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Imposed versus self-chosen organization during exercise: comparison of two modalities involving randomness, on mental and physical responses.
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Dhote et al.
2026
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European Journal of Applied Physiology
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Computer-generated randomness; Contextual interference; Parkour; Random practice; Street workout
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Purpose: This study aimed to compare the acute neuromuscular and perceptual effects of two types of random exercise sessions: one with a randomly assigned but fixed exercise intensity, and the other with a self-selected exercise intensity. Method: Twenty-seven young healthy participants performed 4 sessions of 24 min of typical exercise sessions in parkour (lower limb) and street workout (upper limb). They did two conditions: Chosen (CHO) in which they were given autonomy on the session, and imposed (IMP) in which they followed a computer-generated random program. Maximal Voluntary Isometric Contractions (MViC) and electromyographic (EMG) activity of flexor digitorum superficialis and vastus medialis were measured before and after. Activity levels (actimetry) were measured during, and subjective feelings were assessed after the sessions. Statistical significance was set at a level of 0.05. Results: Similar strength decreases (– 10 ± 9%) in knee extension were observed in both conditions, as a result of the sessions. A decrease of 8 ± 25% was observed in EMG activity after IMP only in the upper limbs. There were differences in actimetry between conditions. Mental demand was rated 44% higher after CHO. Conclusion: Results suggest that implementing randomness in exercise intensities by means of a computerized generation of exercises order primarily affects effort distribution and perception, and induces similar neuromuscular fatigue as an exercise session with chosen exercises order. This exercise approach may help coaches better regulate the amplitude and distribution of exercise intensity over time, while self-chosen exercise could foster a greater mental demand in athletes.
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Triple Achilles Tendon Injury With Distal Avulsion, Proximal Rupture and Longitudinal Split in a Parkour Athlete: Case Report
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Grassi et al.
2026
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Clinical Case Reports
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Achilles tendon rupture; distal avulsion; longitudinal split; multilevel tendon injury; parkour athlete; surgical repair.
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In unusual lesions of the Achilles Tendon, clinicians should be aware to perform an effective surgical technique aimed to restore anatomy and function. Medical history of the patients is crucial for understanding the type of traumatic mechanism. Unusual traumatic mechanisms may also present an unconventional injury pattern to repair.
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The body of the traceur. Linking morphology and performance in parkour
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Elizondo-Donado et al.
2026
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Journal of Human Sport And Exercise
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L'art du deplacement, Performance analysis, Anthropometrics, Somatotype, Physical conditioning
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Parkour involves overcoming environmental obstacles through running, jumping, climbing, and vaulting, placing high physical demands on practitioners. Although the discipline accommodates diverse body types, anthropometric traits, body composition, and somatotype may influence performance. Previous research has mainly reported basic indicators such as height, body mass, and BMI, leaving gaps in morphological profiling and its relationship with fitness outcomes. This study aimed to characterize the anthropometric profile, body composition, and somatotype of male parkour practitioners and to analyse their associations with standardized physical fitness tests. Twenty-four Spanish male traceurs (23.7 ± 5.6 years; 11.3 ± 4.0 years of experience) were assessed. A predominance of mesomorphy was observed, particularly in more experienced athletes. Significant correlations were found between lower fat mass and superior jump performance (SLJ, CMJ+, 3HPJ; ρ = –0.56 to –0.72, p = .004–.03), between greater leg length and faster sprint times (40 m; ρ = –0.61, p = .02), and between limb girths and improved change-of-direction ability (T-Test; ρ = –0.53 to –0.67, p = .01–.04). These findings underscore the relevance of muscularity and limb proportions for explosive and efficient performance, providing novel reference data for athletes, coaches, and researchers in parkour.
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Comparison of basic motor skills and physical fitness between (pre-)pubertal children from parkour and team sports
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Konushevci et al.
2025
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Frontiers In Sports And Active Living
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Background: Parkour is a modern sport known for daring jumps and moves in urban environments that require exceptional motor skills and various sports-specific techniques. Although it is increasingly popular among children and adolescents, training routines in youth Parkour are still rather driven by personal beliefs and experience of coaches than by evidence.
