ArticleFrontiers in sports and active living2025
Comparison of basic motor skills and physical fitness between (pre-)pubertal children from parkour and team sports.
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- Inspirations of traditional Chinese martial arts Qinggong training for parkour.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
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Background: Parkour is a modern sport known for daring jumps and moves in urban environments that require exceptional motor skills and various sports-specific techniques. Although it is increasingly popular among children and adolescents, training routines in youth Parkour are still rather driven by personal beliefs and experience of coaches than by evidence. Purpose: This study aims to analyze basic motor skills and physical fitness of youth Parkour athletes compared to team sports athletes. Study design: Cross-sectional study with matched-pair analysis. Methods: Seventeen youth Parkour (12.50 ± 1.80 years) and seventeen team sports athletes (11.90 ± 1.70 years), matched for height and weight, participated in this study. Tests included static (single-leg postural sway = PS) and dynamic balance (Y-Balance test = YBT), jumping (countermovement jump = CMJ, drop jump = DJ, side-hop = SH), muscle strength (planks, pull-ups = PU) and basic gymnastics skills (bridging = BG, handstand = HS, cartwheel = CW). Results: The Parkour group performed significantly better in the CMJ ( Conclusion: Children practicing Parkour demonstrated superior performances in certain parameters of motor skills and physical fitness compared to team sports athletes. The findings suggest that Parkour may contribute positively to children's overall physical development. However, more intervention studies with a prospective study design are needed for further recommendations.
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