Lucy Lismore

Serbia 🇷🇸 // Aug ‘25

I think the annual bestie vacay has hit its best destination yet 🤩!

The perfect dose of culture, natural beauty, food and beautiful locals, if you haven’t explore this beautiful Balkan country I’d highly recommend it!

I’ll upload a Serbia travel guide soon so keep your eyes peeled for lots of tips and recs over on Substack 🗺️

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Getting back out there again 🧡

My first wild camp, hike and any type of incline since my injury and while my hill fitness has definitely declined 👀 and my body didn’t respond perfectly, most importantly I felt a little part of me coming back again!

My back held up spectacularly well (huge relief), though my knee and foot not so much. I also had one of those nights where I just could not sleep for absolutely no reason. As the hours ticked by and I felt I was losing my mind I was rewarded for my insomnia with the most beautiful night sky I’ve seen, so bright I could see it without my glasses on 🤓😂.

Sometimes it’s not perfect, and that’s ok because it’s still soooo worth it. Little by little we’ll get there ✨

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1 week ago | [YT] | 363

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Injury ramble incoming:

First hike since my injury (hopefully tomorrow ✨ 🤞🏻) which is so exciting but has me feeling a little ehhhhh too!

One of the hardest parts of recovering from an injury isn’t just the pain or the rehab, it’s the waiting and loss of identity. That weird limbo where you don’t feel like “you” because the thing that makes you feel most alive is temporarily out of reach.

The biggest challenge isn’t injury itself, but the identity shift that comes with it. Who am I if I can’t do the things I love most?

If you’ve ever been sidelined by injury (or even just life circumstances), you’ll know how much patience, trust, and perspective it takes to sit in that space and then how much anxiety is balanced on the potential of trying those things you love only to realise you still don’t have the ability to do them.

It can very easily become a perpetual cycle of not trying out of fear of further injury or the sadness of confirming your reduced abilities but at some point knowing it’s necessary.

I’ll share how I’ve navigated it, what’s helped and what hasn’t, once I’ve tested the waters in the next few days. But for now, I’m staying cautiously optimistic, after all I’ve got a mountain leader assessment, @made_wild_adventures trips to run and memories to make!

If you’re working through a setback of your own, keep going, progress might look different than you pictured, maybe better, maybe worse but this too shall eventually pass 🩵

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If you're dreaming about handstands, push ups and bar skills then I've just written the perfect blog post for you:

open.substack.com/pub/lucylismore/p/the-beginner-b…

I often forget to drop by here and let you know about my Substack posts. I really love writing and it's one of favourite little creative outlets. I hope it helps someone! 🩵

Have a beautiful day! x

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Online Group Calisthenics Coaching Call!! 🤸🏻‍♀️

I’ve been toying with the idea of running online group calisthenics coaching again!

This is a way to train together, work on foundational skills (push-ups, pull-ups, handstands progressions, etc.), and keep each other motivated while also having access to on demand seminars about the fundamentals of exercise and nutrition.

It would be beginner-friendly but still challenging enough to make real progress, with weekly programming, form feedback, and accountability with other group members.

Before I go any further…
Would you be interested if I set this up or would you prefer me to wait until the mayhem of summer is over? 🩵

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Took your advice and went somewhere warm where I can swim for a few days to prioritise recovery for my back and it definitely helped a lot so thank you for pushing me to take a break!

I have the next update video for how my injury is going currently in editing and will get it with you asap so I'll give you a quick update here in the meantime. Overall progress has been a lot better than anticipated. I'm still waiting for an mri date but in the meantime I have regained a lot of my mobility and through pretty rigid rehab exercises every day is getting a little better. I am able to do some exercise in the gym and walking is mostly pain free now. If anything staying still is much more painful!

Right now I am at the point where I have to make some bigger decisions on work related things that are upcoming the last few months of this year and I need to start testing out how my recovery is going to see if they are feasible or even possible (for example I have my mountain leader assessment in 5 weeks) but haven't hiked or carried any load since pre injury. If the progress is as progressive as it is at the moment then it's very much on the cards but as always with injuries its two steps forwards and one step back and this is not an injury I'm willing to mess around with.

Thank you or all your support and love, it's appreciated more than you know! ❤️

Hope everyone's having an amazing day! xx

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Just a girl who is testing the limits of her injury… nothing new to see here 👀.

Going back through my photos when I first suffered my disc injury in 2020 it took four months before I was able to walk any distance and even longer before I could do the hobbies I loved so I’ve been buckling myself in for something similar but so far my progress has surprisingly good 🤞🏻.

My head needed a change of scenery today and an iota of normality so we went for a short walk in the Peaks and Chrome Hill always delivers!

This route is either 8km or you can extend through Longnor for an 11km circular with between 450-650m of elevation 👌🏻. A fun walk if you want to feel what scrambling is like with the safety of little exposure and easy navigation as a beginner topped with awesome views ⛰️.

I’m still a long way off another day traverse of the Cuillins or sending some 4000ers but everyday we’re getting just a little bit closer 🙌🏻🩵!

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1 month ago | [YT] | 258

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What crazy myths have you heard about fitness & calisthenics?

You don’t need abs, elite strength, or fancy equipment.
You need consistency, patience, and a little courage to start.

When I started out I knew nothing and little did I know that it would become my passion, my job and the female spokesperson for calisthenics online 🥹!

What a journey! Here for the laughs, the subjective progress, the commitment and community - who’s with me?!

See the full post here (YouTube only let's you add 5 photos): www.instagram.com/p/DLnLBLkIY8n/?img_index=1

Ps. I’m launching a new couch to cali program on my Playbook app soon but in the meantime access all the programs already in there! 🤸🏻‍♀️

Find them here: my.playbookapp.io/lucy-lismore ❤️

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2 months ago | [YT] | 401

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COMING SOON: Couch to Calisthenics Program ✨

I'm currently filming a new program for my workout app designed for the ABSOLUTE calisthenics beginner! I've planned it so it requires nothing but you and the stuff in your house and is designed to get you learning the basics, moving better and getting stronger 💪🏻

I'll keep you updated but in the meantime you can check out my Playbook app with a 7 day free trial to try out all the other programs already on there here: my.playbookapp.io/lucy-lismore

Let's get it! ❤️

2 months ago | [YT] | 388

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New Video answering your questions went live yesterday... grab a cuppa, it's a long one!

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