Purpose: This study aims to analyze basic motor skills and physical fitness of youth Parkour athletes compared to team sports athletes.
Study design: Cross-sectional study with matched-pair analysis.
Methods: Seventeen youth Parkour (12.50 ± 1.80 years) and seventeen team sports athletes (11.90 ± 1.70 years), matched for height and weight, participated in this study. Tests included static (single-leg postural sway = PS) and dynamic balance (Y-Balance test = YBT), jumping (countermovement jump = CMJ, drop jump = DJ, side-hop = SH), muscle strength (planks, pull-ups = PU) and basic gymnastics skills (bridging = BG, handstand = HS, cartwheel = CW).
Results: The Parkour group performed significantly better in the CMJ (p = 0.014), the anterior direction of the YBT (p < 0.001), cartwheel performance (p = 0.019), and pull-ups (p = 0.029) when compared to the team-sports group. Moderate but non-significant differences were observed in PS for the dominant (p = 0.12) and non-dominant leg (p = 0.14) as well as in SH (p = 0.06). No further significant differences were observed.
Conclusion: Children practicing Parkour demonstrated superior performances in certain parameters of motor skills and physical fitness compared to team sports athletes. The findings suggest that Parkour may contribute positively to children's overall physical development. However, more intervention studies with a prospective study design are needed for further recommendations.
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Teaching and Coaching Lifestyle SportsResearch and Practice
Autor
& Beaumont
2025
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Routledge
Tipo de publicación
Libro
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Lifestyle sports have witnessed unprecedented growth in recent years, with it being accepted that these activities can contribute significantly to national sport and physical activity agendas, appeal to contemporary youth culture, and provide an alternative to mainstream achievement sports within school physical education. However, this popularity has led to increased professionalisation and institutionalisation, meaning there is now a demand for educated teachers and coaches to facilitate learning through effective pedagogical approaches. Consequently, Teaching and Coaching Lifestyle Sports: Research and Practice is the first book of its kind to provide both theoretical and empirical insights into the process and practice of teaching and coaching lifestyle sports across school, community, and high-performance sport contexts.
Drawing upon a variety of lifestyle sports including skateboarding, freestyle BMX, parkour, and freeskiing, this book develops readers’ understanding and conceptualisation of the issues, challenges, and opportunities associated with teaching and coaching lifestyle sports. Each chapter, grouped via a broad focus on either teaching or coaching, offers novel perspectives towards current trends, pedagogical approaches, and ‘steps forward’ in relation to lifestyle sports within physical education and sport coaching. This book covers contemporary and important topics within lifestyle sports, such as coach development, enhancing youth sport participation, facilitating athlete learning, and creating a ‘meaningful’ physical education experience. Drawing upon global examples, each chapter generates new knowledge associated with the teaching and coaching of lifestyle sports, while critically discussing areas for future research alongside practical implications for teachers, coaches, and sports organisations.
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Parkour practitioners’ training habits, motives, goals and perceived performance factors: an international approach
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Elizondo-Donado et al.
2025
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Kinesiology
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This study aimed to describe frequent parkour practitioners' training habits, training motives and goals, and perceived performance factors of practitioners from different countries and continents. An ad hoc questionnaire (PARK-Q) was developed in four languages by the research group and validated by active experts with 12-18 years of experience practising and coaching parkour. The PARK-Q is a multidimensional questionnaire that explores demographics, habits, goals, motivation and perceived performance factors from the practitioner's perspective. The PARK-Q presented overall great internal consistency (Cronbach's α=.902) and was answered by one hundred and forty-one parkour practitioners (n=141, 26.2±5.0 years old) from 15 countries and four continents. Parkour could still be considered a masculine action sport with a low level of federated participation, mostly practised outdoors, with friends, in an unstructured way, and learnt freely: with friends, autodidact, etc. Parkour practitioners' motivation mainly comes from within and could be considered Intrinsic Motivation. To parkour practitioners, Precision, Environmental adaptability, and Movement techniques may be considered the most important performance factors, whereas Flip repertoire, Suffering capacity, and Keeping yourself distracted are the least important. Thus, new measuring instruments or assessments that align better with the discipline should be explored, considering the performance factors perceived by international parkour practitioners.
