This is the first video I’ve seen with a real beginner!!! It was so frustrating not even being able to do a single pull up or dip. This is so motivating to keep with it even when it feels like you’re not making progress

@AdelineCowgirl

5 ай бұрын

Yes and the "real beginner" part is literally only 20 seconds out of an almost 30 minute video 🙄 Then she's magically doing full-body (not knee) push-ups. This video is her showing off, not inspiring people. I doubt she was even trying her best in the "beginner" scene, especially since she childishly slapped the camera in frustration after ONE weak attempt. It looked extremely staged.

@youtubesucks5131

3 ай бұрын

@@AdelineCowgirl oh come on. you can clearly see progress. maybe she did not make tons of videos of her beginning stages but the progress looks realistic, when i was learning pull ups (chin ups), it looked the same, and you can also clearly see she wasn't that in shape in the beginning. seeing one hour of someone being a total beginner will not make it easier for you, and you KNOW people are beginners first who can not do a push up or pull up. what do you think happened that made her be able do a full push up (not knee push up)? well, take a wild guess - she kept practicing. there is no way around it.

@idontcarei

16 күн бұрын

@@youtubesucks5131 oh come on ...99% people wd agree tht whatever she showed as BEGINNER was PRO for most real beginners ...and even of shd didnt make vids in the beginning stage then shd shdve clarified it

"Your body will always adapt to what you ask of it" kinda sums up every fitness story ever. A fact that we should remember much more often.

Thanks for getting (and keeping) this more-mature gentleman into calisthenics. The young guys doing it forget about the true beginners and your messages/routines have been tremendously helpful.

@lucylismore

Жыл бұрын

Arghhh I love this so much! Awesome work and thank you for commenting, I'm so so happy my videos have helped in some way! 👏🏻❤

You're soo underrated Lucy. I watch a lot of fitness related videos but there's something about your channel that feels so comfortable. You're my number 1 fitness youtuber ❤. I started loving calisthenics after seeing you. You're such a motivation. I love how you're confident in your body. Thank you soo much for teaching all of us. And I'm soo proud of you ❤.

@Marta_Sku

Жыл бұрын

I second that! :)

@KristinDLazar

Жыл бұрын

@@Marta_Sku Agreed!!

@lucylismore

Жыл бұрын

Awwww that genuinely touched my heart! Thank you SO much, I genuinely couldn't ask for anything more than making you feel in a comfortable and safe space! So happy to hear your loving cali! What are you working on at the moment? Thank you for being you and I'm proud of you too! ❤ xx

@lucylismore

Жыл бұрын

@@Marta_Sku Thank you! 🥺 xx

@lucylismore

Жыл бұрын

@@KristinDLazar Thank you 🙌🏻 xx

Thank you Lucy - I’m 36 and started calisthenics about 8 months ago. I’m taking it very slow but am absolutely loving it. Your video is very motivating!!

@ralu21188

9 ай бұрын

35 here, just started the journey

Hardest think about working out isn't getting fit and in shape it's maintaining it for long periods of time over decades.

I am a beginner. Busy since a month. I have an uncurable diastasis since the birth of my youngest child (6 years ago) and almost all physical difficult exercises are supposed to worsen it. Doctor's advise was not to do anything intensive. Did yoga for 5 years, but 40 days ago I just got fed up with slowly gaining more and more weight. I said 'screw my diastasis' and started doing REAL exercises. Started from nothing. Pushups on the wall were already difficult. Now, one month after starting doing it daily, I can do clean incline pushups, and since yesterday my first knee pushups. I have already lost 7 kgs. Have no money for a private trainer or fitness, but I'm improvising, using waterbottles to lift weights for example. Thank you for showing your timeline, things take time. I am already so happy about the small progress I made in 1 month, but it is always so empowering so see how other women are going through their empowerment. Screw my diastasis. I will always have a pillow belly, so be it. Not feeling guilty about it. It should be no excuse to quit exercise

@emacwakeup

Ай бұрын

I love this for you. You probably will improve your diastasis considerably by strengthening your core. Grow with Jo has a video specifically on training abs with diastasis recti and the comments all say it's improved it to the point where it was almost gone. Good luck

