Content

• Steps
• Method 1 of 3: Exercise on your own
• Method 2 of 3: Group Training and Coaching
• Method 3 of 3: Basic Methods for Success in Parkour
• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need

If you've seen someone do crazy jumps over fences and run through town, these highly trained pros are probably doing parkour or freerunning. Parkour is a form of movement in which efficiency and speed are important in order to travel from point A to point B as quickly as possible. Freerunning is somewhat similar, but it also includes aesthetic elements such as flips, flips and other stylistic tricks. Read on to find out where to start when teaching one of these methods.

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Exercise on your own

1. 1 Type in the form. You must have endurance. Work on basic exercises such as push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, and squats. This will provide the necessary base for parkour. According to the pros, you should be able to do 25 push-ups, 5 pull-ups, and squat 50 times to the end to start practicing parkour.
2. 2 Practice landings and flips. Parkour involves a lot of vertical movement, and high jumps can be painful, if you don't know how to land or fall safely, don't do those movements.
3. 3 Practice jumping, jumping, and climbing. These more complex movements will be needed to overcome obstacles in urban environments. As you train more often, you will understand which movements work best for you and develop your own style.
4. 4 Exercise regularly. Like any sport, parkour requires regular training, if you want to achieve something - do not neglect systematic exercises, otherwise you will lose your skills. Train at least two to three times a week, and keep basic skills in mind as you try new elements.
5. 5 Use self-discovery. Practice the techniques you've created, experiment - discover new forms of movement and find new paths and environments to solidify your skills through self-discovery. When you are at peace with yourself, no one will know better what your body is capable of than yourself.
6. 6 Pick a spot and do your best to get there. Start at a slow, safe pace. Work your way from one point to another until you have fully explored the area. Your speed, endurance and ease of overcoming obstacles should gradually increase.
   • This development can take hours, days, or even years, depending on the site you choose, your abilities, and many other factors. It is important to keep going forward, no matter how slowly. This method is the very essence of parkour, it will lay the foundation for understanding this sport.
7. 7 Develop your own style. Overcome obstacles in a way that suits your body and abilities. Common movements that others use may not necessarily work for you. And that's why you shouldn't rely on videos when you want to learn parkour. When you step over this psychological obstacle and rise above the inappropriate standards set by others, you will be able to grow in many ways.

Method 2 of 3: Group Training and Coaching

1. 1 Start training with other people. A small group (2-4 people) will help you learn something useful. As you look at new people, you will see new ways of getting around, discover new routes and hear constructive criticism. Since you already have your own style, other people's ideas will only complement your possibilities.
2. 2 See training as a collaborative effort. Don't let anyone suppress anyone's ideas and set limits. This method is most effective as a form of creative disclosure of new opportunities in a circle of friends. On the other hand, if you have followed someone else's method from the beginning, you may find yourself stuck with a style that doesn't really suit you.
   • Remember, large crowds, while they can serve the same function as small groups of inspiring and discovering new opportunities, are more likely to become staggering crowds of people who quickly jump over obstacles in anticipation of the opportunity for the next big trick. Understanding parkour through knowing yourself will help you avoid this. Personal experience will make the tracer and his parkour unique
3. 3 Find a parkour coach. This option is suitable for those who do not know how to prepare or avoid injury. However, it is highly recommended to train on your own in the beginning. By entrusting your early development to an outsider, you run the risk of taking a path that absolutely does not suit you. A good trainer will help you get started, practice the essential basic elements of parkour, and teach you how to stay safe. A good coach will put you on the path of learning and help you shape your own style, while a bad coach will make you a likeness of yourself.
   • As parkour gains in popularity, more and more people are trying to seize the opportunity and become a coach. Beware of trainers who don't offer their services for free, at least for some time. A good choice is a trainer who is connected to the community and trains himself on the street.

