Yet I can barely do a single push-up properly, let alone a pull-up.
My arm strength is non-existent.
Its very accessible in that way.
Photographed by Greg Harris,Vogue, August 2016
It has an across-the-board appeal.
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As I walked in, my mind was immediately put at ease by the makeup of the class.
Joslin has been teaching calisthenics since the pandemicshe started by doing pull-ups in her garden.
Ive seen major strength improvements on a scale like nothing else, she shares.
Its certainly not as tangible in other disciplines.
you’re free to see your strength improving in a way that you couldnt see otherwise.
Debnath also spotlights how the technique can improve stabilitysomething thats essential to maintain as we get older.
As we age we get weaker in lots of areas, like balance.
Calisthenics specifically benefits those areas.
Most movements are unilateralthey require you to only move one arm or one legwhich requires stability.
It was bootcamp-style, body weight movements and swinging from bars, because equipment was scarce, explains Debnath.
Thats how they trained their troops.
Its hard work, but fun, with a real sense of achievement when you manage a move.
I want more women to be able to do pull-ups and lift their own bodyweight, shares Debnath.
Its certainly got one new devotee in me.