I went from 262 lbs in 2018 to 130-135 lbs now, joined a gym January 2022, got my first chin up December 18, 2022, got a set of 8 chin ups in March 2023, got really sick and was out for most of april/May but finally got back to the gym and yesterday did a set of 6, but I'm determined to get it back and keep going. I got really serious about calisthenics in November 2022 and decided nothing will stop me (I have to walk for two hours over mountain trails just to get home from the gym!) and I know it will take ages to get where I want to go but I enjoy it so much that I don't mind. I'm the only woman I know who does this stuff. But I'm in my 40s and I've learned that being the only one is perfectly fine.

@UniqueaPraise

Жыл бұрын

How did you lose the weight? What was your routine?

Loved seeing the 2018 footage ❤ definitely the most relatable and therefore the most inspirational!

@lucylismore

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad it helped! It's painfully relatable even to this day for me still so don't worry, I'm still there with you! ❤ x

Yaaaaas, am I wrong for really only wanting to get fit so I can twerk in a handstand?? Doesn't look like it, that was amazing and I felt so validated 😂 Fave part of the video so far 💞

It's incredible how much more confidence she exudes as she gains that strength and control in her body. She is like a totally different person.👍

This is my favorite fitness transformation video I have ever seen, because its so real and honest and approachable. It's not about outward appearance changes, but rather performance, ability, and self confidence. This is so rare to find on the internet. Thank you so much, it's inspired me and thank you again! Keep it up!

Hi Lucy - come July 1st I will have completed 2 years in the gym and I don’t think I would have survived that long had it not been for your excellent KZread videos. Especially during the first few months when I was struggling and was completely all over the place. This latest video of yours demonstrates to perfection what a Calisthenics journey is all about and the benefits it can bring to other areas of your life. Thank you so much!!!

@lucylismore

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Damien! I have loved hearing about your journey and you have done amazing!! Can't wait to see what you continue to achieve in the future! x

So great to hear that you started in your late twenties!! That's where I am now, I hope to be like you in 5 years!

Hey Lucy! I watched a short on YT about your transformation and I searched the full version just to watch it!!! Thank you so much for sharing it. I injured lower my back 2 years ago and I felt so close to you when you mentioned that. After my injury I started working out the hardest I did in my life. I'm doing crossfit now, which I enjoy so much as I have very good trainers. But I always wanted to do hand stands and all that stuff that you are talking about with the Calisthenics!!! ❤❤ It's the first time I listen about it and you have driven me crazy 🤩🤩🤩 Big hug from an Argentinian living in New Zealand 😘

Loved watched the journey, seeing the progress, and you finding happiness through it all, well done!

you look so much more happy now! You should be exremely proud of yourself! All this work takes a ton of dicipline. Great work! Can't wait to see what you'll be able to achieve in another year!

@lucylismore

Жыл бұрын

Aww thank you so so much 🫶 xx

Thank you so very much for sharing this journey!! All of fitness takes such discipline and patience!

Hey Lucy :) this video really inspires me to really start with calisthenics too. It's been on my mind for so long but never started. I'm 30 now and a skinny person and I really want to become stronger. Thanks for being an inspiration ❤😊

Thank you for being so real with your progress and especially your difficulties!! Calisthenics was always something I thought was super cool, but never had the courage to try. This month I started doing CrossFit, and having the opportunity to learn gymnastics related movements was so tough, but the ones that I was most drawn to! Still can't do a proper unassisted pull-up, but when I did my first wall handstand, I totally get what you mean about that pride about unlocking a new skill. Bodyweight and stability exercises are so hard to master, but the small success I have had has made me so motivated to try more!

This has been incredibly awesome!!! I've been in and out if your channel since 2020. Eorking towards your direction but much older (55) and in need of much rebuilding (6 kids). You are so Inspiring!! Thank You!! ❤

I got goosebumps when you talked about the pride when achieving a new skill because I know exactly what you‘re talking about. The tears of joy…it‘s one of the best feelings in the world. That being said: I‘m looking forward to unlocking the muscle up and press to handstand together with you, as I got those same goals :D cheers!

