What are calisthenics communities?

Communities for people training with bodyweight, from basics like pull-ups and dips to advanced skills like handstands and muscle-ups. Dedicated communities share programming, progression guides, and form checks for people building strength without a gym.

Where do most calisthenics communities live?

Independent Platforms is the most common platform in this report (30% of 20 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

75% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical calisthenics community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 1.6M members and the median is 12K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.

What do these communities usually include?

Forum is the most common (75%). Others that show up often include live chat, paid community, and newsletter.

How does Hive Index collect this data?

Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.

Where can I see the full list?

The full directory is on Hive Index's Calisthenics topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

Calisthenics Communities Report: Stats, Platforms,...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 20 calisthenics communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: calisthenics communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-05-15

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Communities: 20
Platforms: 5
Avg members: 1.6M
Median members: 12K

Where Calisthenics Communities Are Hosted

Independent Platforms
6(30%)
Reddit
4(20%)
Discord
4(20%)
Facebook
4(20%)
LinkedIn
2(10%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
14(70%)
Chat communities
4(20%)
Other platforms
2(10%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (70%), but chat communities is also well represented (20%).

Independent Platforms leads, but Reddit and Discord also represent meaningful shares.

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
1(5%)
Small
20-100 members
0(0%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
4(20%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
1(5%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
5(25%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
3(15%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
2(10%)

4 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (1.6M vs 12K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Calisthenics Differs From Other Categories

Calisthenics is less free-to-join, smaller, and more paid or gated, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	Calisthenics	Hive Index average
Free to join	75%	85%
Median members	12K	25K
Average members	1.6M	669K
Paid or apply-to-join	25%	15%
Live chat	25%	38%
Discord share	20%	16%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
75%
Live Chat
25%
Paid Community
25%
Newsletter
15%

Niche Features

Courses
5%
Online/Offline Events
5%
Pairing
5%

Forum appears on 75% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 55

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Reddit	4	20%	2	5%
Discord	4	20%	35	83%
Facebook	4	20%	5	12%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord gets 83% of clicks but only 20% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
35(83%)
Forum / feed-based
7(17%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
35(83%)
Forum
7(17%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Huge
35(83%)
Massive
4(10%)
Medium
2(5%)
Gigantic
1(2%)

Top-clicked listings

FitMorii
32(76%)
Calisthenics and Body Weight Training
4(10%)
r/HybridCalisthenics
1(2%)

Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.

Trends

Founded year

Not enough founding-year data to chart yet.

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Calisthenics. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.

•This is a smaller slice of Hive Index's database, so read trends as directional.
•Last updated 2026-05-15

FAQ

: Communities for people training with bodyweight, from basics like pull-ups and dips to advanced skills like handstands and muscle-ups. Dedicated communities share programming, progression guides, and form checks for people building strength without a gym.
: Independent Platforms is the most common platform in this report (30% of 20 listings).
: 75% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 1.6M members and the median is 12K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (75%). Others that show up often include live chat, paid community, and newsletter.
: Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.
: The full directory is on Hive Index's Calisthenics topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.