Parkour in the Park
On 10 January England was the first country to classify Parkour / Freerunning as an officially recognised sport . This means that it could also soon be practiced in schools after it gained support from both the Youth Sport Trust and the Association for Physical Education , who described it as an exciting and motivating activity .
The objective of Parkour is to find ways to navigate to your destination in the quickest way possible ; utilizing your surroundings to perform stunts and tricks . Not only does it provide you with a fantastic work-out , but is also great to watch for any spectators that may be nearby to admire your skills . ( Parkour is becoming increasingly popular and freerunning skills are even being seen on the big screen in movies such as ‘ Brick Mansions ’ and ‘ Assassins Creed ’).
Goodmayes Park opened their very own Parkour area in August 2011 which can be used for practising ; allowing you to use jumping , balancing and agility to navigate , putting your body , flexibility and reflexes to the test . There are signs located all around the area in Goodmayes Park explaining how to perform key moves and it features a number of units designed to make practising Parkour easy . The park is easily accessible and open to all , bringing in people with a range of skillsets from those who wish to learn to professionals and semiprofessionals .
Come down to Goodmayes and try Parkour for yourself : www . redbridge . gov . uk / goodmayespark