I struggled with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome and I'm into my 2nd year of rehabilitation of my core after triple hernia and diastasis recti repair after bearing 4 children. I was feeling discouraged. And I've been yoyo dieting to combat being iverweight my whole life. Then I found d your channel. Watching your video here,I feel inspired by your story. And your reflections on patience, progress, stepping back when it's not feeling fun - I need to hear these things. I am inspired once again. Thank you thank you for sharing this with your viewers!❤❤❤

This is awesome! This is motivating because u were a beginner just like me and now you have had an amazing transformation! Shows that patience and consistency truly pays off!

Woohoo this was brilliant!! This is a great motivation video for woman and men! I restarted my journey after a 5 year break, I’m now 45 and 7 weeks in, I concentrated on handstands and pull-ups to promote muscle memory and im now holding 40 second handstands and 7 strict pull-up’s. I couldn’t do 2 pull-ups when i restarted so my progression is so exciting. The hardest thing i think is that i know i used to do muscle ups and i was almost at front lever stage when i stopped so now my mind can do it but my body can’t!! But if you train hard and get 1% better every day, in 100 days you will be 100% better and thats 365% better each year!! Crazy numbers!! Let’s go 😄🙌🏻🙌🏻

Totally agree with you - this is awesome- for keeping on pushing through.

Very inspiring, and I love how you are both lighthearted and dedicated at the same time!

Awesome inspiration Lucy! Well done on your journey 🥳🎉❤️😘

when you said you started at 27, it gave me so much hope. I’ve just turned 26 and I’ve been skinny my whole life. Being skinny gave me little drive to work out because there’s always been a stigma that you work out only to lose weight, but i still kept up my cardio anyway just for heart health. If i show a random video of calisthenics to my friends, they would always say “Why bother working out, you’re already skinny anyways” and I feel discouraged everytime I hear that. I just want to feel strong and be able to carry my own body weight. I’ve always been in awe of people who can do calisthenics, it seems like an impossible feat for me, especially when I have quite a pear figure, my arms are the skinniest part of me. And trust me, they are noodle thin. Being only 5ft tall and just barely reaching 100lbs, I feel tiny and weak. I can’t even do a pushup eventhough I’m considered fit in cardio. I thought it was too late for me to finally learn calisthenics, that I was getting too old, but your video just lit up something and gave me so much hope. Being able to do just one proper push up on my toes would mean absolutely everything to me, and I hope I’m able to start making progress. Life has been stagnant, feeling like i have no purpose. You’ve just given me a goal to reach. Hope this message reaches you, thank you for the motivation! Lots of love! p/s if you have suggestions for what would be the best to start with for someone of my age and body type, i would love to hear it!

@destinywebber5421

Жыл бұрын

This is so powerful. And beautiful. ❤️ I hope you know you are able to do it. Just practice so much. Believe in yourself. The time will pass regardless of if you do it or not. And you won't be a beginner forever

@vibrantly50

Жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh! You are NOT too old! I am 67 and wanting to get started in this…you can be strong and packed into a small package!

@0Josipa0

Жыл бұрын

It's never too late! Choose to start wherever you feel like you'd enjoy. Maybe it's pilates, maybe it's slowly upping the weights in the gym, maybe it's parkour, maybe it's at-home workouts, etc. It really doesn't matter where you start as long as you *do* start. 1- choose an activity you enjoy + 2- Don't forget to have realistic expectations! You don't need to be able to lift heavy, do a move, nor be able to do anything at all at first. Nobody is born skilled, it's just practice and learning over time. Social media makes it seem like it takes a few minutes to improve, but realistically it takes months, even years for some goals. Alsooooo, a fun idea you may try if you are interested is pole dancing!!! It's so fun spinning on the pole, you gain a bunch of confidence surrounded by supportive women AND it's soooooo goooood for upper body strength.

@snakejazz

Жыл бұрын

It's hilariously annoying just how many people in their 20s think they're too old for something. Please for the love of God, start your journey by widening your sense of perspective on life.

@rachelbuckley4499

Жыл бұрын

Keep working out. Doesn’t matter if you’re “already skinny”. It’s good for your health.

