WHAT IS PARKOUR PROGRAMS? TRULY FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT TRAINING DELIVERED IN DIVERSE, ADAPTABLE MODULES, ALL DESIGNED TO GET YOU MOVING. Programs is a revolutionary modular training concept containing the practical strength, mobility and movement training of parkour, also known as freerunning. It s a complete fitness program, a continuum from core movement skills to advanced patterns and concepts, for health clubs who want to give their members a dynamic and life-changing approach to holistic movement. There s nothing like it. Parkour is a truly practical training discipline that offers a natural method of bodyweight exercises. We get people to step outside their comfort zone learning the fundamental motor skills and healthy biomechanics that lead to fitness, mobility, health and longevity. Our Programs are the result of decades of training, research and practical experimentation by the pioneering experts of Parkour Generations, founders of the globally-recognised ADAPT Parkour Coaching certifications and world-leaders in parkour education and performance. Learn the skills, drills and exercises that make parkour practitioners the most all-round capable athletes in the world.
BENEFITS OF PARKOUR NATURAL AND HOLISTIC MODULAR PROGRAMS THAT RESTORE THE MISSING LINK OF MOVEMENT TO ANY TRAINING ENVIRONMENT Transformative discipline that will engage your body and mind to reveal your true physical potential. Enhances joint position sense, proprioception and awakens the nervous system, improving balance, strength, coordination, agility, endurance, flexibility, mobility and power output. Develops instinctive, natural movement supported by fascial tension and muscle elasticity. Helps you master your fear, build self-confidence and overcome your limitations. Master your movement: move freely, easily and naturally. Burn calories, build a strong, lean and supple body that can adapt to any challenge. Offers natural bodyweight training that aligns with the original function of the human body. Provides both high impact and low impact training, improving bone density, body tension and resilience.
A MORE FUNCTIONAL APPROACH TO FITNESS Parkour evolved from simple, practical movement skills including running, jumping, vaulting, climbing, swinging, brachiating and crawling. The Programs are composed of Modules which comprise the core competency areas of parkour movement, including: CLIMB JUMP MODULES FLOW GROUNDWORK BALANCE The Modules are composed of individual drills or activities which generally increase in complexity and/or difficulty as one progresses through the training. These drills are designed to be trained individually at first and then in conjunction with other drill areas to create patterns of movement which can be applied to variable terrain.
OUR STARTER MODULES ARE FUN, SCALED AND FLEXIBLE, EACH OF THEM FOCUSING ON A SPECIFIC AREA OF NATURAL MOVEMENT SKILLS FLOW IS THE ULTIMATE FLUID MOVEMENT TRAINING MODULE. BASED ON DEVELOPING TRUE AGILITY, FLOW ENABLES YOU TO TAKE CONTROL OVER YOUR BODY AND MOVE THE WAY YOU WANT Using the body s natural abilities, strength, coordination, balance, spatial awareness and power are put to the test in overcoming obstacles and adapting to movement challenges. The Module focuses on combinations of highintensity, aerobic, athletic movements and routes. Run, jump, over, under, through... Flow!
JUMP IS A TRAINING MODULE BASED ON ONE OF THE ESSENTIAL HUMAN LOCOMOTION SKILLS: JUMPING. Jumping is a sophisticated and holistic explosive skill that engages the entire nervous system, most of the major muscle groups and connective tissues, and draws on fascial tension to exert your strength as quickly as possible. Jumping is an incredibly effective way to increase your power, strength, coordination, agility, range of motion and impact absorption abilities. The program covers every method and form of jumping, including plyometrics, and applies them to actual movement tasks.
GROUNDWORK IS A NATURAL METHOD OF TRAINING INSPIRED BY THE QUADRUPEDAL TRAINING SYSTEM USED FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS TO STRENGTHEN THE BODY AND MIND OF PARKOUR ATHLETES. GROUNDWORK is a system of bodyweight, low-gait locomotion and travelling forms used by parkour practitioners for over twenty years and perfected in Parkour Programs. GROUNDWORK draws on the primitive movement patterns observed at the earliest stage of humankind. Since the first step of human evolution, we have naturally been crawling, squatting and moving around on four limbs. This is the root of all locomotion movement before our body can stand up and combine movements in high gaits, and it s how we learn to develop contra-lateral movement and builds the foundation for efficient biomechanics.
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT MODULES: BALANCE is a holistic program that encourages mindful movement through proprioceptive and mobile balance training, reconnecting body and mind and reducing stress. BRACHIATE encapsulates the unique swinging and brachiating patterns devised by parkour practitioners moving through their urban or natural environments, reminding us of our primate heritage and movement capacity.
CLIMB is a training program based on climbing and traversing movements which enable us to transfer our bodyweight up and across varied terrain with fluidity, grace and ease. AGILITY is the expression of our incredibly varied movement ability as humans, based on rotations, flight, spatial awareness and multi-planar motion.
PARKOUR IS MOVEMENT FOR EVERYONE ADAPTING TO FIT YOUR UNIQUE ANATOMY, BACKGROUND AND PSYCHOLOGY FUN Engaging / Enjoyable / Inspirational PHYSICAL EMPOWERMENT Challenging / Intense / Energetic WELLBEING Holistic / Natural / Balanced
HOW DO WE START? 1 STARTER MODULES FLOW / JUMP / GROUNDWORK 2 LICENSING Annual license fee, per club eficient saving discounts for volume 3 ORDER YOUR EQUIPMENT PARKOUR PROGRAMS offers a bespoke range of equipment to enhance the training and delivery of each Module and to create more diverse options for movement challenges 4 GET YOUR COACHES CERTIFIED Attend our initial certification course and become an official PARKOUR PROGRAMS Instructor 5 6 7 LAUNCH: BE A PART OF THE MOVEMENT REVOLUTION! Get your customers moving like never before CONTINUING EDUCATION Keep up to date with the further Modules CLIMB / BALANCE / BRACHIATE / AGILITY QUALITY CONTROL / ASSISTANCE Regular quality control checks by PARKOUR PROGRAMS personnel Stay on point: PARKOUR PROGRAMS Master Trainer sessions
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