parkour
Obstacle-navigating athletic discipline
Parkour is the athletic discipline of moving through urban environments by running, jumping, climbing, and vaulting over obstacles in the most efficient path possible.
Practitioners treat railings, walls, and rooftops as a continuous course: He did parkour across the rooftops.
The practice originated in French suburbs and spread globally through viral videos.
Also called freerunning, though purists distinguish between them.
Secure storage chamber
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
- climbAscend using effort
roll · tic-tac · muscle-up · gap · swing · dash · quadrupedal · momentum
Quick turning motion
- backflipRearward aerial tumble
- frontflipAcrobatic forward rotation
- somersaultFull-body forward rotation
- twistRotating motion or surprise
spin · aerial · cartwheel · handspring · roundoff · layout · tuck · pike
Power to exert force
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
balance · proprioception · grip · impact · technique · muscle · kinetic · dynamic
Fluid urban obstacle navigation
- jamCooked fruit spread
- spotMark or location
- communityCollective of connected people
- philosophyStudy of fundamental truths
discipline · training · self-improvement · creativity · expression · urban · rooftops
Ease of quick movement
- quicknessState of being fast
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
- fluidityState of flowing freely
- reactivityTendency to chemically combine
precision · gracefulness · mobility · reflexes · lightfooted · swiftness · suppleness · spryness
vault
Secure storage chamber
climb · roll · tic-tac · muscle-up · gap · swing · dash · quadrupedal · momentum · dive
flip
Quick turning motion
- backflipRearward aerial tumble
- frontflipAcrobatic forward rotation
- somersaultFull-body forward rotation
twist · spin · aerial · cartwheel · handspring · roundoff · layout · tuck · pike · gainer
strength
Power to exert force
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
coordination · balance · proprioception · grip · impact · technique · muscle · kinetic · dynamic · plyometrics
freerunning
Fluid urban obstacle navigation
philosophy · discipline · training · self-improvement · creativity · expression · urban · rooftops
nimbleness
Ease of quick movement
reactivity · precision · gracefulness · mobility · reflexes · lightfooted · swiftness · suppleness · spryness · adaptability
rooftops
Upper surfaces of buildings
obstacles · urban · concrete · buildings · scaffolding · gaps · heights · drops · surfaces · architecture
- FranceParis, Notre-Dame, Lyon, croissant, Toulouse
- action-adventurecombat, exploration, treasure, quest, hero
- adventure sportsrock climbing, mountaineering, skydiving, bungee jumping, paragliding
- extreme sportsbungee jumping, skydiving, wingsuit flying, cliff diving, free solo
- fadspet rocks, hula hoops, fidget spinner, mood rings, Tamagotchi
- fitness trendsCrossFit, yoga, spin class, HIIT, bootcamp
parkourstanding still
Absence of motion
immobility · stillness · motionlessness · sedentariness · sedentary lifestyle
parkourgymnastics
Athletic discipline of controlled movement
weightlifting · gym workout · yoga · static stretching · powerlifting