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Parkour

Parkour (aka free running) is an extreme urban sport that's all about getting from point A
to point B, no matter what stands in your way [source: StreetParkour.com]. That can
mean scrambling over walls, leaping between buildings, or jumping off a roof.

Parkour itself is not illegal, but if you practice on private property, you can get cited, fined,
or even arrested for trespassing, depending on local laws [source: StreetParkour.com]. It
can be a high-risk activity, which is why in some situations a traceur -- someone who
does parkour -- can end up in legal trouble. Sometimes, traceurs get off with a slap on the
wrist while other times, they end up having to appear in court.

For the more adventurous city dwellers, parkour will definitely give you a thrill. A
combination of jumping, climbing, crawling, and running across a city and its buildings, it
is definitely not for the faint-hearted! You’ll also need more preparation that with other
urban sports in order to partake safely and also build up the muscle, endurance and
mental attitude needed. However, it will definitely get both your adrenaline and blood
pumping for a great workout. There are groups around the world and plenty of information
available from the World Freerunning Parkour Federation.
Equipment

Parkour is practiced without equipment of any kind. Practitioners normally train wearing
light, non-restrictive casual clothing.[62][63] Traceurs who wear gloves are rare—bare hands
are considered better for grip and tactile feedback.[64][65] Light running shoes with good
grip and flexibility are encouraged because they allow for more natural and fluid
movements[66]. Practitioners often use minimalist shoes, sometimes as a progression to
bare feet, for better sensitivity and balance, while others prefer more cushioning for better
absorption of impacts from large jumps.[67] Barefoot training is done by some for
movement competency without gear—as David Belle noted, "bare feet are the best
shoes."[68] Various sneaker manufacturers have developed shoes specifically for parkour
and freerunning. Many other companies around the world have started offering clothing
targeted at parkour.[69]

Risks :

1. Trespassing
Parkour is not widely practiced in dedicated public facilities. Although efforts are being
made to create places for it, many traceurs do not like the idea, as it is contradictory to
parkour's values of adaptation, creativity, and freedom.[70] Traceurs practice parkour in
both rural and urban areas such as gyms, parks, playgrounds, offices, and abandoned
structures. Concerns have been raised regarding trespassing, damage of property,[71] and
use of inappropriate places such as cemeteries.[72] Many parkour organizations around
the globe support the Leave No Trace initiative, an urban version of the outdoor
conservation ethic created by the Seattle nonprofit Parkour Visions in 2008, promoting
safety, respect for the spaces used and their other users, and sometimes includes picking
up rubbish to leave areas in better condition than they were found.

2. Injuries and deaths


Concerns have been raised by law enforcement and fire and rescue teams of the risk in
jumping off high buildings.[78] They argue that practitioners are needlessly risking damage
to both themselves and rooftops by practicing at height, with police forces calling for
practitioners to stay off the rooftops. Some practitioners of Parkour agree that such
behaviour should be discouraged.
Because parkour philosophy is about learning to control oneself in interaction with the
environment, many parkour experts tend to view serious physical injury as a deviation
from true parkour. Daniel Ilabaca, co-founder of the World Parkour and Freerunning
Federation, said "Thinking you're going to fail at something gives you a higher risk of
doing just that. Committing to something you're thinking or knowing you will land gives
you a higher chance of landing or completing the task."[84] There is growing evidence that
parkour techniques can reduce injury rates when landing, compared to traditional sport
techniques.[85]
American traceur Mark Toorock said injuries are rare "because participants rely not on
what they can't control – wheels or the icy surfaces of snowboarding and skiing – but their
own hands and feet," but Lanier Johnson, executive director of the American Sports
Medicine Institute, noted that many of the injuries are not reported.[86]

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2017/09/11/urban-sports-to-try-for-
city-living-fitness-fans/
https://adventure.howstuffworks.com/outdoor-activities/urban-sports/10-urban-sports-
arrested2.htm
BMX biking

Ever since 1970s, a new type of bicycles appeared on the market, spreading across the
popular culture like a storm and providing millions of people around the world (mostly
younger bicycle drivers) an opportunity to drive their bicycles in a brand new way. These
were BMX (short for “bicycle motocross”), bicycles that were created in early 1970s as a
cheap and easy alternative of motocross, popular sport that gave idea to the cyclist of
Southern California to mod their own bicycles and create light and versatile bicycles that
could easily be used both in urban and dirt track environments. These early BMX
bikes were able to be driven fast across motocross terrains and purpose built tracks,
preform tricks, and were a focus of attention of the Californian young adult audience that
found those bikes a great alternative to the expensive motocross motorcycles.

