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Durham University Calisthenics Society

DUCS is a group of students interested in developing their bodyweight exercise skills. You are welcome regardless of skill level, age or student status.

If you're interested in finding out what DUCS is like then come along to one of our sessions. Your first session will be completely free and afterwards it is just £10 to sign up for the year or £1 per session making it one of the cheapest ways to exercise and enjoy yourself in Durham. Join now on the DSU website: http://www.durhamsu.com/groups/calisthenics-1138

20/10/2024

This week's sessions!

13/10/2024

This week we will only be training on tuesday because the SU needs Vane tempest room for another event. Keep an eye out for an at-home workout that we'll be posting for Wednesday!

07/10/2024

Our plan for this week! No need to sign up, just come and join in! 17-18:00 SU, Vane tempest room!

04/10/2024

We've recieves our training times from the SU!

This term we're in the Vane Tempest room on tuesdays and wednesdays from 17-18:00. Everyone welcome, no sign ups or previous experience required.

We will be announcing the training focus each week!

30/09/2024

Hi everyone! We will be at fresher's fair tomorrow at Maiden Castle for you to answer all your questions about our society! We are also reopening our instagram page () so go follow it for more updates as term starts!
See you then!

21/06/2024

Hi Team! Sadly, we do not have a session this evening but since the weather is lovely, those who are keen for a workout could go and check out the pull up and dip bars by the race course or in Wharton Park! I am pleased to confirm we have found an exec for next year and will commence our free workouts again at the beginning of the next academic year. For now, we hope everyone has a lovely summer and finds a way to keep working out over the break - we will share occasional suggestions of workouts on YouTube to help you with that. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who came along to our sessions this year and who has supported the society - we hope you will join us again. To those of you who are graduating, we want to say huge congratulations and very well done - all the best for the future. Have a fantastic summer!
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13/06/2024

Hi team, tomorrow afternoon we are running a little bit of a different session: the lovely Kristyna is running a free stretch class from 6-7 pm, in the Vane Tempest Room in the students union. Mobility is very important for a number of key calisthenics skills, and if you usually don't get a chance to stretch, this could be a great opportunity to change that. As usual, you can just come along there are no tickets. See you tomorrow 💪🏻💪🏼💪🏾💪🏿

07/06/2024

Hi Team! We are having a free strength session with an option to stay a bit longer to work on skills this evening. The session will be a 25 minute full body workout with variations to suit different levels of ability and will start at 6:15 pm. As usual, we are running the session in the Vane Tempest Room in the student's union - there are no tickets, simply come along if you would like to join us.

JOIN OUR EXEC!
We need to nominate a new treasurer, secretary and president to keep the society running next year. You can do as much or as little as you like if you join, but we can't keep running our sessions if no-one steps forward, as Johanna is now a member of staff and not a student anymore (she is still happy to help run sessions next year). Even if you have very little time, being part of a society exec can look great on your CV, and we do have some funds to spend on new equipment as well. Please email [email protected] if you are thinking about joining the exec. Thank you in advance for expressing an interest! 💪🏻💪🏼💪🏾💪🏿

31/05/2024

Hi team, our session this evening at 6:15 pm is a skills session, which means we will do a short guided warm-up together and then spend the rest of the session to work on different skills including pull ups, handstands and flag work. Different levels of ability are welcome. As usual, the session will be in the Vane Tempest Room in the DSU and should finish at about 7 pm. See you tonight 💪🏻💪🏼💪🏾💪🏿

24/05/2024

Hi team, we will have a 25 minute strength session this afternoon with options to suit different levels of ability. The session will be a full body no equipment workout. As always, the session is free and there is no sign-up and you can simply come to the Vane Tempest Room in the students Union at 6:15 pm this evening. See you there 💪🏻💪🏼💪🏾💪🏿

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17/05/2024

Hi team, our session this evening at 6:15 pm in Vane Tempest in the students' union will be at 25 minute full body workout with variations to suit different levels of ability! See you there 💪🏻💪🏼💪🏾💪🏿

03/05/2024

Hi team, unfortunately, there won't be a session tonight because Johanna has an annoying persistent cold. However, we will be back to business as usual next week 💪🏻💪🏼💪🏾💪🏿 If anyone wants to revisit the intense ab workout we did last week, this is the link:
https://youtu.be/hbjq9_NER_k?si=2goTm_MGZh6P7NnS

26/04/2024

Hi team, welcome back! We will have a brief full body workout session this evening, starting at 6:15 in Vane Tempest in the Students Union. The session will last about 20 minutes but you can stay until 7, if you have some other things you would like to work on. See you tonight 💪🏻💪🏼💪🏾💪🏿

08/03/2024

Hi team, this evening will be our last session for epiphany term - we will start with a 25 minute structured full body workout with exercito suit different levels. If anyone wants to stay a little longer afterwards to work on some skills they are welcome to. The session will start at 6:15 pm in Vane Tempest and end at 7 pm or earlier for people just coming for the strength workout. See you tonight! 💪🏻💪🏽💪🏾💪🏿

29/02/2024

Hi team, we hope everyone is coping reasonably well with summative season! There won't be a session tomorrow night (29.02) as we do not have a room booking but sessions will be back to normal next Friday. In the meantime, we wish you a restful weekend 💪🏻💪🏿💪🏽💪🏾

23/02/2024

Hi team, out session this evening will be a skills session - we will work on a few different calisthenics skills together. All levels will be welcome. We will have a look at some push up variations and handbalances, including handstands for those who can do them. We can also work on pull-ups using the limited equipment we have. See you tonight at 6:15 pm in the Vance Tempest Room in the DSU. 💪💪🏼💪🏽💪🏾💪🏿

16/02/2024

Hi team, our session this evening at 6:15 pm will be in Vane Tempest always. It will be a strength session consisting of exercises aimed at working your back and shoulder muscles, including some mobility exercises to counteract too many hours spent in front of your laptops. There will be variations to suit different levels of ability and beginners are welcome. The workout will take about half an hour. See you there 💪🏻💪🏽💪🏾💪🏿

08/02/2024

Hi team, our session tomorrow will be a mixed skills session - it will start at 6:15 pm in Vane Tempest as usual and will have different variations of different calisthenics skills to suit various levels of ability. These will include push up variations, a chance to work on handstands and headstands, L-sit pull ups and flag holds. These kinds of sessions tend to be more self-directed - you can move around the space and choose to concentrate on the exercises that interest you the most. See you tomorrow! 💪🏻💪🏿💪🏾💪🏽

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Monday	20:00 - 21:00
Tuesday	18:00 - 19:00
Friday	20:00 - 22:00

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Muscle Up and pull-overs session tonight at 7 pm in Hild Bede West Gym. James will be walking us through some progressions for muscle ups and pull-overs, suitable for all levels. We will bring resistance bands to help everyone practice at their level. See you tonight!