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The Effectiveness of the Specific Fatigue Index in Predicting the Technical Performance Level of Advanced Parkour Gymnasts in Nineveh Governorate
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Hazim & Mohammed
2025
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Al-Rafidain Journal For Sport Sciences
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Artículo de revista
Idioma
Árabe
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effectiveness, fatigue index, Forecasting
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The study aimed to:·Identify the relationship between the specific fatigue index and the technical performance level of advanced parkour gymnasts.·Determine the specific fatigue index's effectiveness (contribution rate) in assessing the technical performance level of advanced parkour gymnasts.·Develop an equation to predict the technical performance level of advanced parkour gymnasts based on the specific fatigue index test.The researchers used the descriptive survey method due to its suitability and the nature of the research. The study population consisted of 65 advanced parkour gymnasts in Mosul. The sample included 50 players, representing 77% of the study population. The study tool included the specific fatigue index test for advanced parkour gymnasts and the technical performance level test in parkour gymnastics (closed field course) designed by the researchers. The scientific validity of the test was established, and the data were statistically processed using the IBM SPSS statistical package. The following conclusions were reached:·The specific fatigue index test showed a significant contribution to the technical performance level in parkour gymnastics, demonstrating good effectiveness and predictive ability for the technical performance level of advanced parkour gymnasts.·A predictive equation was developed based on the specific fatigue index for advanced parkour gymnasts
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Patient Preferences and Functional Outcomes of Forearm Crutches vs Hands-Free Single Crutches After Foot and Ankle Surgery: A Randomized Crossover Trial
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Georg Werner et al.
2025
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Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
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midfoot surgery, hands-free crutch, forearm crutches, postoperative care
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Background: Assistive devices facilitate daily activities and recovery, and are essential for nonweightbearing ambulation after orthopaedic foot or ankle surgery.
This study aimed to compare the usability of forearm crutches (FCs) and hands-free single crutches (HFSCs) during the early postoperative recovery phase in terms of their effects on mobility, speed, safety, range, endurance, personal preference, and quality of life. Methods: This prospective randomized crossover study included 35 participants. Assessments included the 36-Item Short-Form Survey, Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment Questionnaire, and European Foot and Ankle Society Score administered preoperatively and at 2 follow-up examinations. Patients were assigned to either device (FC or HFSC) for the first 3weeks after surgery. The primary outcome was number of stumble events (SEs) during standardized mobility tests. For secondary outcomes (including mobility, speed, and range), patients completed clinical tests such as the 6-minute walk test, stair-climbing test, 10-m walk test, and indoor and outdoor parkour activities. Following the clinical tests, the patients provided qualitative feedback, including personal preference and overall device usage. After switching the devices, the tests were repeated at 6weeks postoperatively.
Results: Although FCs performed better in most mobility tests, patients favored HFSCs because of enhanced comfort and lower perceived exertion. Despite the physical advantages of FCs, patients tended to prefer HFSCs owing to their ergonomic benefits. The quality of life and physical function scores for both devices declined after surgery, reflecting a typical postoperative recovery phase. Younger and male patients generally performed better with HFSCs, whereas female, older, and overweight patients faced more challenges.
Conclusion: FCs outperform HFSCs with respect to mobility, but patients prefer HFSCs due to comfort and reduced exertion although the clinical significance of these perceived differences remains uncertain. This underscores the need for personalized device recommendations to improve postoperative outcomes. This study highlights the complexity of device selection based on individual patient needs and preferences.
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Effect of Two Types of Open-Skill Training on Cognitive Functions: The Case of Parkour
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Grosprêtre et al.