The popularity of those early BMX bikes exploded with the release of the 1972 motorcycle
racing documentary "On Any Sunday", which inspired youth across entire United States to
start building their own version of light off-road bicycles. Not long after, bicycle
manufactures jumped to the occasion to offer new BMX models that soon became driving
force of official bicycle motocross sport.
The American Bicycle Associate (ABA) became the national body for the sport in 1977 and
proved hugely important in organising the sport, and in 1981, the International BMX Federation
was founded, giving way for the first world championships to be held in 1982.
BMX became a part of the Union Cycliste Internationale, or UCI, the world governing body for
sports cycling, in 1993, and since the sport has cemented its status through the likes of the X
Games and indeed the Olympics, where BMX racing has been a medal sport since Beijing 2008.

In addition to racing, BMX drivers also popularized the sport of freestyle BMX driving,
preforming tricks, and creating elaborate stylized routines that are today enjoyed as the
televised sport that headlines many Extreme Sporting events. The person who first
popularized the sport of BMX Freestyle is Bob Haro, founder of the Mountain and BMX
bicycle manufacturer company Haro Bikes.

BMX bicycles are today made to fit in 5 types of use case scenarios:

 Park – Very light and without structural enhancements


 Dirt – Most distinctive change in Dirt BMX bikes are their wider tires that have
larger grip with the dirt surface.
 Flatland – Highly balanced BMX models that are used for preforming tricks and
routines.
 Race – Racing BMX bikes have enhanced brakes and larger front sprocket for
achieving higher driving speeds.
 Street – Heavier BMXs that have metal pegs spreading from the axles, enabling
drivers to step on them during tricks and routines. They often have no brakes.

http://www.bicyclehistory.net/bicycle-history/history-of-bmx/
https://mpora.com/bmx/short-history-bmx-sport-got-started#EXoURrBebe16AOqa.97
Scootering

Scootering is an exciting urban sports. More often dubbed as ‘freestyle scootering’, it


highly comparable to BMXing and skateboarding, in which there are tricks, obstacles,
and terrains involved to display the awesome talent and skills involved in this sport.

This sport became widespread in the US, United Kingdom and Australia, especially
after 2002 when it was recognized as the top ride-on toy for children in the three big
parts of the world. With its popularity, scooter products evolved into a better and
more enhanced machine in which its riders could perform different tricks and styles
in different terrains.

Terrains may include parks (ramps, boxes, and rails), streets (handrails, gaps,
stairs, ledges, and speed bumps), and flatlands (parking lots, streets, driveways, or
tennis courts).

With these improvements, competitions and events have been regularly made for
the celebration of this sport. Scooter riding may have received quite amount of
dislike from BMX riders and skaters, but this particular sport is still able to interest a
growing number of enthusiasts which only means that this sport is looking to a
brighter future.

Apart from the fact that riding scooters are extremely fun and enjoyable, scooters also
prove to have major body and health benefits. In fact, according to Go2Scooter.com, riding
a scooter is the ideal form of exercise. Here are a few reasons why:
To start with, riding a scooter is a great way to exercise and, in turn, lose weight.
Unexpectedly people who ride scooters have a greater chance of fighting obesity than you
many think. In just a one-minute scooter ride at around 11 mph, you can burn up to 6
calories per minute, where as with a bike you only burn around 4.

When it comes to energy usage, riding a scooter is equivalent to running briskly and
swimming quickly. This means you can burn more calories when going for a ride on your
scooter than you would in a zumba or aerobics class. Although the calorie differentiation is
not shocking when you compare these forms of exercise within an hour, calculating the
amount of extra calories per month that you would burn is extremely rewarding.

According to Go2Scooter.com’s article, “In Western Europe scooter riding has become a
new phenomenon,” (Riding a Scooter: Ideal Form of Exercise). People in Europe are
excited about all the health benefits that riding scooters come with; such as shaping
abdominals, thighs, calves, and glutes. Not only does riding a scooter burn fat, but it also
increases your entire level of fitness and is good for your mind because it is a form of
outdoor exercise.

https://www.topendsports.com/sport/list/scootering.htm
https://medium.com/@bobbycaples/the-benefits-of-scootering-91f68d7611b7

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