STARTING PARKOUR
This is a comprehensive library for getting starting with parkour! If you have any questions about next steps, feel free to reach out to us. These sections are being updated as new information and resources become available.
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Education
Training Resources
Equipment
Certifications
A.D.A.P.T.
American Parkour
Apex Movement
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Training Resources
Learning About Parkour
Books
Parkour Roadmap
Breaking the Jump
Parkour Strength Training
Videos
Jump London
Queen City
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Training Parkour
Parkour Movements
Basic Movements
This is an excellent breakdown with thorough tutorials for many fundamental parkour movements courtesy of Parkour Visions Leap to Lead project.
Acrobatics
Beginner acrobatics tutorials.
Strength & Conditioning
Complete Beginner
Beginner with movement experience
Intermediate
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Training Outdoors
Important Information
Enriching Public Space
Build a Parkour First-Aid Kit
Weatherproof Training
Strength & Conditioning Outdoors
Apex Training
Parkour Visions Training
Training at Home
Home Training Equipment
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Equipment
Shoes
Parkour Shoe Breakdown by HUB Parkour
Comprehensive 2022 Parkour Shoe List
What to Look for in a Parkour Shoe
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DIY Obstacles
DIY Equipment Building - PKV
SturdyMade Community
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Obstacles for Purchase
APK Equipment
Movement Creative Equipment
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Online Resources
SPRC Training Methodology
Obsidian Gathering 2021
Virtual round table discussing challenges facing BIPOC community members
ASL Parkour Series
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Additional Resources
The Adolescent Health Knowledge Committee is a special group that discusses topics in parkour on a monthly basis that gathers to advance issues around physical health & development, mental health & mindfulness, injury recovery, inclusivity, disability support, drug abuse prevention, eating disorder prevention, and academics. This committee is led by Kyle Neumann. Articles have received explicit permission from the author(s) or through the fair-use doctrine.
Physical Health & Development
Mental Health & Mindfulness
- Neufeld, Gordon – Hold Onto Your Kids (Excerpts)
- Abbott, Brianna – Children As Young As 8 Should Be Screened For Anxiety
- Kelley, Margaret – Moving Like A Kid Again
- Clegg, Jennifer – An Existential Phenomenological Examination
- Carson, Jacob – Parkour and Intrinsic Motivation
- McGurran, Alice – How Parkour Protects Mental Health
Injury Recovery
- Kelley, Margaret – Moving Like A Kid Again
- Gavin, Mary – Dealing With Sports Injuries
- Halloran, Michelle – Helping Teens Avoid Overtraining and Other High School Sports Injuries
Inclusivity
- Clegg, Jennifer – An Existential Phenomenological Examination
- Tran, Alan – Healthy Parkour Community Guidelines
- Popejoy, Alice – Increasing Number of Women & Girls In Parkour
- Evitt, Blake – Diversity in Parkour
- Pontrella, Caitlin – If You Let Me Play
- Goshman – Make Your Community More Inclusive
- Hall, John – Definitions of Inclusive Practice
Disability Support
- Healy, Sean Et Al – The Effect of Physical Activity Interventions on Youth with ASD
- Sarris, Marina – Challenge of Physical Fitness for People with Autism
Drug Abuse Prevention
- Elliot, Diane – Intervention and Prevention of Steroid Use in Adolescents
- Mulcahey, Mary Et Al – Anabolic Steroid Use in Adolescents
- Pittman, Genevra – Young athletes Use Fewer Drugs, but More Alcohol.docx
- Denworth, Lydia – The Outsize Influence of your Middle School Friends
- Duncan, Tracey – Sober Curiosity is Being Revolutionized (TikTok)
Eating Order Prevention
- How Do You Talk About Eating Disorders
- Golisano Children’s Hospital – How Educators and Coaches Can Help (Eating Disorders)
Academics