What is Calisthenics? Training without paying for a gym

Every day we find new ideas related to sport that have come to stay. Beyond fads, many of these new ways of exercising have established themselves to demand a more natural training that helps shape the harmonious forms of the human being. Calisthenics has been one of the latest to appear and keeps growing due to the speed of its results.

What Calisthenics Is

You may never have heard this name before, as this word seeks to link the philosophy of this training directly with the classical world. It aims, therefore, to achieve a harmonious body shape, but at the same time for the practitioner to enjoy the beauty of their body's movement in every exercise they do.

Calisthenics is nothing more than a training that does not use machines, weights, or artificial resistance, since it considers that proper muscle development can be achieved through intense cardio work and using your own body weight to perform strength exercises.

What Advantages It Has

Because these exercises are designed to use your body and not add weights or artificial resistance, Calisthenics has a series of advantages that other training methods do not have:

• It is free: forget about paying very high fees to go to the gym, which you usually do not attend regularly. You do the exercises with your body and do not need to pay to use facilities.
• More fun: if you are someone who gets bored doing the same set over and over, maybe you should try Calisthenics. The activity will vary according to your tastes and needs so you can adapt it as best suits you.
• Improves body posture: All exercises are aimed at improving health in a more natural way, focused on the harmony of movements, so it will improve your posture and relieve pain.
• Improves coordination: it will increase control of movements and thus control over your own body so that you have greater coordination.
• No need to go to the gym: you can do it anywhere and it is perfect to practice at home since you do not need specific machines or much space to train.
• No schedules: one of the main problems with practicing any sport is schedules. With Calisthenics, you decide when you want to start your session and how long it lasts.
• Quick results: you will see results in a short time since all the muscles of the body are involved and it speeds up metabolism. This will help motivate you even more to keep practicing.

What Its Exercises Consist Of

We can find different types of exercises aimed at improving and strengthening all parts of your body. A training session is usually divided into:

Basic Exercises

They are aimed at strengthening your muscles and within them you will find different activities such as push-ups, pull-ups, or squats. All of them will allow you to reduce body fat, increase your endurance, and achieve more muscle volume. To keep improving in Calisthenics, it is necessary to master them; this way you can get better results when doing more advanced level exercises.

Dynamic Exercises

They are designed for the development of reflexes and agility of the practitioner. They consist of jumps, turns, or swings. They will help you improve speed and coordination to achieve increasingly spectacular movements.

Static Exercises

They consist of holding the same posture for a set time while exercising certain muscle groups. In this category, you can find the Front Lever or the Full Planche.

We leave you this video so you can see for yourself how you can practice the exercises without needing to go to a gym. Also, with your smartwatch you can check how quickly you improve and how this translates into significant calorie burning and ever better results.