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Animal Flow for Athletes                 For those who do not know what Animal Flow is I have provided this link for you to check it out before reading this article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYkafEBJ9oI                   There are an endless amount of reasons why Animal Flow is such a beneficial workout for Athletes, but for today we will list what I consider to be the top 4. 1)       Mobility/Flexibility: In may experience with working with Youth Athletes,   I have noticed that the reason so many of them get injured is because of lack of mobility in their joints.   When the joint cannot move properly the body creates compensations.   These compensations lead to injury in the long run. Doing Animal Flow, even as just a warm up, can help promote mobility in the joints and get...

     I recently picked up two new clients this week. I did not try to get these clients, they were referred to me by people who knew our program at FLO Fitness. When I told a friend of mine that we picked up two new clients, he asked me what my secret was. He wanted to know how we get people to sign up. So in this blog I will let you in on our BIG SECRET.     So here it is.......... are you ready?.................................... Develop an assessment that creates a need for the product you sell. That's it!      Our assessment shows people where they are lacking in movement. We film them with an ipad and after we are done with our assessment we review the video with the person We educate them on movement and explain to them what injuries can be caused by their lack of mobility or instability.  When we are done explaining the video and what we are looking for in it, they always ask the same question.  "How do it...

Do you suffer from “inner critic syndrome”?               I read about this syndrome in a book and it struck a chord. I have just finished hosting a Animal Flow workshop over the weekend, I have a DVD shoot planned for the next weekend, have a seminar coming up in 25 days and im   going to Costa Rica in a month for 4 days of training.   For most, this would be a full plate and you would think taking some down time here and there would be ok, but NO.   I still feel like I am not doing enough, I constantly have this inner voice telling me to keep doing more and more.   I’m sure many of you have felt the same way.             My quest for answers led me to Google “inner critic sydrome”   and a number or articles popped up. There was no specific definition for the term but most agreed it is a non-stop pattern of negative narriation. We seem...

Floods vs Rivers             While reading the book Generation iY by Tim Elmore, it made an interesting analogy that I felt I wanted to expand on. It discussed our generation at being more of a flood rather than a river.   It describes our youth at being all over the place but yet shallow. I would like to take a moment to expand on this thought from some of what I have experienced.             I have noticed this concept of being a “flood” with many people. They have all these great ideas, which I think are a good thing, yet they lack the focus to pursue any of them long enough to see any result. Let’s take business for example.   I talk to many people who want to open up training studios. They have this great idea of how it will operate and what kinds of training they will do. This to me is always exciting and I love to help. However when it comes time to ge...

3 certifications that can help take you to the Next Level as a Fitness Pro     Since I have the privilege of working with many young fitness pros, I often get asked what certification they should get once they have finished school. I will tell you my top three, this does not mean there are not other great certs out there to get. These are just the three that really changed my perspective on training and helped me take my training to a whole new level.  The 3 certifications are in no particular order. DVRT from Ultimate Sandbag by Josh Henkin      Let me start by saying this cert honestly had nothing to do with sandbags. When I first walked in I was expecting to lift Sandbags all day and found that we were using kettle bells, trx's, thera bands, and more. The cert focused on changing the variables of movement as opposed to just always increasing load. For example, you can change the tempo of an exercise to make the exercise more difficult. Have...

Hey folks, be sure to check out our podcast with Dr. Perry of www.stopchasingpain.com. Let me know what you think and if you like it please be sure to pass the information on. http://stopchasingpain.podbean.com/2014/01/29/miniband-mania-with-chris-flo/

TOP 2 Mistakes most young fitness pros make with their programming                   After 3 years of running a mentor program for fitness pros, 6 years of being an adjunct professor at a college for Athletic Training majors, 6 years of being a preceptor for 3 colleges Athletic Training programs, and 16 years in the fitness industry; I have seen my fair share of programming.   There are many mistakes that beginner fitness pros make, as they should because they are new, and with this blog I would like to talk about the top 2 that I see all the time. 1)       Planes of Motion.   I cannot stress enough how important it is the train your athletes/clients in ALL three planes of motion. When I give my college students an assignment to write a program for an athlete, I always get the same exercises ; squat, bench press, leg press, shoulder press, clean, sit ups. ...