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Caracterización antropométrica y condicional en deportes alternativos (urbanos)
Autor
Bernal Rendón et al.
2018
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UstaSalud: Revista de la División de Ciencias de la Salud,
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Artículo de revista
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Español
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deportes alternativos, cultura física, capacidades condicionales, antropometría
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Introducción: se entiende al concepto holístico de deporte, como el que implica toda forma de actividad física organizada o no, como expresión y mejoramiento de la condición física y mental, el desarrollo de la sociedad y el alcance de resultados en diferentes niveles; de inclusión social, integración e igualdad de oportunidades para los ciudadanos en general y para el desarrollo sostenible. Además de su importancia en el mejoramiento de la salud pública mediante la actividad física, el fortalecimiento de la dimensión y función de lo educativo, formativo, social, cultural y recreativo, y el fortalecimiento de las relaciones internas y externas de los países. Por tanto, en Colombia y otros países del mundo, se ha suscitado gran interés por la práctica de nuevos deportes que los identifiquen como personas, específicamente en la población joven y universitaria, que hoy en día son conocidos como deportes alternativos o urbanos (Ultime - Frisbee, Monopatín - Skateboarding, Parkour, Porrismo, BMX Urbano, Artes Marciales Mixtas - MMA, Capoeira, Rugby, entre otros). Objetivo: caracterizar aspectos socioeconómicos, antropométricos y condicionales de la población practicante de deportes alternativos. Metodología: estudio observacional descriptivo de corte transversal enmarcado en un paradigma de metodología empírica, aspecto que señala la tradición objetivista del estudio. Se propone el diligenciamiento de una encuesta compuesta de aspectos socioeconómicos; batería de pruebas condicionales (Resistencia, Fuerza, Flexibilidad, Velocidad); batería de test de la composición corporal (Índice de Masa Corporal, pliegues cutáneos, medidas antropométricas). Las disposiciones éticas que favorecen el proceso del consentimiento informado serán reguladas por la Resolución 8430 del Ministerio de Salud de la República de Colombia (1993) y el Comité de Bioética de la Facultad de Ciencias para la Salud de la Universidad de Caldas dio su aprobación. Resultados: se espera un fortalecimiento de procesos investigativos, generar nuevo conocimiento, mejorar los procesos de formación de los deportes alternativos en la región, construir artículos científicos publicables en revistas indexadas u homologadas, socializar la propuesta investigativa y los resultados obtenidos en eventos académicos nacionales e internacionales y fortalecer la comunidad científica colombiana.
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Effects of Generalization of Engagement in Parkour from Physical Education to Recess on Physical Activity
Autor
Coolkens et al.
2018
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Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
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Artículo de revista
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Inglés
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Direct observation; MVPA; motor skill level; transfer.
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To investigate the effect of generalization of engagement in parkour from physical education (PE) to organized and supervised recess on voluntary participation and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA).
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Affordance boundaries are defined by dynamic capabilities of Parkour athletes in dropping from various heights
Autor
Croft & Bertram
2017
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Frontiers in Psychology
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Artículo de revista
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affordances, transitions, movement patterns, landing mechanics, momentum
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Available behaviors are determined by the fit between features of the individual and reciprocal features of the environment. Beyond some critical boundary certain behaviors become impossible causing sudden transitions from one movement pattern to another. Parkour athletes have developed multiple movement patterns to deal with their momentum during landing. We were interested in whether drop distance would cause a sudden transition between a two-footed (precision) landing and a load-distributing roll and whether the transition height could be predicted by dynamic and geometric characteristics of individual subjects. Kinematics and ground reaction forces were measured as Parkour athletes stepped off a box from heights that were incrementally increased or decreased from 0.6 to 2.3 m. Individuals were more likely to roll from higher drops; those with greater body mass and less explosive leg power, were more likely to transition to a roll landing at a lower height. At some height a two-footed landing is no longer feasible but for some athletes this height was well within the maximum drop height used in this study. During low drops the primary task constraint of managing momentum could be achieved with either a precision landing or a roll. This meant that participants were free to select their preferred landing strategy, which was only partially influenced by the physical demands of the task. However, athletes with greater leg power appeared capable of managing impulse absorption through a leg mediated strategy up to a greater drop height.
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Angular momentum regulation strategies for highly dynamic landing in Parkour
Autor
Maldonado et al.