I appreciate the realness of your channel & story. I feel like a lot of what we see in terms of fitness influencers are people who have been active & fit, often competitively, all their lives. That does not negate the effort they put in or how hard they've had to work over the years to get to where they are, but I would say that it makes their story and current level less relatable and seemingly achievable for many others. It's nice, refreshing, relatable and in a way very validating to see your journey, including the struggle and frustration to build up those initial basic skills and the growing joy as you realize how much you can learn to do. That is to say, I appreciate the content you put out and the story you share 🙂🙏

Thank you, Lucy. Really love your channel, this was very motivating especially as I’m dealing with an elbow tendon injury that has derailed my training. I’m 49 yo and only seriously got into fitness in last 2.5 years mostly weights but my New Year’s resolution was to get my first pull up. Injury has set that back. Fitness was transformative for my mental health and could never live without it again whatever that looks like given need for injury modifications, etc. keep inspiring people!

@lucylismore

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow, I can so relate! I am so happy you have found something you love!! Injuries really put a spanner in the works, especially when it's your passion but it will get better and being able to fully do what you love again feels all the more sweater! Happy training and stay strong! xxx✊🏻

@Biostatmom

Жыл бұрын

@@lucylismore Thank you!!

Awesome work!! Thank you for sharing... very motivational!

I needed to see this video. Im struggling badly with my training journey at the moment to the point im almost going to quit. Old age and a million injuries are hampering my progress. And then I find this video. You are truly inspirational. The way you explain the journey and the excersices is phenominal. Ive got my daughters to check out your channel. Thank you.

This is beautiful and inspiring! Well done!

New subscriber here! I highly respect your dedication to your fitness journey and to documenting it all for our benefit. Your amazing smile after every set in this video is so warm and inspiring. You seem like a genuinely cool, down to earth person I'd love to be friends with in real life. Thank you for being you!! 😊

You’re a real one. Great content all around. Thank you!

@lucylismore

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Keisha 🥺🫶🏻

Thank you so so much for this video!!!! I’m 23 I was overweight most of my life, I’m still now😓 BUT, one thing inspired me a lot always and I never even knew a name for it, and now watching your video I realize that this is calisthenics!!!☺️ Thank you so much for sharing your journey and inspiring, you are a perfect example of: it’s NEVER late and EVERYTHING is possible if you want and keep going. THANK YOU!

I just discovered you through this video and i'd like to say thank you. You just remind me to see the journey as a game, enjoy the path and the daily wins. I love your mindset and I want to have the same for this year and the next ones. It's my first real year of calisthenics and like you before that I was doing some hit, crossfit stuff. But calisthenics really changed my life too. I'm also thinking of becoming a personal trainer ! If you have any advice i'd be happy to hear them. Keep going and thanks again for the motivation !

This is very inspirational. I love your channel. I subscribed after watching the first video.

I loved this video. Thank you for sharing what you are working on right now as well as your progress.

@lucylismore

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Always a beginner at something!! Glad it helped! ❤

Thank you Lucy for your honesty and openness. In a world of zero effort perfection BS, you are a breath of fresh air.

I thoroughly enjoyed watching this. You're articulate aswell it was a joy to listen to aswell. I've done my third calisthenics session today at home. I'm already feeling stronger. I cannot do pushups, pull-ups yet and cannot wait to accomplish those. Plus I want to be able to do L sit and crow pose. Then eventually handstands etc too. I'm so excited. I feel so much more grounded already

I love that stubbornness is your motivator. It's something I've noticed in my own personally, when people tell me I can't do something it motivates me even more to prove that I can.

You are amazing!!! Very inspirational!!! Thank you! Bless uou! ...love your vids!

So inspiring, thank you!

Your video came up on my Google 'list' (it really does listen), and hearing your story has really given me the push to get going. I've been interested in calisthenics for about 6 months and just don't know where to start, but you've definitely inspired me, and I'm looking forward to just exploring and seeing nuggets of progress! Thank you 😊

@lucylismore

Жыл бұрын

Aw yay! I love this 🤩. Make sure to keep me updated on how you are going, I'm sure you're going to smash it 🙌🏻❤

Amazing and motivating video - thank you!

