Q&A for How to Parkour

Without roll, it's safe to jump from 2m (6.6 feet). With a roll, experts can safely jump from 8m (26 feet). When you are jumping on dirt (or grass) you can jump higher If you are an amateur, don't jump from a height of more than 3.5m (11.4 feet), even with a roll.

Of course! Short people can do this just as well as tall people.

Anyone can do Parkour. Start with the basics, and progress to the more advanced moves.

Start small. Get yourself comfortable with doing something easy, then gradually make it more difficult. This will give you the confidence you need to give your best.

Build up your leg muscles by doing exercises for the thigh and calf muscles. The Tapp brothers have a video about this on their YouTube channel.

It will help because it's exercise that will get you in shape. Any type of exercise is good for Parkour.

Well, your bones are supposed to be inside you, so if you can see it outside, then yes. I'd say you did something wrong. You should see a doctor immediately.

When you wall run, get up a good amount of speed and jump upwards onto the wall from a distance, (not straight into the wall). Use your toes to push yourself up the wall and keep your strides wide.

Of course! Just because most people you see doing parkour online are men doesn't mean that women can't or don't do it.

Parkour can be done anywhere. It doesn't matter if you are in the countryside or in a urban area. You can start with small things like volting over a small fence, and then a picnic table.

Not unless you are working with a wet surface, which you should not be doing in the first place.

There is no certain weight, but you might want to slim down if you're a bit overweight or gain some weight if you are underweight. You can always practice less advanced but essential parkour before you go on to things that you "should have a certain weight" for.

Try skate parks. There you will find bars, benches and small obstacles which you can start off with. Plus, it's great fun hanging out near the skaters and your skills are complementary.

This advice is universal, and can help anyone regardless of their age.

Start with the safety vault, and then the monkey vault (aka catpass).

Try jumping onto the obstacle, and then putting some more force to clear it. You can start practicing vaults on your sofa's arm; this way, if you make a mistake, you will not get hurt.

There is nothing wrong with that. It is, in fact, a good thing, because you already have a head start in Parkour.

That's fine, try to join a Parkour group in your area or train with your friends. That way you can help each other.

As you go to jump fling your arms down and remember to keep your balance because if you land wrong it could seriously injure you.

Of course, anyone can do parkour. It just requires determination and patience. You can always slim down. If you are really desperate to lose some weight, you can practice less advanced but essential parkour moves and treat them as exersice to slim down.

Yes. You will probably still be able to climb objects with gloves, but the grip of your hand will be more familiar to you than the grip of your gloves.

At first, you'd want to train on mats or grass because they'll soften your landing. If landing isn't an issue, you might want to try urban areas because they usually have many obstacles. Once you have technique down, you may want to consider training in different types of terrain: urban areas, the countryside, forests, and flat areas without many obstacles.

Yes, but doing the parkour roll will hurt your shoulders if you do it on a hard surface (concrete, hard grass, etc.). Start out slowly and then build up to the harder tricks.

Yes, anyone can do this. You can start training on your own or find a local parkour school/community.

Go to any clothes shop. All you need is a pair of joggers and a shirt. Primark is a good place to go for some cheap ones.

There isn't really an expert level, but there are professionals. To be a professional you need to practice, and it takes roughly 2 years.

You should be able to. Try doing short distances at first and see how it goes. Training in parkour may actually help with your asthma, but make sure you know when to stop and always take your inhaler with you.

Unless you have a shoulder problem, safety rolls (shoulder rolls) shouldn't hurt. Your method might be wrong, so check some online tutorials. If, after that, your shoulder still hurts while performing safety rolls, you might need to find someone who does know how to do them and ask that person to critique your form.

Experts can usually run about 3 steps vertically. It's best to start with one step that pushes you in the direction you want to go (though this depends on whether you are doing a vertical or horizontal wall run). There are many tutorials on YouTube on how to wall run.

It takes time and practice to get up fast.You will gradually find it less challenging the more you practice.