2017
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Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering
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Artículo de revista
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Postural control; center of mass; centroidal momentum; stability; whole-body motion
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Centro deportivo del campus universitario
Autor
Urrestra & Garrido
2017
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Universidad Central del Ecuador
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Trabajo Fin de Grado/Máster o similar
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Español
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Pinchita-Quito, Polideportivo, Alto rendimiento, Arquitectura sustentable, Piscina olímpica, Paredes escalables, Parkour, Traceur, Crossfit, Universidad.
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El presente proyecto se encuentra ubicado en la ciudad de Quito, provincia de Pichincha, en el campus de la Universidad Central del Ecuador. El proyecto busca mejorar el nivel deportivo universitario en un lugar donde se realizan varios deportes entre ellos principalmente la natación, tomando en cuenta un importante antecedente. En la ciudad de Quito como capital del Ecuador, no existe una piscina olímpica reglamentaria para el uso recreativo y de alto rendimiento. Existen varios proyectos que fueron planificados, otros iniciaron una construcción que nunca se terminó. Otros ejemplos son ele uso restringido, o no tienen las medidas reglamentarias. El centro acuático es el punto de inicio del proyecto que parte ele esta realidad ele la ciudad. Un polideportivo que alberga también a varios deportes que se practican en el país y resto del mundo. Se desarrolla en altura en un terreno vacío que pertenece a la Universidad Central que busca vincularse con el equipamiento existente que hay en el campus, creando un lugar dedicado el deporte recreativo y el alto rendimiento.
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Effects of parkour training on health-related physical fitness in male adolescents
Autor
Dvorak et al.
2017
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Open Sports Sciences Journal
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Artículo de revista
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Body composition, Cardiorespiratory fitness, Effects of training, Male adolescents, Parkour, Strength.
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Many children become less active as they age which increases their risk of developing of chronic conditions. Traditional forms of physical activity may not be optimal for them. There is a need for more attractive form of training to try and increase physical activity levels and improve the fitness of children. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of performing parkour training on measures of cardiorespiratory fitness, strength and body composition in adolescents.
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Chronic effect of strength training on vertical jump performance in parkour practitioners
Autor
Da Rocha
2017
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Archives of Budo Science of Martial Arts and Extreme Sports
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Artículo de revista
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strength training, vertical jump, Parkour, Extreme Sports
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Background & Study Aim: Parkour is a typical extreme form of physical activity (EFPA), commonly extreme sport. Parkour can be characterised as a high-intensity sport that demands motor actions like different jump techniques (vertical, horizontal, plyometric, long jumps), running, climbing, crawling and balancing. The aim of the present study was the effects of eight weeks of strength training on countermovement jump (CMJ) performance in parkour practitioners. Material & Methods: Twenty parkour practitioners without any systematic strength training program experience were distributed into 2 groups. The strength training group (SG) performed strength, and conventional parkour training and the control group (CG) only performed the conventional parkour training. Both types of training were performed 2 times per week. Results: The SG practitioners presented a significant increase in CMJ height (p = 0.000194), while the CG did not present a significant increase (p = 0.138). All SG practitioners showed a percentage increase in CMJ height, with a mean variation of 9.9 +/- 0.9%. Conclusions: Strength training increases the vertical jump height of parkour practitioners, which can positively influence performance in this modality. Therefore, the association of strength training with load protocol for muscular hypertrophy can increase the performance in parkour and should, therefore, be encouraged to the practitioners of this modality.
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Feasibility and students’ preliminary views on parkour in a group of primary school children
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Fernández-Río & Suarez
2016
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Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy
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Artículo de revista
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adventure education, physical education, cooperative learning
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Adventure education is an instructional model where students participate in adventurous activities to acquire physical, cognitive, and affective skills. It also has strong connections with cooperative learning. Parkour is a fast-growing sport practiced by thousands of youngsters all over the world. The media does not portray it as an educational content, but resourcefulness, maturity, cooperation, and respect are among its basic principles. It also appears to have a direct connection with risk-taking, self-discipline, and autonomy. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess students' ideas, views, and/or feelings after experiencing a parkour learning unit.
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Energy Drinks Do Not Improve Le Parkour Performance: A Randomized Controlled Study
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Madureira et al.
