COVID-19 PREVENTION PROCEDURES:
In the age of COVID-19 the safety of our clients is our number one concern. We employ the following strategies, and new ones as seen fit based on the most current information available.
- Masks required at all times.
- Social distancing is practiced when possible.
- Disinfectant stations are located throughout the building.
- All equipment is thoroughly cleaned between each use.
- Cleaning crews come through multiple times a day.
Tim Livingston owner of LivFit,
is the premier Muscle System Specialist
in New England.
What is Muscle System Care?
Aging, injury, stress and surgery can shut muscles down. When this happens other muscles have to compensate in order to pick up the slack. Over time they become overworked, tight and painful causing them and related muscles to not function properly.
As a Muscle System Specialist, I am able to identify and reactivate the weak or shut down muscles and create balance in the muscular system. Clients often report improved motion, strength, flexibility and significant reductions in pain after the very first session.
Tim is amazing at what he does. As a professional baseball player, my body is put to the test every day. Because I am performing at such an intense level, I can be left with pain and discomfort that could impede my performance on the field, so I needed to find a solution. Tim was that solution. He is able to identify where my body is not moving well, and discover areas of concern for my muscles. Thereafter, Tim develops a plan to target and strengthen these muscles, which allows me to perform at optimal levels. On top of that, Tim also shows me how to modify my future workouts in order to retain the strength I have gained. I highly recommend Tim and his services at LivFit.
Rajai Davis
LivFit Google Reviews
Jay Weitzner
20:39 02 Mar 20
As a colleague and recipient of Tim Livingston, I can say that TIm's skill is impeccably commendable. His devotion to... the health/fitness/wellness industry and to his craft of being a Muscle System Specialist is praiseworthy. I will always refer any client of mine to Tim when they are in CT.read more
Renee L
13:51 27 Jan 20
I was referred to Tim by a friend who had also suffered with knee pain.
When I first started working with Tim, I... couldn't walk up the stairs without intense pain. This pain also made my wintertime passion of downhill skiing torture.
Tim's knowledge and dedication has shown me how my muscles should work and how to keep them functioning properly. This ski season has been a pain-free experience! And I no longer view the stairs as an agonizing obstacle.
I definitely recommend Tim and LivFit!read more
Alessia Valentino
23:40 15 Dec 19
I went to Tim Livingston after sustaining a injury to my hip/back area during a soccer game my sophomore year of high... school. After examining my range of motion Tim performed and showed me a number of stretches that would help me get better. After seeing Tim weekly and doing the stretches at home I was able to return my junior year and play the whole season injury free!! I felt great playing and even gained speed through the exercises. I would definitely recommend Tim and his services and am grateful for his help!read more
Ken Lynch
03:41 10 Dec 19
If you’ve ever had a sprain, strain or any musculoskeletal problem, see Tim. Doctors and physical therapists focus on... the injured area, but often fail to recognize weaknesses in other seemingly unrelated areas. I went to see Tim due to knee pain from arthritis caused by an ACL tear long ago. As a muscle systems specialist, Tim was able to help reactivate and strengthen interrelated muscles. After working with Tim, knee pain and other joint pains went away!read more
John Hopkins
02:53 19 Aug 19
I have been working with Tim for about two months now and it’s been crazy to see the improvements.
Tim is very... professional, takes detailed notes and is very thoughtful about how to help you improve and overcome your chronic pain and injuries.
I am pretty active and have gained a few injuries over the years.
I have always had flare ups with my lower back when being active. I never really had a solution except to apply ice and wait out the next few weeks of pain. Sitting up straight or getting up in the morning or just walking around the office. All of it caused a lot of pain in my lower back.
Tim nailed the root cause of this pain in a couple of minutes during one appointment and set me up with exercises that within a few days totally changed my situation. I could be very active and the pain did not come back. It’s crazy. Going from slightly stooped shuffling during the morning from the pain to —> no pain or stiffness in the morning.
As I’m writing this, it may seem a little too good to be true but Tim really understands how to diagnos the injury and explain how to help your body recover.
I’m not sure what would have happened if I had not met Tim. I am very thankful.
I have a few other injuries that Tim is helping me work through and I am excited now to see improvements come.
Please consider meeting with Tim if you are dealing with chronic pain. You may find what all these other reviewers have found; a surprising recovery of strength and relief from pain.
Thanks so much, Tim!read more
K R
02:15 10 Jul 19
I "tweaked" my back in a spin class in October of '18, that degenerated into at times debilitating leg pain. At 54 on... my way to 55 in the new year, I was fearful that my active life style was over or it would be severely compromised. Through a recommendation given to my wife, I found Tim.
Tim, to the uninitiated and this is my assessment, is a muscle, skeleton, movement specialist. His understanding of the human structure is so deep, that over a couple of sessions, he understood my areas of muscle weakness and we began to strengthen those areas. For me it was primarily the weakness in my hips, that was creating the pain in my legs.
We spoke about my physical activity goals as I get older. How I want my body to work as I age and if you are reading this, you know what I mean. Being active and pain free. Having the body work as nature intended.
