🌴🌊 Island Vibes and
Animal Flow Magic! 🌊🌴
LOCATION TBD
Trinidad & Tobago
(South/Central)
FOR FITNESS ENTHUSIASTS:
October 10-11, 2025
Animal Flow INTRO CLASS
for Everybody and EVERY BODY
COME AND OUT AND PLAY WITH YOUR WILD SIDE.
Get ready to unleash your inner beast and experience the transformative power of Animal Flow in this exciting Intro to Animal Flow Class! This class offers a unique opportunity to connect with your primal instincts and enhance your movement skills. Whether you're a fitness enthusiast, athlete, or simply looking to try something new, this class is designed for all levels of experience.
During this dynamic session, our expert instructor, Mackenzie Phillips, will guide you through a series of bodyweight exercises inspired by various animal movements. From crawling like a bear to flowing like a Beast, you'll learn to seamlessly transition between different positions, improving strength, flexibility, and coordination.
Don't miss out on this chance to challenge yourself, have fun, and discover a whole new way of moving. Grab your workout gear, bring a water bottle, and come ready to unleash your wild side at the Intro to Animal Flow Class!
This Intro Class is for any fitness enthusiast (“NEVER EVERS” & BEGINNERS WELCOME!) interested in unlocking your cognitive skills, improving your strength, coordination and flexibility in an accessible and engaging introduction to Animal Flow. This class is perfect is you are open to having fun and challenging yourself in a novel way.
ABOUT YOUR ANIMAL FLOW INSTRUCTOR
Mackenzie K. Phillips, Esq. and
Chief Movement Officer
Growing up as a classically trained musician and dancer, Mackenzie has learned in the truest sense that life doesn't have to be"either/or"; it can be be "both/and." Mackenzie lives out her passion of practicing as a corporate lawyer practicing law focusing on startups, venture capital, and securities & corporate governance.
Mackenzie decided to become a NASM-CPT to start her own health, lifestyle and fitness brand, MAEVE40 Fitness. From fitness to food to fashion and everything in between, Mackenzie is the ultimate tastemaker and dedicated to being the best she can be. She is a wonderful combination of glamour and grit; as she works hard, plays harder, and devotes significant time to the people and the causes she believes in. Mackenzie has passion. She is different. She is not living this life to be mediocre.
Mackenzie currently coaches in-person and virtually, with LIVE private, small group and corporate clients, and offers digital programming through the Maeve40 Fitness App. Mackenzie is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer and Nutrition Coach, Animal Flow Regional Leader and soon-to-be Level 3 Instructor, and Level II Russian Kettlebell Specialist. She has been a contributing author for Spartan. Mackenzie is CPR/AED certified.
Mackenzie is a graduate of Cornell University in French and received her Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School.
FEATURED TV, PODCAST AND PUBLICATION WORK:
NBC Chicago Today - “Animal Flow Sweeping the Nation”
Primal Foundations Podcast on Animal Flow
Outdoor Pro Link - Ladies to Follow this African American History Month
ABC7 Windy City Live “Bringing Fun Back into Fitness”
You can follow Mackenzie performing Animal Flow on Instagram on her personal page or the Chicago Animal Flow regional page.
About Animal Flow
Animal Flow is a ground-based movement program. It combines elements from different bodyweight disciplines such as breakdancing, parkour, gymnastics, and hand balancing with animal locomotion pattern. The movements can be performed alone, or combined into “flows” where you are linking together different elements into a continuous chain of energy and movement. It can be practiced by individuals of all skill levels, with movements ranging from entry level all the way to very advanced. Animal Flow is designed to improve your mobility, flexibility, strength, power, endurance and muscular coordination. Every AF movement has a specific intent. The program is based upon the proven scientific principals that support bodyweight training in general. In the past few years, multiple peer-reviewed, published research studies have found benefits from using the Animal Flow program specifically. You can learn more about these studies here: https://animalflow.com/science_of_animalflow/
ANIMAL FLOW AROUND THE WORLD
ANIMAL FLOW FEATURED ON NBC CHICAGO TODAY
Intro Class Agenda
Animal Flow Philosophy & Principles: Understanding the "why" behind Animal Flow – including bodyweight mastery, ground-based movement, and multi-planar movement.
Understanding Quadrupedal Movement Training
What is Animal Flow and What Is It Not? Why is it for You?
The Six Components of Animal Flow:
1. Wrist Mobilizations: Essential warm-up for hand and wrist health.
2. Activations: Static isometric quadrupedal positions focusing on building foundational strength and body awareness.
3. Form Specific Stretches: Full body multi-joint movements that encourage a combination flexibility and mobility throughout the entire body.
4. Traveling Forms: Fundamental locomotive movements based on mammalian or reptilian movement patterns.
5. Switches & Transitions: Dynamic “building block” movements connecting different forms (e.g., Underswitch, Scorpion Reach).
6. Flows
Benefits Highlight: Discussing how Animal Flow can improve strength, mobility, coordination, flexibility, and body control in a fun way.
Q&A and Next Steps: Encouraging participants to explore more Animal Flow through future classes or online resources.
THE DAMAGE AND THE FINE PRINT
All attendees will be required to sign a liability and media waiver upon completing registration. Please carefully read the information about when your refundable deposit becomes non-refundable.