2016
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Food and Nutrition Sciences
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Artículo de revista
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Caffeine, Double Blind Balanced Design, Sports Performance, Stimulant Drinks
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Le Parkour is a sport where the athletes transpose common day-to-day obstacles in the best possible way. This sport demands elements like strength, focus and decision making; elements supposedly affected by energy drinks, with performance improvement. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of energy drink ingestion on Le Parkour athlete’s performance. Twelve male amateur athletes, mean age of 23.5 ± 2.74, took part in this randomized, double-blind, placebocontrolled study. Subjects were randomly assigned to drink: 250 ml of energy drink, 500 ml of energy drink or placebo. Forty minutes after the beverage consumption, they were evaluated in a specific circuit performance test (time to complete the circuit) followed by a perceived exertion and a circuit technical difficulty evaluation. We also evaluated heart rate in 3 different moments: rest, pre-circuit and post-circuit. All variables were collected in 3 different experimental days. Time, perceived exertion and technical difficulty were higher in the first day compared to the others. Heart rate did not show a difference when we compared the days. Drinking one or two cans of an energy drink did not improve performance of Le Parkour athletes in a sport specific test. It also did not change heart rate or perceived exertion.
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Parkour-Freerunning as a pathway to Prosocial Change. A Theoretical Analysis
Autor
Herrmann
2016
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Victoria University of Wellington
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Trabajo Fin de Grado/Máster o similar
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Inglés
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Parkour/freerunning is a training method for overcoming physical and mental obstacles, and has been proposed as a unique tool to engage youth in healthy leisure activities (e.g., Gilchrist & Wheaton, 2011). Although practitioners have started to utilise parkour/freerunning in programmes for youth at risk of antisocial behaviour, this claim is insufficiently grounded in theory and research to date. In fact, the common misrepresentation of the practice in the media has led to confusion and debate about the nature of parkour/freerunning. In a conceptual and historical analysis, I explore what parkour/freerunning is, and how it can impact on the practitioner. Results from the analysis reveal values, goals and assumptions that parkour/freerunning is built upon, as well as a set of physical, mental, socio-moral and cognitive-behavioural skills developed through the practice. As illustrated by its history, parkour/freerunning has emerged as a highly versatile tool for self-development and change. These insights are used to discuss how parkour/freerunning relates to contemporary frameworks of offender rehabilitation. A comparative analysis demonstrates that parkour/freerunning is largely capable of meeting the standards of rehabilitation practice guided by the Risk-Need-Responsivity model. Moreover, key goals, assumptions and general approach in parkour/freerunning are naturally in line with those in the Good Lives Model of offender rehabilitation. The major overlaps of parkour/freerunning with both frameworks suggest that the practice can increase the individual’s capacity to live a healthy and prosocial life, and reduce the risk of reoffending. Particularly when applied within the GLM, parkour/freerunning offers a pathway to identity formation and transformation. Although this claim is in need of further exploration, I propose that parkour/freerunning can be utilised to enhance the practice of offender rehabilitation as an engaging and easily accessible tool for prosocial change.
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Neuromuscular and electromechanical properties of ultra-power athletes: the traceurs
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Grosprêtre et al.
2018
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European Journal of Applied Physiology
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Artículo de revista
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Electromyography; Force; Free running; H-reflex; M-wave; Parkour; Rate of force development; Twitch; Voluntary activation level.
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Practising a power-type activity over years can shape the neuromuscular profile of athletes. This study aimed at comparing the neuromuscular profile of a non-trained group (NT, n = 10) to power athletes practising Parkour (= traceurs, group PK, n = 11), an activity consisting of jumping obstacles mostly in an urban landscape.