Love it ! Thanks for sharing

This video was amazing and inspiring. Thank you.

That guy at 2:11 watching you in awe is so cool! You're inspiring! I went to muscle beach in 2018 and I haven't given it much thought, but I knew I wanted to be like those people. They moved their bodies so effortlessly, I was in awe. 5 years later, always inconsistent with exercise, I'm starting the basics of Calisthenics so I can go to muscle beach one day and do what those people can do :)

After seeing this video, I might actually give Calisthenics a shot. I've been doing Yoga for roughly 4 years now, and most of my training revolves around Asana practice. Inversions and functional movement are so much fun for me and it sounds like Calisthenics gives you plenty of space to explore movement. I've seen clips of people doing super crazy stuff and felt a bit indimidated, so I appreiacte your realistic and transparent approach!

Loving the vibes sooooo much 🔥🫶🏼🤍

OMG i just stumbled upon this video, and halfway watching through, while I thought this video was old and got at least a million views, it has just been uploaded! Glad to have found your channel, definitely subscribing! I am overweight, but can do 2 pullups and do a handstand with the wall. I really want to lose weight and start Calisthenics, so thanks for uploading this video, showing the way! All the love from Turkey!

@lucylismore

Жыл бұрын

Aww yay, I am so glad we found each other! It sounds like you have a really solid starting place so I have no doubt you'll see awesome progress! Keep me updated! Love from England xx

I'm in the beginning of researching this and seeing if I want to start this and I can already say that I like how much you are saying that consistency is important but also liking what you're doing, taking the "scenic" route and being happy and real about not being motivated at all time. It is super inspiring. I'll Def film myself too

I will be following your endurance. Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

You're amazing, just sent this to everyone I know ❤

Your Energy is Amazing!! Ive been wanting to start a work out program, an outlet for all the pinned up bs i have in me and bc im getting older and older and older 😢.but i havent found the motivation to just start! 🥺

Thank you so much for making this video! Now, I no longer have to feel like I'm just too weak and too fat. This is definitely the ideal way to approach any health program.

6:43 this right here. I started dancing a year ago, just by myself learning kpop choreo and random TikTok dances I liked. I’ve always liked to dance, but I’m tall and awkward and didn’t know how to move my body, and I NEVER thought I’d ever get to the point where I’d actually call myself a dancer. Well, now I’m a dancer. And what made that possible, inevitable even, was the absolute joy that I found in it and the beautiful way it made my body feel. I literally can’t stop dancing and I don’t ever want to. I’m glad you found your “thing” and I’m glad I found your channel so that I can build strength for better muscle control!

I'm halfway through this Vidio. I feel I need to stop and just say thank! This is quite inspiring.. I got injury about a week ago and I can barely move let alone work out...also my tick bite fever is back 🤢 So I am feeling very sorry for myself.. you were injured over a year and got back and look how strong you are now! Amazing!

Amazing journey. Congratulations 🎉!

Ok. You've convinced me. I'm in! 😁👍

God bless you fr making this video. Ur vida is a wisdom pill to me. 🙏

hi lucy, this year has been one of my hardest years yet. and I like you found my way in calisthenics (not on purpose) haha. and i absolutely love it. i^'m trying to learn the handstand. at the moment i'm pretty frustrated as i'm not making any progress. I LOVE all your videos. they inspire and motivate me. hugs from switzerland debby

Thank you for being real, new subscriber here ❤

wow this video comes at the perfect time for me!! thank you :) subscribing immediately

@lucylismore

Жыл бұрын

Yay, that makes me so happy!! ❤ Thank you xx

Thank you very much for sharing your inspiring journey. You really shine, inside!!! ansd outside. I am just discovering my fitness journey and calisthenics will be a part of it. So we will see what happens the next years....

