Parkour Injuries

Anyone ever got injured while doing parkour? I would like to think it's pretty safe but unfortunately accidents do happen. Then again you can break your leg while riding a bike, or playing frisbee, so that accident should only be something that happened because you were playing parkour specifically and it had to do with things that parkour forces or encourages you to do.

Don't be afraid to go all out when you are learning because that is how you learn the best. Find some good Parkour Training and let it rip! One good way is to stretch, like in yoga classes.

Parkour Is Awesome

I just started doing parkour, well learning how to do it, I wouldn't say I'm actually 'doing it' as much as just failing over and over. That's really what learning is though, failing constantly until you reach the point of not failing anymore. I think some of the best parkour athletes probably have failed 100 times more often than those who aren't any good and that only stands to reason because they eventually got past that level and excelled.

I've been looking for some good parkour shoes but haven't really found any. I think someone needs to come out with a specific type of shoe for parkour, but maybe they already are, or will once it gets bigger. Now free running is bigger in the US from what I can tell but I don't think it will stay that way, at least the gap won't be as big. Parkour is a bigger thrill ride from my experience and I think people will one day realize that and it won't stop them from gaining the love of parkour like I have and like so many others I know have as well.