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Parkour como estrategia metodológica para mejorar el patrón fundamental del salto en los alumnos del grado 402 del colegio Tabora Sede B Jornada Mañana
Autor
Villamarin
2017
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Universidad Libre
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Trabajo Fin de Grado/Máster o similar
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Español
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El conocimiento frente a esta práctica llamada parkour, tiene una gran relevancia cuando llega a Bogotá y el resto del país. Se inicia una nueva tendencia deportiva en los jóvenes que consiste en generar emociones por medio de los movimientos y en enriquecer las destrezas físicas, fortaleciendo el cuerpo y formando una mente sana. Le parkour comienza a tener más fuerza en el mundo y sus comunidades empiezan a integrar cada día más integrantes donde el conocimiento de unos es trasmitido a los demás, esto hace que la evolución en esta disciplina sea constante. Algunos de los practicantes con algún tipo de conocimiento sobre actividad física o acondicionamiento adoptan ejercicios y medios de entrenamiento que se vuelven indispensables para sus prácticas cotidianas. La idea de llevar esta práctica deportiva a los colegios surge por la necesidad de ver y transformar medianamente la clase de educación física saliendo un poco de los deportes base, brindando nuevas alternativas de ejercicios que pueden darse y practicarse en cualquier espacio o entorno que se encuentre el estudiante. Al realizar este tipo de actividades en una la clase de educación física se fortalecerá distintas habilidades físicas y este proceso nos enfocamos sobre el salto, como patrón fundamental de movimiento que desde una observación es claro que existen ciertos tipos de falencias en los estudiantes, donde nos permite realizar una descripción detallada del problema.
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Comparación de los componentes de la aptitud física y composición corporal en practicantes de parkour según los años de entrenamiento
Autor
Solano et al.
2017
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Revistas de ciencias del movimiento humano y salud
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The purpose of the study was to compare physical fitness and anthropometric components in parkour practitioners and find out how years of training influence these variables. Methodology: A total of 18 males participated in the study, who were divided in 3 groups based on years of training. Measurements were taken of anthropometric variables: height, weight, skeletal muscle mass, fat mass, body mass index, as well as physical fitness variables: flexibility (hamstring extensibility), power in upper and lower limbs and resistance to explosive force. One-way ANOVA was used for the independent groups and the Tukey’s post hoc normality test was used to determine significant differences, at an alpha level of p <.05. Results: no significant differences were found between the groups in any of the anthropometric variables. However, significant differences were found in the component physical fitness, bipodal horizontal jump (P = .02), CMJUL (Countermovement Jump applied to upper limbs) (p = .01) and CMJ (Countermovement Jump) (p = .00), being the group with more years of training the highest of the three. Conclusions: results showed that body composition in parkour athletes was not influenced by years of practice. However, differences found in physical fitness variables, years of training seem to have effects on performance, especially in the physical power of the lower and upper train.
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Das Phänomen Parkour und Freerunning.
Autor
Schwarzer
2017
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Universidad de Viena
Tipo de publicación
Trabajo Fin de Grado/Máster o similar
Idioma
Alemán
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Introduction: Parkour and Freerunning has a non-typical character. Its non-standardization and self-determination represents an interesting field of research. With this quantitative survey, it is possible to collect sport specific motives. Theses empirical findings help to get some deeper insights in motivational reasons for doing Parkour and Freerunning but as well enable comparison with other sports. Purpose: With the use of questionnaire method, this study aimed to discover ways or types of attractions which relate to the fact of Parkour and Freerunning participation. Furthermore, gathered data of motives were used to compare different groups of people what could point out essential statements. Methods: The so called Berner Motiv- und Zielfinventar (BMZI) was modified and therefor used to collect assessments from 135 study participants who were between 16 and 47 years of age. Via varimax rotation and reliability analyses groups of motives could be factorized and so could its internal consistency be checked. T-Test and U-Test determined significant differences. For testing the correlation hypothesis, the Bravais and Pearson correlation was used. Results: Because of the valuations individual formulations of possible motives and its statistical analysis it was possible to collect a large amount of information about people’s motivations. The outcome shows that especially women’s and men’s motives do not really have a large variation. Test persons who did any kind of sport during their childhood exhibit higher motif-assessments to some extent. Age related, especially the values of self-centered motives decrease. Because the term Parkour “and” or “or” Freerunning is a well-known discussion in the Parkour and Freerunning scene, the motive analysis could show some interesting outcomes as well. Conclusion: All those collected information indicate that, because of Parkour’s and Freerunning’s non-standardization and self-determination, the personal challenge which is seen as a joy of movement is the highest motivation for participating Parkour and Freerunning.
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Parkour injuries presenting to United States emergency departments, 2009–2015
Autor
Rossheim & Stephenson
2017
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American Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Artículo de revista
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Injury; NEISS; Recreation; Traceur.
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Few studies have examined injuries resulting from practicing parkour. The current study provides details on more parkour-related emergency department visits than existed in the combined research literature.
