biomechanics

  • 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 levels of athletic tension and responsiveness in the nervous system. Parkour practitioners develop joints that can manage significant loading forces across multiple planes and directions. How do we do this? Through good landing biomechanics, the

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  • Move well then move fast and well.

    Arguably the most important element of training for any discipline, goal or task is to be able to carry out the requisite movements with as much efficiency and as little stress on the body as possible. This is known as biomechanical fitness and is the ability of your entire system (bones, fascia, ligaments, tendons, muscles)

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