Thankyou for this video. I’m a 40 yr old single male. I’m not overweight parse but def not fit. Last week I decided enough was enough and have started doing body weight exercise after looking at all these jacked blokes who are fit as. There’s not a ‘completely entry level beginner video’ until now. I’m looking forward to my journey and being able take my shirt off with pride. And do a human flag at some stage. I can’t wait to dive through all your content and tips. Thankyou so much. Big love from Australia.

so inspiring, thank you

Wow, well done Lucy..Awesome 🙂🙏

Dear Lucy What an inspiring journey. Kudos! It’s been an year I hv been searching and searching for someone who is a calisthenics trainer but is passionate, relatable & reasonably priced and now I hv found you here. Wow! Will email you, your online trainer app looks promising & such a transformation I have been wanting to rebuild my self after a low phase in my life had checked gyms, tried PT’s but it’s been a struggle Then looked up for calesthenics in my gym in London Surrey uk. But not much Hv browsed internet but in London it’s way too much out of my financial budget I could once do body weight pull ups , chip ups not a lot but 10 x2reps now I can’t do even 1 Hun when i was in my 20’s workout , came naturally to me , all cardio, weights though I still couldn’t do calesthenics which I all my life dreamed to do but felt some how may be due to different cultural background mindset that I can’t Until mid 30’s I was quite active but after that my body has undergone decline may be mid life crisis early hit LOL 😂 etc had a surgery too now @ 45 totally untoned … no exercise at all just brisk walk daily So I will be now starting as a beginner no muscle & strength at the moment and will hv to built this up Hun or if you are booked if you can recommend someone else may be? Xx Kind regards Py

Wow 😊! That’s awesome!

You are so inspirational ❤

Just to mention it: you've been beautiful before your journey, you're still beautiful. But for that power of will to keep up this journey and progress I pay my deepest respect. This is my journey now, too. You motivate me. Thanks a lot. Stay cheerful and positive!

I love listening to you talk about it, you sound so passionate and happy. I'm someone who doesn't work out like at all. Recently I started following some dance workouts along with my diet program to lose weight and I have been enjoying it a lot but I can also see how it might get boring in time. I'm always intrigued about how far our bodies can go. Sometimes I'll think "I want to become like a monkey" meaning, use my whole body, develop every muscle's flexibility and strength and definitely do some splits and handstands (which I've never been able to do). I wonder if I'll enjoy calisthenics as much as you do but it seems so daunting now when I can't even do a full push up properly.

I admire you and your determination to be healthy and strong😊

@lucylismore

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! ❤ x

Stubborn or determined. 😀 Really mind-boggling to see the human potential for growth and evolution. Very relatable and inspiring, young lady.

You make me want to do this🪷💪🏾Very inspiring! Thank you.

You are so strong inside. It's great that you found the strength within your soul and now you look amazing. 🥰🥰🥰

I really love the intro. If you know how a body reacts to training, one can clearly say you were a beginner. The way your back straightened I guess you did some casual fitness/bodybuilding until you nailed the pullup, then you shifted your focus on calisthenics. It's just how the big muscles evolved compared to the small ones and how your shoulder blades came backward and defined. Also, I like the message of changing a view on eating and training habits over the years. As a beginner, you need to get your power-to-weight ratio in check, and by how we humans are built running is our best bet. It even trains all the tiny stabilizers you most certainly need once you start with serious calisthenics. Keep your good work up 🙂

I have been weight training for over yr and a half. I too lost weight, 70 lbs 5 yrs and maintaining. I too have had alot of L5-S1 problems, since my 20's. Im now almost 62. It does set me back but I am able to work out majority of the time 3 days week or I work around it. I am recently trying to learn pull ups. Very weak upper body. Working on those scap muscles. Cant even do a push up without assistance bands. But I'm determined! You're story is more similar to mine than any other one I've ever heard. I'm going to keep trying and not give up 💪. Thank you for sharing your story!

I literally found your channel the other day. I know next to nothing about Calasthenics. I am a yoga teacher and have been practicing for 22 years and I am embarrassed to say I still can’t do a handstand or a forearmstand. I have pretty much given up on achieving this but this gives me hope maybe there is still a chance. I lift dumbbells in the gym but perhaps I’m just not not doing the right exercises for these areas. Perhaps an old dog can learn new tricks. Life is one long learning journey.✨💜🙏🏻

Great attitude around calisthenics and movement. Have fun, your journey is different, movement hobbies...all contribute to healthy body & mind.

What an amazing journey!

Wow. Well done. Amazing.

