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Cat Balance

Cat Balance is an excellent workout that can be done at home. It is a useful technique used for moving along the tops of different thinner obstacles, including I-beams, rails, and walls etc. So, your home walls can be used for this easy exercise.

L-Sit

L-sit is a classic parkour exercise you can do at home. It is considered one of the gymnastics exercises and part of the basic parkour skills. As your aim with parkour is to strengthen your body, this phenomenal exercise can assist you achieve your parkour goals.

Toes to Bar Exercise

Toes to bar is a core parkour workout and exercise which can be done easily at home. It has an ideal application to a basic skill required in parkour. It requires an ability to lift the body from a hanging position without altering the arms’ orientation.

Freestanding Handstand

Another key skill you need to master in parkour. Handstand is a necessary ability in gymnastics and many other movement arts. It is one of the toughest workouts that require consistent practice. However, you can do it anywhere, let alone the home. But, try to do it at home to ensure your safety.

Tuck Planche

Another parkour exercise you can do easily at home. Tuck planche is considered a second level of planche progressions, after the frog stand. The planche progressions are useful in enhancing the ability of your body to sustain and develop complete body tension.

Pistol

Pistols is one of the easiest, but advantageous parkour exercises you should perform at home, specifically if you are a beginner. Pistols are a fabulous and perhaps best parkour tricks to develop mobility and single leg strength. Also, it allows you to challenge your coordination and balance.

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Keeping Your Structure Safe

The first thing you need to consider before starting to build your parkour structure, is safety. Whether you're building it for yourself to practice in your backyard, to introduce your children to the sport, or you're planning on building a full-fledged parkour gym, you need to be certain that the equipment you build is, above all, safe.

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Material

Next you want to consider the material you will be using. Deciding on a material to use might depend on the physical requirements of the structure as well as the location it will be used.

Pipe Connector Options

There are three main types of pipe connectors that we see used in Parkour pipe structures: Threaded Pipe fittings, Scaffolding Clamps, and Kee Klamp fittings. Each have their pros and cons, so let's talk briefly about each:

Adaptability and Configurability

Over time your needs will change, you will get bored with your structure, and you will begin to plateau. So future proofing your structure from the start will make a lot of sense. What I mean here, if you are unfamiliar with the word future proofing, is to build the structure with the future in mind.

Portability

While portability may not be the number one concern in building your parkour equipment, it's still something to consider. If you have any desire to haul around your equipment, you will want to make the design portable.

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About This Article

This article was co-authored by Justin Conway. Justin Conway is an American Ninja Warrior competitor and the owner of World Ninja Sport, a ninja obstacle course company that provides obstacle design, construction, ninja coach certifications, and ninja curricula.