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Special Physical Preparation of High Schoolers for Performing Parkour Exercises
Autor
Kravchuk & Trostianskyi
2017
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Teorìâ ta Metodika Fìzičnogo Vihovannâ
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Artículo de revista
Idioma
Ucraniano
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abilities, coordination, parkour, strength, high schoolers, physical training, speed
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The objective is to ground and develop a methodology of special physical preparation of high schoolers for performing parkour elements, and to experimentally verify its effectiveness. Materials and methods: Kharkiv secondary school No. 84 served as the grounds for the study. The participants in the study were boys aged 15-17: 10 persons – in the reference group, and 10 persons – in the experimental group. The methods of the study: theoretical analysis and collation of scientific and methodological literature; pedagogical observation; video recording; biomechanical analysis; talks with experts; pedagogical experiment; mathematical and statistical methods of research materials processing. Results: The experimental group showed positive improvement in the balancing technique from 3.5 points before the experiment to 6.3 after the experiment (p < 0.05); a considerable increase in points in the jumping technique, including jumps onto the wall bars hand-gripping its edge, jumps into landing with a roll, and jumps over obstacle – from 2.9, 4.2 and 4.6 points respectively at the beginning of the experiment to 5.9, 6.7 and 7.8 points respectively after the experiment (p < 0.05); positive significant improvement in the wall bars running results – from 3.2 points at the beginning of the experiment to 6.7 after the experiment (p < 0.05). Conclusions: special sets of exercises have been designed to develop and improve these abilities in parkour, and the effectiveness of the designed methodology has been experimentally verified. The study has proved that, when used in physical training of high schoolers, the special sets of exercises intended to develop parkourists’ speed, strength and coordination abilities contribute to a significant increase in the level of the technique of execution of the main parkour elements.
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Performance characteristics of Parkour practitioners: Who are the traceurs?
Autor
Grosprêtre & Lepers
2016
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European Journal of Sport Science
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Artículo de revista
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Gymnastics; counter movement jump; drop jump; eccentric; squat jump; standing long jump.
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Parkour is a modern physical activity that consists of using the environment, mostly urban, as a playground of obstacles. The aims of this study were (i) to investigate age, anthropometric and training characteristics of Parkour practitioners, called 'traceurs' and (ii) to assess jump performances and muscular characteristics of traceurs, compared to those of gymnasts and power athletes. The mean age of the population of traceurs studied (n = 130) was 19.4 ± 4.3 years, women represented 12.4% of the total field and mean training volume was 8.1 ± 0.5 hours/week. Vertical and long jump performances were analysed on smaller samples of participants (four groups, n = 15 per group); and eccentric (-90° s(-1), -30° s(-1)), concentric (30° s(-1), 90° s(-1)) and isometric knee extensors torques were evaluated by means of an isokinetic dynamometer. Traceurs showed greater (P < .01) drop jump performance (64.9 ± 1.5 cm) than gymnasts (60.9 ± 1.1 cm) and greater (P < .001) counter movement jump with arms (59.2 ± 1.5 cm) than power athletes (53.0 ± 1.4 cm). Standing long jump performances were greater (P < .05) for traceurs (282.7 ± 5.2 cm) compared to other athletes (gymnasts: 273.9 ± 7.3 cm; power athletes: 261.3 ± 6.7 cm). Eccentric knee extension torques were greater (P < .05) for traceurs compared to other athletes. This study revealed that Parkour training induces major development of jump and muscular skills. The use of such training has several practical applications as it provides a better resistance to high eccentric load and helps reinforce musculoskeletal structures.
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Bridging the gap: parkour athletes provide new insights into locomotion energetics of arboreal apes
Autor
Halsey et al.
2016
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Biology letters
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Artículo de revista
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Inglés
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climb; jump; locomotion; metabolic rate; primate; tree-sway.
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The tree canopy is an energetically challenging environment to traverse. Along with compliant vegetation, gaps in the canopy can prove energetically costly if they force a route-extending detour. Arboreal apes exhibit diverse locomotion strategies, including for gap crossing. Which one they employ in any given scenario may be influenced by the energy costs to do so, which are affected by the details of the immediate environment in combination with their body size. Measuring energetics of arboreal apes is not tractable; thus our knowledge in this area is limited. We devised a novel, custom-made experimental set-up to record the energy expenditure of parkour athletes tree-swaying, jumping and vertical climbing. The latter strategy was vastly more expensive, indicating that when energy economy is the focus arboreal apes will prioritize routes that limit height changes. Whether tree-swaying or jumping was most economical for the athletes depended upon interactions between tree stiffness, the distance to cross, number of tree-sways required and their own mass. Updated analysis of previous interspecific correlations suggests that whether the relative costs to vertical climb are size-invariant across primate species is complicated by details of the climbing context.