Method 3 of 3: Basic Methods for Success in Parkour

1. 1 Step over easily. Some surfaces are more prone to damage than others. Respect the environment and take responsibility if you accidentally break something. Check the surface you are on, or where you intend to head, before doing anything remotely dangerous there. Most importantly, the surface can be slippery, brittle or unstable, so investigate first. If you slip or something moves / falls from under your feet, the fall can be very painful.
2. 2 Find the right suit. You won't need a lot of things. Just a pair of good running shoes and relaxed clothing that you can comfortably train in.
3. 3 Start by identifying points A and B. Try to sketch a path from A to B. Follow this path and do whatever seems natural to you in this situation. Parkour is not a series of jumps, movements and "tricks". This is a way of moving, and the movement is constantly changing, and no set of memorized movements will be enough to meet the criteria. The best way to determine the fastest way to complete a route is to try different options and try to figure out how it turns out to be more efficient and faster.
4. 4 Develop fluency. It is this quality that distinguishes a tracer from an ordinary stuntman or acrobat. Smoothness is flawless movement from one obstacle to another, until finally they cease to exist for you. Smoothness can be practiced by adding good shape and correct technique, thus creating fluidity in all of your movements. This includes soft landings (as opposed to stomping on landing or falling).
5. 5 Exercise regularly. Always keep your physical shape at your best. Tracers use their entire body to overcome the obstacle. This level of inclusion assumes absolute physical fitness.
6. 6 Practice regularly. Find a place where you can come every day and exercise. It is better that at this place there are various obstacles (walls, rungs, etc.). In general, your goal is to find creative paths through the sea of ​​obstacles, using your body in the right way.

Tips

• Study your surroundings before starting the route.
• Avoid big jumps until you learn to do small ones.
• Wear comfortable clothing. This does NOT mean jeans. Jeans are completely unsuitable for parkour, as they constrain the movement of the legs and are actually much stiffer than they seem.
• If your hands are sore (burning), or if you get calluses after your parkour / freerunning workout, that's not too bad. When they heal, they will get tougher, and next time you can train longer and your hands won't let you down. Due to the fact that the upper layer of the skin has too much stress, it is damaged and when it grows again, it can withstand more stress.
• Don't give up no matter what happens. If you love parkour / freerunning, failure will only teach you how not to do it. Analyze your mistakes.
• Always warm up and stretch. Try to stretch all the muscles in your body. Relax all joints (especially knees and ankles). A good way is to do rotational movements.
• Train your speed and endurance. Parkour is a sport where you have to move quickly and adapt to the environment. Slow motion is not parkour.
• Practice your movements on the floor so that when you start trying your skills in more difficult places, you know exactly what is physically possible for you and what is not.
• Pause when your muscles ache. This means that your muscle tissue has disintegrated from tension, as with any good workout, and the muscles need to be given rest. Eat a chocolate bar and relax.
• Make sure all of your clothes fit securely and securely. You don't need any overlays.
• Be careful under all circumstances! Know your limit.

Warnings

• Always carry your mobile with you. If you or someone else is seriously hurt, you can call for help. This is especially important if you train alone.
• If you have a jump ahead of you and are not sure if you can do it, you better not try.
• Don't try anything colossal if you are hungry, thirsty, or tired. You may faint.
• Scout your route. It would not be very pleasant to climb over the wall and stumble upon something sharp / poisonous / hot / deep, etc.
• You need to be aware of how dangerous this sport can be. If you are just starting out, stay away from rooftops and be in control. Parkour is based on slow progress and body control. Remain safe and in control of the situation.
• The best critic of your abilities is yourself. If you think something has gone wrong, stop and ask someone to help you find a way out of this situation.
• Do not bother others, do not shout when someone is about to perform a difficult element, the person may get agitated and fail the jump.
• Before jumping or performing any other trick, make sure you are safe. It will be very frustrating if your phone falls out during the jump.
• You can fall and hurt yourself, so be very careful.

What do you need

• The minimum amount of clothing, but be decorous. Trousers that do not restrict movement are recommended. Usually, shorter clothing is less restrictive, but remember, the shorter the pants, the more likely you are to get scratched.
• Shoes should be suitable for running and of the right size. It may not be expensive, but it is durable. Don't choose shoes with open toes or heels. We can easily injure our toes, and while broken toes are less scary, pain is best avoided. Shoes that restrict heel movement reduce mobility and prevent you from gaining momentum, which is why you expend more energy.
• Sanity. You have to think about a thousand factors per second, and you need to be able to trust your body and know that your skills and training will help you overcome obstacles.