Bellingham, Washington has a new parkour park! The parkour area is just one piece of the surrounding Cordata Community Park, designed by the landscape architecture firm of Robert W. Droll.
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When you imagine the future of parkour, what do you see? I see a world where parkour is practiced by everyone. The math is simple. More coaches means more parkour.
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It’s been another transformative year for Parkour Visions. Here’s what happened and how we recovered.
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Playing with your kids can improve everyone’s physical and mental health. Here’s a “behind the scenes” look at how a parkour coach thinks about creating games.
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On July 3, 2020, Cordelia Storm stepped into the role of Executive Director of Parkour Visions. Please read our letters from outgoing ED Caitlin Pontrella and new ED Cordelia Storm.
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The best games are simple and easy to follow. Check out these 4 movement games to keep your kids active and support learning and development.
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Adults need play, too. Playing with your kids can inspire moment-by-moment creativity and relieve stress.
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Animal movements increase your strength and mobility and can challenge even the most advanced athletes. Most importantly, they’re fun!
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Over the past few weeks, we have seen an immense, long-overdue uprising against police violence. We witnessed our Black community members grieving the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and on and on—thousands of Black lives lost to police violence. And that’s only the tip of the 400-year-old iceberg of white supremacy.
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How to make precision trainers, rail trainers, and a portable pipe kit. This is the quintessential “floor is lava” play set!
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Plyometrics are easy to do at home. Here are 5 easy plyometric exercise progressions you can jump into right now.
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When things feel uncertain, strength training makes me feel strong and capable. This simple home routine can be adapted to what your body needs right now. Start with 5 minutes; if you have more energy, do more!
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A major skill we practice and work to improve upon through movement is balance. There are several ways you can improve your balance today—both your physical ability and in your life.
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If you’re struggling to work out at home, you’re not alone. Here are six important tips for getting started and staying motivated in your home movement practice.
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Here are three questions you can ask to check in with your mental and emotional state just before, during, and after a class or workout. These also can help tune the strength of your body-mind connection and health and bring greater self-awareness that can lead to greater stress management.
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With deep appreciation for her dedicated service and leadership, Parkour Visions is announcing that Executive Director Caitlin Pontrella will be transitioning from her role on the staff to a new role on the Board of Directors.
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It’s been a busy few months for all of here at Parkour Visions, expanding programming, building new partnerships, hosting visiting instructors, and laying the groundwork for the Fall launch of a few projects mentioned in our #MovementForAll campaign and annual fund!
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Last weekend was the 9th Annual North American Womens Parkour Gathering out in Washington DC, drawing 50+ participants over the course of the weekend from 15 different states and all ages. It is one of the only all women-organized and led parkour events in the world, each year changing cities in hopes of reaching new and different demographics.
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In 2018 Parkour Visions faced huge challenges—and made huge leaps forward. Though we started the year with only two classes a week running by the end of the year we had over 25! 90% of our programming was brand new — and ended up directly impacting youth and adult practitioners, coaches, business owners, and enthusiasts from over 30 Seattle neighborhoods, 35 states, and 5 countries!
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Did you know that we are most physically active at age 6? After that we start slowing down, and by age 19 we end up as sedentary as 60-year-olds. Yikes. I mean, by the time students approach the end of high school, almost TWO THIRDS (61-63.1%) don’t attend physical education classes at least once a week, and a majority of those who leave sports during that time often leave active lifestyles permanently….
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