2025
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European Journal Of Sport Science
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attention, executive functions, inhibition, memory, parkour
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The positive impact of physical activity on cognitive functions is well established and varies by exercise type, with open‐skill sports—activities involving high uncertainty—offering distinct advantages. Although team sports are traditionally considered open‐skill activities, parkour provides a dynamic and varied environment. This study compared the effects of indoor team sports (consistent environment) and parkour (varied environments) on cognitive functions. Forty healthy young adults (mean age: 21.5 ± 3 years) were divided into a team sports group (TS, n = 19) and a parkour group (PK, n = 21). Both groups trained twice a week for 4 weeks, with sessions lasting 2 hours each. Cognitive performance was assessed pre‐ and posttraining using the Trail Making Test (TMT), Letter Cancellation Test (LCT), Change Blindness Test (CB), visual memory tests, and short‐ and long‐term memory recall. The PK group significantly improved in TMT and CB tests (p < 0.001), whereas the TS group showed no significant changes (p > 0.05). Both groups improved similarly in the LCT and working memory tests (p < 0.001). However, the PK group outperformed the TS group in long‐term memory tasks (p < 0.001). These findings suggest that parkour's exploratory nature enhances observation skills, visuospatial attention, and long‐term memory more effectively than indoor team sports. Training in diverse environments appears to yield greater benefits for visual and cognitive capacities than practice in static settings.
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Acute effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on postural control of trained athletes: A randomized controlled trial
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Giancatarina et al.
2024
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PLoS ONE
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transcranial direct current stimulation, trained athletes, postural control, randomized controlled trial
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Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is used to modulate brain function, and can modulate motor and postural control. While the acute effect of tDCS is well documented on patients, little is still known whether tDCS can alter the motor control of healthy trained participants. This study aimed to assess the acute effect of tDCS on postural control of parkour practitioners, known for their good balance abilities and their neuromuscular specificities that make them good candidates for tDCS intervention. Eighteen parkour practitioners were tested on three occasions in the laboratory for each stimulation condition (2 mA; 20 minutes)–primary motor cortex (M1), dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) and sham (placebo). Postural control was evaluated PRE and POST each stimulation by measuring Center of Pressure (CoP) displacements on a force platform during static conditions (bipedal and unipedal stance). Following M1 stimulation, significant decreases were observed in CoP area in unipedal (from 607.1 ± 297.9 mm² to 451.1 ± 173.9 mm², P = 0.003) and bipedal (from 157.5 ± 74.1 mm² to 117.6 ± 59.8 mm² P<0.001) stances. As well, the CoP total length was significantly reduced in bipedal (from 3416.8 ± 295.4 mm to 3280.6 ± 306.2 mm, P = 0.005) as well as in unipedal stance (from 4259.6 ± 398.4 mm to 3846.5 ± 468.9 mm, P<0.001), only after M1 stimulation. Relative pre-post changes observed after M1 stimulation were negatively correlated to experience in parkour only after unipedal stance (r = 0.715, P<0.001), meaning that the more participants were trained the less tDCS was effective. No significant changes were noticed after sham and dlPFC stimulation. These results suggested that the modulation of gait performance in athletes following an acute intervention of tDCS is specific to the targeted brain region, and that postures with reduced base of support (such as unipedal stance) were more sensitive to tDCS.
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D1.S5.4(4) Examining event specialism on pre-competition psychological skills profile in Parkour Traceurs
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Strafford & Stone
2026
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Journal of Sports Sciences
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This article focuses on a study examining the impact of event specialism on the pre-competition psychological skills of Parkour Traceurs, athletes who practice Parkour. The study involved 16 experienced Traceurs competing in either speed-run or freestyle events, with psychological assessments conducted before competition using validated scales such as the Parkour Self-Efficacy Scale and Competitive State Anxiety Inventory–2. Results indicated no significant differences in pre-competition psychological profiles between the two event specialisms. The findings suggest that Parkour athletes share similar psychological skill sets regardless of their event focus, highlighting the need for further research comparing Parkour with other lifestyle sports to assess the donor sport concept in athlete development.
