Parkour: Freedom of Movement

Since the 1990's a phenomenal new activity has exploded into the mainstream consciousness. This new phenomena is referred to as "Parkour" or "Freerunning."

With humble beginning parkour has grown, spreading from early life on French city streets. To academic and fitness courses, all the way to live stage shows and movies. Parkour has taken off and has been changing how we see our environment. Now what once was a wall is now a opportunity for movement, the vision of the person on their environment is changed dramatically when they delve into the way of life that is parkour. 

The goal: On a physical level parkour aims to allow you to move freely through and over any terrain, in any conditions. This requires development of the fundamentals of balance, strength, dynamism, endurance, precision, spatial awareness, and creative vision.

What it is: A discipline of self improvement on all levels. An art that reveals both your physical and your mental limits. Allowing you to become the best version of yourself.

Training: With parkour you are not seeking to jump into the art for a few explosive years of practice, but to safely transition into it and continue the lifestyle for as long as possible living a full and healthy life. Your body will not be accustomed to what you will be attempting, and as such starting small and allowing time for your body to adjust and become stronger is necessary. With proper discipline and effort you can accomplish feats you would've never dreamed yourself capable of performing.

Overall: Parkour is a way of life, do not make it a chore. This is not a way simply to improve your physical strength, with parkour you seek to also bolster your mental health. Switch things up, keep it interesting, never turn this into a job you tediously have to perform. Be creative, have fun.