I generally don't respond to vids, however, I have a great amount of respect for your determination. I hope you achieve your goals and share your drive with others. Take care. G

so.. there's hope.. with determination.. right on!

I've always wanted to do a hand stand . your journey is amazing

I am currently 100 pounds over my ideal weight, and I am currently in the process of documenting my journey. I really want to be able to do calisthenics. Your video is inspiring. Thank you ❤!

You are an Inspiration Lucy! Remarkably achievements! Thank you for sharing your story! Two thumbs up! Redmond Sanders jr.

Looking amazing ❤

I did some calesthenics when i was in the police academy. But most of it was HIIT, running, or weights. I fell in love with weight training. But now im a stay at home mom and music teacher. After shutdowns, i stopped lifting weights when our gym closed down. I really love your approach to the body in general. We have our whole lives to live in these bodies. We should use them daily and make them strong. I am finding this mindset helps me in other areas like music. Im not the best violin player. But I want to play all my life. So instead of comparing myself to other players, I am going to learn a bit more and play a bit more everyday to keep up my skills and unlock new ones. I have found calesthenics a good fit for where i am in life. When i go on walks, I'll stop at the fence to do raised pushups and at the monkey bars to do dead hangs. I am working on keeping my expectations to just keep doing things and less on unlocking skills. But I know that unlocking new skills will support the motivation and excitement of loving in a body and caring for it. ❤

What dedication! And progress! Wow! Been dabbling with calisthenics here and there myself as well, since from around the same times as shown here but the amount of awesome feats is on another level compared to mine. On my defense I'm old and lazy. :p

I know this is targeted toward women (which is great! Inclusive fitness.) But just wanted to say you inspire people of all types with your journey! 💪🏼

@lucylismore

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, this honestly means the world and I am so happy it helps! xx

Amazing journey!!!! I always fail on my fears. Of falling or hurting myself...

The benzene ring necklace has stayed.....Glad to see you Lucy ❤

I really smiled when you said that you wanted to do a chin-up. I'm in that mindset. I lost weight the last year and wanted to stick to exercise with a goal and I always thought of the scene with Sarah Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day doing a chin-up in her cell and now that I'm 51 I'm obsessed with that. LOL I noticed some improvements. I can't believe it. I know I'll get there. It's nice to hear someone who started like me and speaks realistically.

I started yoga just a little over a year ago, and I was mainly focused on my mental health more than strength building. I got so into it, though, that about 2-3 months after I started, I signed up for a yoga teacher training course, not because I wanted to be a teacher, but because I wanted to learn the fundamentals and how to create a sequence of my own. It totally changed my life. It kicked my ass in all the best ways, but even still, after 4 months of the YTT and another 6 months of on again/off again training (I had _a lot_ of work travel during that first year that made consistency hard), I didn’t think I was making much progress. Then I moved a couple of weeks ago, and I found it so much easier to carry the furniture and boxes, and my stamina just kept going. At one point, one of the movers asked if I had done sports in college (I’m in my late 30s so even if I did, a lot of that would’ve been lost lol). It really surprised me to see where I was at, because a year ago I would’ve _struggled_ with that move. The best part is, I just unlocked crow pose two days ago! It’s my first hand stand pose that I’ve been able to do. I can only do it for 3-5 seconds, but I can do it consistently and that’s really inspiring and has given me hope that I may be able to try a real hand stand and other poses in the future with practice and patience. Also, I really appreciate these timeline videos, it helps me put my practice into perspective. I totally agree that you can internalize these short clips and think that people learn to do various poses in 5 minutes not 5 months, or they master their practice in 5 seconds, not 5 years. Seeing where you were at at each year gives me hope and perspective to keep going and not worry too much about not doing it “fast enough.”

I've been waiting for this video showing snippets of how you starter. It gives me encouragement to move on with my cali training consistently. I have about 3 weeks of rest coming up after surgery and im worried that I'll lose momentum. I'll just rewatch this video I think ! Seriois question - would you come to Barcelona to teach some cali classes ? I would LOVE that ! (I live in Barcelona so could help arrange it)

Wow i just came accross your video tonight and i gotta say congrats you have done an amazing job ...keep killing it ...do you ever watch Chris Heria