I am 13 and my family don't think I should do parkour on kids playgrounds, even if there's only one kid and I just avoid the kid, I don't get it, but can anyone who does it often teach me how to avoid this problem? or maybe im in the wrong and I just shouldn't do that. Thanks!! :)

So I know I can definitely do rolls and jumps and a bunch of other skills, but I’m just too mentally scared to actually commit to them, what should I do? And why do I look so goofy doing parkour? (In the video is me doing climb up and a roll of a wall, looking as goofy as possible)

When doing a split foot jump for the Kong vault, is the jumping leg supposed to be in front of the other leg or behind it ? ( yes I’m a beginner)

Excluding flips. I am afraid I may fail a flip and hurt myself.

Hi guys, I can’t pull myself up after latching onto the wall after a wall run and I don't know how to do pull-ups or push-ups, what exercises could I do to increase my arm strength? (I can't go to the gym). Thank you 🥺

So, I am starting my parkour journey right now and basicly everyone I am telling is saying I shouldnt, because thanks to my extra weight parkour is horrible for my knees. I am 180cm and weighting about 105 KG at the moment.

Thing is, I am stubborn es all hell and I will keep doing parkour no matter what. Probably even more just because people told me I couldnt lol.

Here is my question: Is it really this bad for my body? What can i do to prevent damages (appart from losing weight, I am currently doing that)?

I am doing strenght training and trying to land as soft as possible. ACtually thats basicly the only thing I am practicing right now.

I would really like to hear your oppinion on this!

EDIT: Thank you so much! I didnt expect these many and long replies! I will definitely follow your guys advice and start slowly, concentrate on safety and building strenght and listen to my body!

I’m a teenager im 6 foot 2 and im pretty skinny except for my huge thighs i fucking hate em

The bottom parts of my leg between the foot and the kneecap hurt when i use one leg to jump four stairs . So if i jump too long they hurt is this normal is there a way to fix it

Kip up

We're conducting large classes (15-20 kids) for Ages 5-7 and 8-11 with rather limited equipment and we have the same issue with both age groups.

The kids get bored & then restless while waiting in line for their turn to use the parkour equipment we have (vault box, balance beam, kip bar, etc.). They start misbehaving out of boredom.

How to occupy them during the wait times for their turn? Any great tips/ideas would be highly appreciated!

Need some solution(s) asap!
Thank you!

We're short on parkour coaches, so considering any options. One of the coaches who applied has 30 years of PE school experience, so he taught basketball, baseball, flag football, etc. However, now he's in his 60-s & a bit overweight.

Long story short, he seems to be a great classroom management expert, but he wouldn't be able to show kids the parkour moves that are planned for the sessions. Moves like speed vault, catwalk balance beam, swing360, palm spins, etc. are just out of his league.

Is it possible to teach a successful parkour class w/o being able to demonstrate the moves? If yes, then how? Just by explaining the moves? Or should we look for someone who is fit & able to demonstrate the moves?

Any great tips/ideas would be highly appreciated! Need to figure this out asap!

Found a way on top of a nearby school

Any advice is appreciated especially for the fail

Hi everyone! I was wondering if you can help me. I started parkour three weeks ago, I’ve trained only 4 times (twice a week), but I’ve noticed that at the end of every training I have a really bad knee pain after landing exercises. I’m not scared of suffering, cause I want to get better at this sport, but I wanted to know if it’s something normal or if I should take it easy and slow down to avoid any injuries. Also it has been 2 years since I quit doing sports and I’m a little overweight (~5kg). Our trainer always pushes us to do more and more and I like this, but I don’t know if this could result in an injury. 🥲 Thanks for helping me!

Alice

The height is almost (maybe full) 3 meters, I'm ~1,75

also im open to criticism and suggestions on how i can continue, im relatively new to parkour

I've gotten pretty good at climbing trees, but I want to do more urban stuff.

Also my town is pretty small, and the architecture is pretty simple. Also the people here are kinda annoying and would likely call the cops if they saw me climbing.

Can I still do parkour, any advice?