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Inspirations of traditional Chinese martial arts Qinggong training for parkour
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Zhang et al.
2026
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Frontiers in Sports & Active Living
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Qinggong and parkour emerged in different cultural-historical settings, yet both address the practical problem of negotiating obstacles efficiently. This study examines how historically situated Qinggong training ideas might serve as heuristic resources for contemporary parkour pedagogy. A cross-cultural conceptual comparative design was applied to a purposively and theoretically sampled corpus comprising Qinggong and Wushu manuals and historical texts, contemporary Chinese Wushu scholarship, parkour sociocultural and pedagogical literature, biomechanical, physiological, and injury-related studies, and relevant movement-science research. Sources were compared in terms of movement problems, technical categories, landing and impact management, balance and environmental adaptation, physical and perceptual demands, and principles of skill progression. The comparison identifies functional and pedagogical correspondences in movement continuity, landing control, constrained-support balance, variable-environment practice, repetitive training, and gradual increases in task difficulty. Five testable applications are consequently proposed for formal parkour coaching: using landing sound as feedback; diversifying fall-management drills; manipulating support-surface and visual constraints; introducing carefully monitored loading–unloading sequences; and sequencing prerequisite, specialized, and integrative tasks. These applications are synthesized in a foundation–specialization–practice framework that progresses from movement literacy and risk management to modular skill development and representative obstacle routes. The identified correspondences provide a theory-building and hypothesis-generating model whose transferability requires biomechanical testing and pedagogical intervention research across age groups, training levels, and cultural settings.
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Climbing the wall to success: how parkour experience shapes athletic performance capacities
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Elizondo-Donado et al.
2026
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The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
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Artículo de revista
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Motor skills; Athletic performance; Exercise
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ACKGROUND: Parkour is a discipline centered on adaptive whole-body movement through complex environments, yet scientific evidence on its physical performance demands remains limited.
METHODS: This cross-sectional observational study aimed to profile the athletic capacities of experienced traceurs, determine whether chronological age or accumulated parkour-specific experience better predicts performance, and explore associations between a parkour-specific task and general physical tests. Thirty-six male traceurs (24.1±5.2 years old; 9.6±4.4 years of experience) completed a test battery including countermovement jump with arm swing (CMJ+), standing long jump (SLJ), triple horizontal plyometric jump (3HPJ), 40 m sprint (Sp40), change-of-direction t-test, and five climb-ups for time (5CUFT). Participants were stratified by age (≤23 vs. >23 years) and experience (≤10 vs. >10 years).
RESULTS: Age was not significantly associated with performance, whereas years of experience correlated positively with SLJ (ρ=0.49, P=0.002), and 3HPJ (ρ=0.45, P=0.006), and negatively with 5CUFT time (ρ=-0.56, P<0.001). The more experienced group outperformed less experienced peers in 5CUFT (P=0.008, PS=0.21). Additionally, 5CUFT performance correlated negatively with CMJ+ (ρ=-0.43, p=0.01), SLJ (ρ=-0.64, P<0.001) and 3HPJ (ρ=-0.65, P<0.001), and positively with t-test (ρ=0.38, P=0.021). Sp40 showed a non-significant positive trend (ρ=0.32, P=0.054).
CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that accumulated parkour practice is more strongly associated with physical performance than chronological age. The level of significance was set at P≤0.05.
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The Effect of Parkour Activities on Specific Physical Fitness and Grit in the Population of Healthy Youth Football Athletes
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Hasyim et al.
