BY COACH DEMI

The recent Sydney Sweeney advert selling sex appeal for a gambling company with sports equipment as a mere prop has left many female athletes enraged. Rightly so. Women have had an unrelenting uphill battle of being recognised for more than our bodies. From making strides in appropriate athletic wear for all women, banning invasive camera angles, to calling out comments on weight and appearance from commentators, women in sport have worked tirelessly for decades to break the

It’s a conscious choice of mine to have this interaction whenever a parent signs their child in for an open session at Fluidity: “Are you training too?” I am often met with a scoff or laugh as they order coffee: “Oh no, not me, I can’t do any of what they can”. Often, what follows is a heart-dropping statement: “I’m too old for that” Put bluntly, this is complete nonsense. Let’s talk about it. Why do we, as we age, begin to limit ourselves? This is the war against interna

“Can you do a Backflip?” - it’s a rite of passage for anyone who trains parkour to be asked this question from excitable children or an onlooking group of lads. The dilemma that follows arguably calls into question the spirit of parkour - do I need to prove myself right here, right now? Firstly, why are we asked this in the first place? How closely are flips and parkour associated with each other? There is a controversy about flips in the parkour scene, where one school of t

Anyone remember the nostalgic Freerunning game Mirror’s Edge? The red line that gave the player a clear route through the urban environment was called RunnerVision. No, it’s not a superpower - it can happen to anyone who practices parkour. In this blog we’re going to dig into what Runner Vision is and how you can harness it both in the gym and outside. MIRRORS EDGE - GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE When I started training parkour at Fluidity Freerun, I split the park into its sections: Conc

A deep dive into what progression in Parkour can look like and some ideas on how you can make moves. Feeling stuck in your progress in parkour? Maybe you want to move up to the next level or feel like you are returning to the same familiar moves again and again when training. In this blog we talk about what progress looks like and how we can lean on others to help us to achieve more. Learning new movements and achieving challenges is one way to progress in parkour. If you are

An exclusive insight into judging at the first ever British Parkour Championships

Lets talk about Parkour Jams!

Let's take a look at fear in Parkour, but also in society.

Feet First - New Blog Writer Introduction How many times have you walked past somewhere that calls to you, longing to step inside and see what it’s all about before you summon the courage to try? This was my reality for the six years I lived in Cardiff before obligations to a friend and a new year’s resolution persuaded me to cross the threshold. Let me be real - this was the best decision I have ever made. Before we dive into that, allow me to introduce myself. I’m Demi and

We have had plenty happen at Fluidity over the last year , so here is a link to our updates for the end of 2021! Here is a link to our...