The Future of Functional Fitness
The future of functional fitness is an evolution into functional movement. We see this already in the explosion of more
Author: Dan
Dan is a founder and director of Parkour Generations, the world’s leading and multi-award winning professional parkour organisation with operations in Europe, the Americas and Asia.
An expert in various fighting arts, he is also a Cambridge University Scholar and the author of several books, as well as being the co-creator of the global A.D.A.P.T™ and Parkour Fitness Specialist™ Certifications and a founder of the International Federation, FIADD, and the only national governing body for the discipline, Parkour UK.
Dan regularly presents and teaches at seminars and conferences around the world, and when not training spends his time adventuring, exploring and remembering to breathe.
Le Parkour – An Overview
By Dan Edwardes Le Parkour[1], though crystallised into its current guise by David Belle, the Yamakasi, and a handful of
Risk and Reward
Stretching yourself is vital. Not the yoga kind, though – here I’m referring to stretching your abilities in movement and
Why You Should Take Your Training Outdoors
Complex movement is not just a physical exercise, but a cognitive one – as we run, jump, vault and climb
Industry Leaders Interview
‘My role today involves whatever is necessary, which I think is really at the heart of all leadership. Whether that’s
A Reminder: Your Focus Determines Your Reality
A Reminder. More than anything, this past year has been a powerful reminder of the significance of adaptability and the
Make Your Life Your Practice
How you do anything is how you do everything. What this means, in practice, is that everything you do –
Effortlessness Requires Effort
Effortlessness typically only results from a long period of great effort. The best make things look easy because they persisted
Jumping is not bad for your joints; jumping badly is.
Impact can and should be a positive stressor for the body, promoting bone growth and improved density and creating healthy
The Cardinal Principle of Training
What’s the cardinal principle of all training? The single most fundamental element of making progress in any field of personal development. Consistency.
Your Mind is not Always Your Friend
It is important to remember that not always is your own mind your friend. In fact, the mind is the
Play is Serious Business
Play will help refresh your mental processes, giving your mind a much-needed break from daily routines that can become all too monotonous and repetitive, slowly eating away at your resolve and enthusiasm for life.
A Warrior’s Art
It asks you difficult questions; probes your weak spots; identifies the parts that are broken. Then it demands that you fix them..
Train As An Individual, Not Just An Athlete
the greatest practices humans have yet created are those which train the entire individual, not just the athlete in us.
Embrace. Adapt. Overcome
An inevitability of positive, intentional adaptation is that you will not initially see what the solution to a problem will be. If you could, the adaptive principle would not be necessary…
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