2025
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Journal of Population and Social Studies
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Grit; parkour activity; physical fitness; youth
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This study investigates the effects of parkour activity (PA) on physical fitness and grit for youth soccer athletes. True experimental research with a random control trial design for 12 weeks was adopted in this study. There were 78 male youth soccer athletes involved in the experimental (PA, n = 39) and control group (CG, n = 39) groups. The PA intervention program was carried out three times a week for 12 weeks. Pre-post-intervention tests were carried out to assess physical fitness and grit. The results of repeated measures ANOVA showed that there were significant effects of time, group, and time*group interaction on physical fitness (all, p <.05) and grit (all, p <.05). Meanwhile, Student's paired t-test results show that the PA group experienced significant differences scores between pre-and post-test in physical fitness (all, p <.05) and grit (all, p <.05), but in CG the differences were significant only occurred in sprint test 30m (p <.05), Illinois agility test (p <.05), hand grip test (p <.05) and there was no other difference, including grit (p >.05). In conclusion, we highlight that PA is the valid method to promote physical fitness and grit in youth soccer athletes.
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A Comparison of Maximal Acceleration between the 'Tic Tac' Parkour Action, Drop Jump, and Lay-Up Shot in Youth Basketball Players: A Preliminary Study toward the Donor Sport Concept
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Williams et al.
2025
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Journal of Motor Learning and Development
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Adolescents, Team Sports, Athletics, Motor Development, Physics, Scientific Concepts, Physical Activities, Physical Mobility, Foreign Countries
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The aim of this cross-sectional study was to compare acceleration outputs of the parkour-style "tic tac" action with those of the drop jump and the lay-up shot in youth basketball players. A total of 25 participants (17 boys, 13.80 ± 1.30 years of age; and eight girls, 15.00 ± 0.80 years of age) completed three trials of each action while wearing a single inertial motion capture unit with a sampling frequency of 200 Hz, positioned at the lumbar spine. All data were captured in a single session, using the same test order for all participants. Maximum resultant acceleration was calculated from the raw data for each action. Using sex and maturation status as covariates, data were analyzed using a Bayesian one-way repeated-measures analysis of covariance. Results revealed the jump + sex model to be the best fitting (BF[subscript10] = 9.22 × 10[superscript 5]). Post hoc comparisons revealed that the tic tac produced greater maximal acceleration than the drop jump and the lay-up. These findings provide a biomechanical basis for the potential use of the parkour tic tac as an activity that could be used within the athletic development of youth basketball players.
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Musculoskeletal injuries in gymnastics: a review of epidemiology, etiology, and associated factors
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Horvat et al.
2025
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Science of Gymnastics Journal
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Artículo de revista
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musculoskeletal injury, prevalence, incidence, pathomechanics, gymnasts
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Gymnastics encompasses various disciplines, including artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline gymnastics, acrobatics, aerobic gymnastics, parkour, and gymnastics for all. While there are many differences in characteristics, movement execution, and equipment, all disciplines involve brief and high-intensity movements. Athletes achieve extreme ranges of motion and generate and absorb significant forces while performing gymnastic elements. Consequently, gymnasts are prone to numerous injuries, with frequencies ranging from 0.5 to 9.4 injuries per 1000 hours of athlete exposure. The most common types of gymnastics injuries are sprains and strains. In females, lower limb injuries prevail, whereas males predominantly experience upper limb injuries. Specifically, the ankle, knee, and foot are frequent sites of injury in the lower limb, while the shoulder joint, wrist, and elbow are commonly affected in the upper limb. Spinal and head injuries occur less frequently. Identifying factors associated with injuries is important for their prevention. They can be classified as non-modifiable, potentially modifiable,and modifiable. By addressing the latter two groups of factors, we can contribute to reducing the incidence of injuries. The main intrinsic factors linked to injury onset include age, a rapid growth period, previous injuries, joint laxity and instability, limb asymmetry, abnormal muscle stiffness, stress, fear,and lack of focus, while the main extrinsic factors are early specialization, training volume and duration. Most injuries occur during artistic gymnastics routines, especially during the floor exercise. Although more injuries happen during training sessions, the injury rate is higher during competitions. Furthermore, a higher number of injuries is associated with less experienced coaches and inadequate equipment.Preventive measures for gymnastics injuries revolve around training equipment,and healthcare modifications. Optimal landing technique, balanced workload, and comprehensive rehabilitation are crucial, alongside addressing mental and emotional strain.
