through a workout or practiced handstands? Probably never. In this episode of the Align Podcast, Mike Fitch explains the evolutionary benefits of training our bodies as animals do: using all four limbs and working with them in a sequence. We talk about relearning archetypal postures and tips for finding more flow in your life when you feel stuck in an unhealthy place or mindset. Mike Fitch is an innovative fitness educator and movement coach with 20 years experience in the fitness industry. Mike has also developed multiple other skills-based bodyweight training programs including the Bodyweight Athlete and is a highly sought after presenter and content contributor.
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El País Semanal
Animal flow. El animal que llevas dentro. Miguel Campo (39 años) es técnico dental. Pero, desde hace cuatro años, se convierte, dos veces a la semana, en un lagarto. Avanza, replicando el traqueteo de la espina dorsal, por el suelo de R10Lab Entrenamiento Natural, centro que da formación de animal flow a profesionales. Crab reach (alcance de cangrejo), loaded beast (bestia cargada), ape (mono). Rafa Díez, uno de los nueve maestros instructores de esta disciplina en el mundo, dicta animales y los alumnos sincronizan una coreografía. “La clave es el control corporal para saber hacia dónde, cómo y por qué me muevo”, resume.
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Go with the animal flow (India)
Master Instructor Swetha Devraj is on all fours, flowing from one movement to another. She stands on her hands and then laterally travels like an ape, gradually moving to stretch like a crab. Her arms and legs scream for relief. But she refuses to stop.
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