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Comparación de los componentes de la aptitud física que caracterizan al parkour en un grupo de practicantes costarricenses según los años de entrenamiento
Autor
Solano
2016
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Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Tipo de publicación
Trabajo Fin de Grado/Máster o similar
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Español
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Compara los componentes de la aptitud física y la influencia de los años de entrenamiento, en un grupo de practicantes de parkour. La muestra fue de 18 sujetos de género masculino. Se midieron las siguientes variables antropométricas: talla, peso, masa músculo esquelética, masa grasa, índice de masa corporal; y para evaluar la aptitud física, las pruebas que se aplicaron fueron: sit and reach modificada, salto horizontal a pies juntos, salto de contra movimiento adaptado a miembros superiores, salto partiendo de media sentadilla, salto de contra movimiento, salto vertical desde una caída de altura, salto vertical con gesto técnico de parkour y saltos continuos con una duración 15 seg. No se encontró diferencia significativa entre los grupos en ninguna de las variables relacionas a la composición corporal. Se encontraron diferencias significativas en las pruebas de salto horizontal de pies juntos y en la prueba salto de contra movimiento adaptado a miembros superiores. Los resultados encontrados sugieren, que la composición corporal manifestada en los atletas de parkour no se ve influenciada por años de práctica, sino, por las demandas físicas que exige esta actividad; en caso contrario, el rendimiento en la pruebas de aptitud física aplicadas en este estudio, se encontró, que los años de práctica y la experiencia acumulada por el entrenamiento, van a influir en el rendimiento de los atletas analizados.
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Perfil antropométrico, condición física y diferencias por nivel de rendimiento en practicantes de Parkour
Autor
Abellán-Aynés & Alacid
2016
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Archivos de Medicina del Deporte
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Artículo de revista
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Español
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Parkour, rendimiento, antropometría
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Introducción: Los objetivos del presente estudio fueron determinar el perfil antropométrico y condición física de los practicantes de Parkour y establecer diferencias en función del nivel de rendimiento.
Método: Trece practicantes de Parkour participaron en este estudio. Se valoró la agilidad, extensibilidad isquiosural, distancia de salto horizontal, altura de salto vertical, potencia de salto vertical, estimación del consumo de oxígeno máximo, composición corporal y somatotipo con un batería de seis test. Se llevó a cabo, además, un test específico que simulaba una situación de competición para establecer los dos grupos (A: mayor rendimiento; B: menor rendimiento) en función de los resultados obtenidos.
Resultados: Los grupos A y B obtuvieron, respectivamente, un somatotipo de 1,7-5,3-2,5 y 2,2-4,2-2,8; 7,50 ± 0,52 y 8,67 ± 2,13% en porcentaje de masa grasa; 47,44 ± 2,03 y 45,91 ± 2,68% en masa muscular esquelética; 12,47 ± 0,70 y 12,53 ± 1,21% en masa ósea; 72,80 ± 11,01 y 55,19 ± 6,06 ml•Kg-1•min-1 en consumo máximo de oxígeno estimado; 14,36 ± 0,47 y 15,29 ± 0,44 s en el test de Illinois (agilidad); 13,77 ± 5,20 y 7,86 ± 12,70 cm en sit and reach; 50,09 ± 3,47 y 37,19 ± 4,82 cm en altura de salto vertical; 2.820,84 ± 453,72 y 2.105,84 ± 237,24 W en potencia de salto vertical y 2,97 ± 0,71 y 2,60 ± 0,22 m en distancia de salto horizontal. Comparando ambos grupos, el A obtuvo valores significativamente inferiores en ectomorfia y superiores en mesomorfia, estimación del consumo máximo de oxígeno, agilidad, distancia de salto horizontal, potencia y altura de salto vertical.
Conclusiones: Tras determinar el perfil antropométrico y condición física, observamos que el salto vertical se presentó como el parámetro más importante en el rendimiento en Parkour, además de otras variables como el consumo máximo de oxígeno, la potencia de salto vertical, la distancia de salto horizontal, la mesomorfia y la ectomorfia.
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