Build full body strength, enhance your flexibility and elevate your yoga practice with LIFT!
Surprise yourself with finding those ‘impossible’ yoga poses suddenly very possible.
Notice how much more confident and capable you feel in everyday life with a new-found strength in your legs, core and upper body.
And overcome the plateau you feel in your flexibility, discovering your ability to safely stretch further with confidence.
Following this training method of strength training x yoga is shown to:
Boost your energy levels in day-to-day life
Improve bone density which is increasingly important as we age
Positively benefit your mental health and sense of self
Increase your metabolism for losing fat and/or improving muscle tone
Reduce your susceptibility to injury
Increase life expectancy and quality of life in our later years
Make you feel like a boss! 😎
What is LIFT?
Programme
Each LIFT programme is 12 weeks in length. Each week, you'll have 3 strength training workouts and 2 yoga classes to complete. Throughout the 12-weeks you will receive new workouts and classes to keep you motivated and progressing!
Each LIFT programme is 12 weeks in length. Each week, you'll have 3 strength training workouts and 2 yoga classes to complete. Throughout the 12-weeks you will receive new workouts and classes to keep you motivated and progressing!
Learn
Every strength training exercise has a detailed demonstration video so you can learn how to execute the lift safely and correctly and the yoga/mobility sessions are all follow-along style classes.
Every strength training exercise has a detailed demonstration video so you can learn how to execute the lift safely and correctly and the yoga/mobility sessions are all follow-along style classes.
Monitor
Included is an interactive PDF training log to remind you what exercises to do each session as well as a place for you to record what weight you used and how many reps you completed, to provide a point of reference for you to monitor your progress.
Included is an interactive PDF training log to remind you what exercises to do each session as well as a place for you to record what weight you used and how many reps you completed, to provide a point of reference for you to monitor your progress.
Progress
The strength training workouts have either an upper body, lower body or full body focus. You'll be given a rep range, number of sets and rest time to make your workout efficient and effective for your goals!
The strength training workouts have either an upper body, lower body or full body focus. You'll be given a rep range, number of sets and rest time to make your workout efficient and effective for your goals!
Time
The strength training sessions are designed to be around 60 mins (although expect your very first session to take a little longer whilst you get used to the movements) and the yoga/mobility sessions range from 30 - 60 mins.
The strength training sessions are designed to be around 60 mins (although expect your very first session to take a little longer whilst you get used to the movements) and the yoga/mobility sessions range from 30 - 60 mins.
Support
Within the Livinleggings Studio you will find access to the Community Board where we are always on hand to answer your questions, give feedback on your form, or offer exercise alternatives if any of the given exercises don’t work for you for any reason at all - we’re here to help!
Within the Livinleggings Studio you will find access to the Community Board where we are always on hand to answer your questions, give feedback on your form, or offer exercise alternatives if any of the given exercises don’t work for you for any reason at all - we’re here to help!
Who is it for?
The beauty of strength and mobility training is that it is scalable, meaning it is both suitable for:
beginners who are completely new to strength training
as well as seasoned lifters who want to switch up their programming to something more mobility focused.
You choose the weights that you perform each exercise with. It would be unsafe for anyone to tell you exactly what to use without a 1-on-1 review. Within the training log, guidance is given for beginners on how to select a weight, but then there is no ceiling for those who already have a strong baseline!
The yoga and mobility classes are suitable for all levels as options for different abilities are provided throughout the class.
What do I need?
LIFT is specifically designed to need a minimum about of equipment to make it appropriate for training at home.
If you prefer to train at a gym, that’s great! Within LIFT you'll find 'Exercise Alternatives' for those who have access to more equipment such as cable machines, and you are welcome to pick which exercise you want to do.
For those that prefer to train at home, the only essential equipment you will need is:
Dumbbells
A long resistance band (not a booty band)
Everyone's abilities are entirely different, so there is no weight I can confirm that will be appropriate for YOU. My best advice is to get adjustable dumbbells which you can make progressively heavier as your strength improves to prevent needing a huge range of equipment.
Otherwise, a good rule of thumb is that you will want a set of heaviest weights to challenge your leg muscles, a medium set for challenging your largest upper body muscles such as the chest and back, and a lightest set for the smallest muscles of the shoulders and arms.
What's the Difference?
There are now 4 LIFT programmes in the studio!
There is no difference between each programme, other than the actual programming itself.
Each has different exercises, different workouts and different yoga classes, but they are not progressions of each other, so even if the logical solution would be to start with LIFT 1.0, you are more welcome to start with 2.0, 3.0 or even 4.0.
Variety is provided to keep you inspired, motivated, learning and progressing.