Free Flow Academy

This place is legit… I went here with my best friend Katie to try out a parkour class. Very proud of my friend Corey making his dream to open Free Flow Academy real :) If you like trying fun classes, I most definitely recommend. Will be going next time I’m in town for sure.

This review is only referring to the aerial arts and silks classes. There are a few issues I had with the classes I tried at Free Flow, I moved here from Southern California and so I’ve had access to high quality aerials training for a few years and was hoping to find quality classes here too, but i’ve been kinda disappointed.
1) the aerials classes just are too crowded. There was once 10 students and only 1 teacher. I’ve never gone to any gym or studio in the past that had a ratio of more than 5:1 of teachers to students. You dont get much time on the apparatuses either because they only have two silks and one lyra.
2) out of the 4 different teachers I had, only 1 actually seemed experienced enough to be teaching such a class. The other three seemed to be beginner, maybe intermediate level, but absolutely not skilled and knowlegable enough to be teaching, which leads me to my next point… Out of all the teachers, if you’re going to take a class here, take one that stephanie is doing. She is pretty decent. I still felt like the quality of her class wasn’t the best, but definitely better than the other teachers i had.
3) I feel the classes just werent safe. The teachers didn’t seem to teach any safety skills and just willy nilly had people up on the silks doing things that they were not strong enough to do. Not only that but because of the amount of students in the classes the teacher was often not really watching everyone, just a disaster waiting to happen.
4) I felt they were overpriced for the quality, if they were quality classes than i would think the current prices are totally fair and resonable, but since they have unqualified and underskilled teachers, the classes are not worth the price.
5) the gym is just so hot. so so hot.
If you have aerials experience then you’re better off just doing open gym here, if you are a beginner than i highly suggest you go to one of the other local gyms that has lyra and silks as their classes are way better quality.

My 7 year old is a little daredevil and loves this place. Staff in general is super nice and very good with kids. The Parkour and Freerunning classes are in high demand though so they can be tough to officially «enroll» in… However the coaches are very open to adapting their class sizes when it’s at all possible. I’ve yet to be turned away showing up to a «full» class. Can’t think of any negatives other than they NEVER answer the phone.

I would often drive by Free Flow Academy after indoor soccer practice. My daughters who are 13 and 14 loves parkour and has been going to Free Flow for several months now. I like the fact that within one hour they get a very good and fun full body workout. I noticed that the kids who trains here are very strong and they enjoy doing what they do. My youngest who is 3 ½ also enjoys going to his class. His balance, self-​confidence on his physical abilities, and strength had improved. The rough and tumble type of play that he gets here really matters a lot. Free Flow Academy and its coaches provides a critical space for children to be given opportunities to move in a safe environment and be encouraged to advance into the next stage of development. Just wish that they have a cleaner and more visually appealing equipments.

Shout out to Rob and Joe for being awesome teachers for the parkour class! They’re super nice and chill people to hang out with and have excellent service.
10/​10, will recommend to friends :)

This place is awesome! The staff are wonderful and you can’t beat the price. With your membership you get open gym all week long. My son and husband take classes. Coach Nate is fabulous with the kids and my son has already shown progression in his skills after only a few months. The foam pit is his favorite, but there are so many things to climb on he never stays on one thing too long. They offer so much, from martial arts to parlour to belly dancing. A new spin on gymnastics. Thanks for having such an awesome place!

Excellent place for kids to be kids! My son and grandson take several classes with a few different instructors, and I’ve been pleased with all of them. They are so patient and fun! Where else can you do to find parkour, tumbling, mobility, AND art and music classes — all offered in a safe environment!

My kids absolutely love this place! The instructors all have a very strong emphasis on safety. While some of the tricks they perform look challenging, the kids have spent numerous hours building the techniques and confidence needed to pull off the stunt.
They also have a couple of demo teams who get additional training and opportunities to publicly perform.

Called free flow after a really bad experience at flip 2 it. Im actually grateful now that things didnt work out at flip 2 it, otherwise I may never have found this place! Everyone at free flow is amazing. My son loves his classes and instructor. They dont have any hidden fees and seem to truly love what they do. This place is more about teaching a love for athletics than the money side of things. And it has really helped with my sons confidence/​self esteem.

Just went there for the first time tonight. Went there for my first crossfit experience and I have to say it was amazing. I’ve tried some intense workout programs before, but this one is by far my favorite. Despite the intensity, the coaches there did a great job of making sure I was 1. working out at a level of difficulty that was safe but challenging; and 2. Making sure that I didnt sacrifice form as I got tired. I was far from the best there, but never once did I feel like anyone judged me, and in fact everyone was extremely encouraging. I had coaches and people I’d never met pushing me to keep going, giving me tips, and congratulating me when it was all over. Whether you are already into crossfit or you’re just starting out, I’d absolutely recommend looking into their crossfot program. Their first class is free (just sign a waiver), and from what I hear (still need to confirm this) their prices for unlimited monthly classes are pretty competitive for around here ($ 50/​month).
I can’t speak on experience for any of their other classes, but in short their crossfit program has great coaches, a great encouraging atmosphere, and good attention to form and safety. Only downside is its only a small space dedicated to crossfit, but I think that’ll change soon.

I LOVE this place! A friend of mine convinced me to try it out after hearing about it through a homeschool group. I was very leery and I’ve never been one to join a traditional gym. After one parkour class, all 4 of my kids were HOOKED. This was a dream place especially for my boys who were just dying to climb all over things and flip into a big foam pit.
My kids are taking parkour, flexibility, freerunning and tumbling. They hope to try art and kung fu in the near future. I am taking kettlebell, flexibility and strength/​conditioning. The prices are amazing too. We are thrilled with the unlimited family package. You just can’t beat it.

This gym is awesome.
They officially opened up near the end of March and the minute I walked in and saw their setup I had to sign up. Four weeks later and I’m incredibly glad that I did. I’m currently taking parkour and kung fu classes with a few supplementary classes (flexibility, conditioning) that tie them together really well, so I’m there about five days each week. As often as I’m there I’m not even taking half of what they offer — dance, art, acting, film, tumbling and MMA-​style martial arts are all taught as well.
The staff is great, everyone is very friendly and the management’s main focus is that everyone enjoys themselves and remain safe. The instructors are very knowledgeable in anatomy and kinesiology, so they’re happy to offer explanations and detailed advice for specific movements and techniques.
While they have a well-​padded section of floor for martial arts and tumbling, the staff firmly believes in perfecting technique and progressing at a comfortable pace for real-​world improvement, so a lot of the parkour training area is unpadded. Most of the work is also done barefoot in order to perfect technique and strengthen ankles and other necessary joints/​muscles for such activity.
Overall, Free Flow Academy is an excellent place to learn anything they can teach. I’m thrilled to have become a member so early on and I can’t wait to watch it grow.