In today’s fast pace world of ‘want it now’ and instant gratification, it can be challenging to maintain the practice of patience. Many things we experience give you instant positive feedback, progress is measured in continually shorter periods of time. Development of human movement is not something that can be rushed. Taking time to train…Continue Reading
Festive Season Survival Guide 101 The festive season, so often the time when people fall off the exercise and health bandwagon and succumb to the endless festivities and overindulgence. Its happened to us all and yet every year that we go into this period with good intentions we somehow fall into the same traps. It…Continue Reading
The 5 exercises you need to start your handstand journey Learning to handstand can seem like a scary goal. But it doesn’t need to be. A freestanding handstand is achievable for anyone at any level provided that these exercises are followed with patience and consistency. It is a gradual process and the big…Continue Reading
5 steps to your first Ring Muscle Up The ring muscle up is one of the most common goals we get from new members. Here are the top 5 drills we teach in our Calisthenics classes that have helped dozen of members gets their first ring muscle up. 1. False Grip The muscle-up…Continue Reading
8 reasons why sitting is causing you pain and what you can do to fix it. Does this sound like a typical day for you? You wake up from your comfy bed and then sit down to eat breakfast while scrolling through your phone or reading the paper. Then you sit down in…Continue Reading
Modern women have super busy lives. I don’t know many women that have the time to slave away on the treadmill or cross trainer for hours every day to achieve their goals. But this is how women are taught to lose weight or get fit by the media. It’s therefore not surprising that women are…Continue Reading
“Studies have shown that over 90% of people DON’T achieve their New Years goals.” Most people are heading back to work after the Christmas/New Year break and that typically spells the end of their short lived resolutions. Studies have shown that over 90% of people DON’T achieve their New Years goals. If you fear you will…Continue Reading
A while back we ran a feature blog with Chris Borgese who is doing a world record pull up attempt on the 22nd January 2017 (read the first interview HERE) in the Gold Coast. The motivation behind this attempt is to promote awareness for people suffering mental health issues and share LIVIN’s message #ITAINTWEAKTOSPEAK Today…Continue Reading
The Front Lever is one of the most sought after Calisthenics moves, visually amazing it’s also one of the hardest static holds to attain. For many like the Planche it can easily become the ‘White Whale’. Today I’m going to give you a few helpful tips and exercises that will help along the journey to…Continue Reading
Today we are talking to Danny Kavadlo, if you haven’t come across Danny yet here is a quick introduction for you 🙂 Danny Kavadlo is one of the world’s foremost authorities on calisthenics, nutrition & personal training. He is the author of the #1 Amazon best-selling titles STRENGTH RULES and DIAMOND-CUT ABS, along with the…Continue Reading