Tim does not manipulate bones. He doesn't adjust the skeleton. He gathers information about your body through an in depth questionnaire, that includes a lifetime of activities and injuries. Then he pin points the area of weakness and builds strength from that point.
I am pain free and I am looking to pick up with Tim again after the summer to get even stronger. I missed the ski season with my family this year. I'm not missing another.
I told Tim after our first session, I was going to trust the science. That's where i was with my pain. So I decided to trust Tim and the natural science of the body. I am so happy that I did. For 7 months I lived with back pain, shooting pain down my legs. My legs going numb and wobbly, to being active again and regaining my confidence . Thanks Tim.read more
Mary
18:44 23 Jun 19
Tim is a master at muscle systems and training and far ahead of his time. He approaches the musculoskeletal system in a... manner I have not seen previously, but his methodology is right on and it gets the desired results. I was almost unable to walk because of my plantar fasciitis (foot pain) when I met Tim. He cleared that up and has been working on many other problem areas that have plagued me since high school. I feel better than I have in decades! I recommend Tim without reservation.read more
Matthew Mezo
19:34 10 Jun 19
Tim at LivFit has had a powerful impact on my life. As someone with a disabling leg injury from over 20 years ago, I... have had decades for that injury to compound and create other issues that affected my entire body. Within the first few sessions with Tim I could immediately see and feel my body working more effectively and correctly. After only a few months I could barely remember the original "emergency" issues I was seeing him for and could move onto larger and more chronic problems I had simply learned to deal with. I've been seeing him pretty regularly now for a couple of years and have even been able to improve on my leg disability.
The long and the short of it is this: I would fully recommend LivFit to anyone without a hesitation.read more
l fox
18:07 28 Apr 19
I started working with Tim in November of 2016. I came to him with chronic knee pain, chronic inflammation in my knee... and poor range of motion. As a lifelong skier, I had struggled with knee injuries since my late teens (torn meniscus, torn MCL and arthritis) and chronic pain due to those injuries. I was only able to ski on a limit basis due to the pain and often would be unable to walk the next day due to both pain and inflammation. Two surgeries in approximately 6 years, multiple rounds of PT and was told my next surgery would likely be a knee replacement.
Within approximately 4-6 weeks of working with Tim, all my chronic issues had reduced so drastically and I found myself being able to ski without pain or inflammation. With consistent treatment from Tim, I am living pain-free, skiing a full season and even able to enjoy a ski vacation with 5-6 days of consecutive ski days symptom-free!
I never believed I would be pain-free again in my life but Tim has been a game changer. I am not only pain-free but no longer worried I will need a knee replacement by the time I’m 50 years old!
Thank you, Tim, for your professionalism, compassion and constant dedication to your clients! Thank you also for being so passionate about always learning and enhancing your knowledge of muscle systems care, how it works and how to help people move better to feel better.
Lyn Foxread more
Donna Konkol
17:30 25 Apr 19
My son was a high level, multi-sport athlete most of his life. During the fall of his senior year of high school he... sustained a serious hip flexor injury. He was the starting defensive midfielder on his high school soccer team and his team had their eye on the State Championship. When the doctor told my son recovery would take a few months at best, his entire soccer team was disheartened. After learning about Tim from a friend, I
immediately contacted him. Tim took the time to explain his technique over the phone to both my husband and myself before we even met. At my son's first visit, Tim assessed his injury, worked to activate muscles currently not working around his hip flexor, and gave him a few exercises to work on at home. After only two appointments with Tim (about a week apart), my son started practicing with his team. With Tim's intervention, my son's recovery was substantially quicker than expected; his coach who had sustained the same injury as a kid was in disbelief with the speed of his recovery. And yes, my son was able to get back on the field for both the playoffs AND the State Championship! Tim is very passionate about his work; he is very knowledgeable and takes the time to make sure you understand how best to heal your body and to prevent
further injury in the future. I was most impressed with Tim's sincere level of concern for my son's well-being as he would follow up frequently with a quick call or text. I am now a true believer in the Muscle System Care technique and Tim!read more
Jamie Ambrose
15:10 18 Feb 19
“I was having major pain in my arm due to Tennis Elbow. I’m very active in bootcamp classes and this was keeping me... from doing what I enjoy the most as I could not even use my arm to pick up a dumbbell without feeling discomfort. I met with Tim and began doing arm and wrist exercises to strengthen my muscles that didn’t have pain in this area. Come to find out, I didn’t realize it wasn’t working as it should. I kept up with my exercise homework that Tim gave me on the days I was not being treated and my arm has become so much stronger and the pain has completely gone. I am now able to work out like I normally would and continue to do the things that I love. Tim has made me pain free. I highly recommend him!”
-Jamie Aread more
Manya Makoski
16:39 19 Jan 19
After playing pro soccer for many years and continuing to work out, my body is always in pain. Ever since I started... working with Tim, that has changed. He has helped me get back in to working out without the pain I experienced before. He has helped me to modify and correct movements that was hurting me before. At first I didn't know what to expect, but I feel very comfortable when Tim is working on me.read more