Parkourisasportactivitywiththepurposeofmovingfromoneplacetoanotherasefficientlyandquicklyaspossible,usingonlythephysicalskillsofthehumanbody.Itisusedtoovercomeobstacles,whichcanbeanyobstacleintheenvironmentonfencesandstone,topillars,wallsandbarsandcanbepracticedbothinurbanareasandruralareas.

　　FoundedbyDavidBelleinFrance,parkourfocusesonefficientmovementstodevelopthetrainingofthebodyandmind,tobepreparedtoovercomeobstaclesinanemergency.Canalsobeaformofentertainmentorawaytospendyourfreetime.Thissportisalsocalledl’artdudeplacement/theartofmovement/artmovementorevenfree-running.Theterm“parkour”isderivedfromtheFrench“parcoursgocombattant”intranslationmeaning“toovercomeanobstacle”.

　　FreerunningisthetermusedbySebastienFoucaninJumpLondondocumentarytorefertoparkour,termwhichlatercametodescribeasportbasedonacrobatics,differentfromtheoriginaldisciplineLeParkour.

　　Practitionersofthisdisciplinearecalledtracers.Thesportispracticedmainlyinurbanareas,involvingjumpsin,on,throughandaroundobstaclessuchasrailings,stairs,pillars,,trees,buildings,etc..Theyconsiderthiskindoftrainingawayofliberationfromtheconstraintsimposedbyothersportsandonestandardforovercomingtheinducedlimitations.

　　Parkourisclassifiedas“wow!”anextremesports.Practicingthisdisciplinedoesnotrequirewearingspecialequipment,sitesdeveloped,preparedbeforeorotherobstacles.Parkourisverysimple,fluidmovementfromoneplacetoanother,towhichareaddedrunspeed,climbing,jumping,spectacularandefficientmovement,imagination,improvisationandothercomplextechniques.Ifsport“parkour”performedbyyoudoesnotincludeitemslistedabove,thenyouaredoingfitness.