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A Beginner’s Guide to Freerunning

How To Start

There are many freerunning clubs and organisations, with new ones starting up all the time. Try meetup.com for a club near you, or pop ‘freerunning’ into Google to find an organisation in your area. Many clubs accept new members, and will teach you the basics, as well as guide you on exercise and fitness. If you can’t find a local club, why not get some of your friends together for s spot of freerunning in the streets around your home. After all, one of the best things about freerunning is that it can be done anywhere – just don’t get arrested!

Getting Fit

It’s important that you have a good all-round level of physical fitness before you even attempt freerunning, with emphasis being on the core muscles, as well as stamina. Exercises such as press-ups, stomach crunches, and chin ups will go a long way to building your shoulders, arms and core strength. In addition, you should be jogging or running on a regular basis to keep your all-round fitness, legs and joints in top condition. Make sure you always stretch and warm up before a freerunning session to prevent any nasty muscle and joint strains and sprains.

Jumping & Landing

Getting over obstacles in your path is what turns a run into a freerun. As a beginner, you should be starting off with small objects, just a couple of feet high at most. Try some simple vaults over low railings and benches, and work your way up from there. As you take on more and more obstacles, you’ll learn to spot more opportunities and more challenging routes, but don’t take on too much, too soon. Accidents do happen, but are easily avoided if you know your limits.

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