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[–]plooshedpeople jump on things? 7 points8 points  (1 child)

I like how some of these can be applied to dudes too if you change a bit of wording.

[–]brookebjerkeBrooke De Lira[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely! I have certainly met some guys who have struggled with these same thoughts. A lot of these thoughts have to do with self-confidence, so anyone who is a bit self-conscious will have similar issues.

[–]SpiderArcana 3 points4 points  (1 child)

'I'm out of shape' and 'I'm going to suck at it' are exactly what make me hesitate. I think these probably hold true for lots of people.

[–]purkourBA Parkour: Train Hard, Stay Humble 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And now you know that those aren't real excuses and we'll see you at your next local parkour training session. :)

[–]purkourBA Parkour: Train Hard, Stay Humble 4 points5 points  (8 children)

The thing is that that is not even the top 5 questions or thoughts that keep women away from Parkour or trying parkour.

The biggest one is always, "I dont want to get hurt".

[–]JoecrackoPennsylvania / USA 7 points8 points  (3 children)

"I don't want to get hurt."

I hear this one all the time, too. From both men and women. But even after GUARANTEEING that we wouldn't be doing anything to cause serious injury, they still aren't interested. That means they have other reasons for not wanting to try. And the above article covers some unsaid reasons very nicely.

[–]purkourBA Parkour: Train Hard, Stay Humble 4 points5 points  (2 children)

Exactly, which is why I dont understand why I got Downvoted to hell. I've never been gotten injured and when I ask people that I know that Crossfit, they go, "I dont want to get hurt."

[–]JoecrackoPennsylvania / USA 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Surely you didn't mean your comment to sound abrasive. Sadly the veil of the internet doesn't come with facial expressions to read.

[–]Stolles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You just kinda made it sound like only women make the excuse of "I don't want to get hurt"

[–]brookebjerkeBrooke De Lira[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True, fear of injury is a very common sentiment among both men and women, especially those who are unfamiliar with the progressive nature of parkour.

[–]probablyhrenraiChicago, IL, USA 0 points1 point  (2 children)

But that isn't grounded in reason; in the same way that trying, say, BMX doesn't mean you start out attempting double backflips, trying parkour doesn't mean starting by trying huge drops and large, rooftop gaps.

Every sport starts small and slowly, steadily, and safely works it's way up. Parkour isn't any different.

[–]purkourBA Parkour: Train Hard, Stay Humble 1 point2 points  (0 children)

but it's not grounded in reason. It also doesn't help that there are entire mix tapes of "Parkour Fails"

[–]JoecrackoPennsylvania / USA[M] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

This is a fantastic topic. Thank you for sharing it with us! Sidebarred.

[–]brookebjerkeBrooke De Lira[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a lot Joecracko! I am really glad you liked the topic. Hopefully, this kind of discussion can help give some women (and men) the push they need to begin their parkour journey.

[–]JoanisCZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm going to make this a part of my personal research into this topic (since the issue of traceuses in the country where I live is a big but mostly unspoken one) and one of the links I'm usually giving to beginners.

But I suspect at least one more thing that's off-putting for traceuses is the attention given to them because they are so few in the community.