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The Effect of Parkour Concept on Functional Mobility in Older Adults
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Svobodova et al.
2025
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Studia Sportiva
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Introduction: One of the limiting factors in the quality of life of seniors is the increased risk of falls. We come up with a new type of exercise, modified parkour for older adults. Objective: The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of the Parkour concept on functional mobility in older adults. Patients and Methods: Twenty older adults without cognitive or neurological deficits (> 26 points in the MoCa test) completed a 10-week exercise program. The program included the practice of overcoming obstacles of various shapes and sizes and the practice of fall techniques under the guidance of an instructor. The level of functional mobility was evaluated using the Timed Up and Go test (TUG 1), the Timed Up and Go test Cognitive, and the Timed Up and Go test manual (TUG 3) and functional reach test (Reach) before and after completing the exercise program. Results: Although participants in the parkour intervention program showed good results in the reach test before starting it, they were able to improve significantly. The effect of the parkour concept is not statistically significant for the functional mobility measured by the TUG tests. The difference is small by Cohen’s effect size (d = 0.22 and d=0.26). There was a slight improvement in the functional mobility test without another task (TUG1) and the modified test with another movement task (TUG3). There was no significant change in the modified cognitive test (TUG2). Conclusion: Modified parkour is a new activity that requires more scientific research. For this age group, we consider a positive improvement in any part of physical fitness.
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Generalization of Parkour Skill Trials From Physical Education to Organized Recess in Elementary School
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Cheng
2025
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Physical Educator
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To investigate the generalization of correct parkour skill trials from physical education to parkour recess in elementary school as a function of skill level. Seven 2nd grade classes with 147 children (55 girls) received a 10-lesson sport education parkour season. During the season, children could voluntarily participate in five parkour recess sessions during lunch recess. Children’s voluntary participation in parkour recess was recorded and all skill trials in physical education and parkour recess were collected. There was no difference on voluntary participation in parkour recess between higher- (78%) and lower-skilled (77%) children. Higher-skilled children had higher percentages of correct skill trials than lower-skilled children in physical education (48% vs. 40%, p = .001) and parkour recess (42% vs. 32% p = .002). Most children voluntarily participated in parkour recess regardless of skill level. Parkour recess offered the opportunity to practice the skills learned in physical education.
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The parkour tic-tac action versus the drop jump as part of complex training within the strength and conditioning programme of highly-trained youth basketball players.
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Williams et al.
2024
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Plos One
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This study aimed to examine the effects of two different complex training protocols on physical performance in highly-trained youth basketball players. Fourteen adolescent players participated in twice-weekly sessions over eight weeks, following either the Drop Jump protocol (n = 7) or the Tic-tac protocol (n = 7), performing 1-3 sets of 8-9 exercises. Physical performance was assessed before and after the intervention using jumping tests (CMJ, squat, 10-5 hop jumps), change-of-direction speed (5-10-5), sprinting (0-20 meters), and muscular strength (isometric midthigh pull) tests. The intraclass correlation coefficient of within subjects measures was 0.95. Results showed no significant fixed effects for group or time on performance variables (p > 0.05), with greater variance attributed to measurements rather than group differences. The interindividual response to training was highly variable, contingent on the performance outcome. These findings suggest that the parkour-based Tic-tac protocol can be included in strength and conditioning programs for youth basketball players to enhance sport-specific actions. However, to improve physical performance in young team-sport athletes, it is crucial to address the individual needs of each athlete. This includes acknowledging the highly individualised responses to training stimuli.
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Análisis de las técnicas de parkour de dispersión de energía tras caídas verticales y estudio lesional en parkour: una revisión sistemática y propuesta de intervención en grupo de traceurs pricipiantes
Autor
Castro Gonzálo
2024
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Universidade Da Coruña
Tipo de publicación
Trabajo Fin de Grado/Máster o similar
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Español
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Análisis de las técnicas de parkour de dispersión de energía tras caídas verticales y estudio lesional en parkour: una revisión sistemática y propuesta de intervención en grupo de traceurs pricipiantes
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