Dash Parkour
Dash Parkour is a product group of equipment for parkour training in public areas. It was born and molded by parkour as a culture. Careful research revealed that the practitioners of parkour have great respect for the values of the sport and other practitioners. This became the central point of the Dash Parkour: parkour is valued in the products. They are developed by parkour people for the parkour people.
Designed together with parkour professionals
All Dash Parkour equipment and layouts are designed with parkour professionals from the Parkour Academy of Finland. Every element and component is designed for one purpose: to excel as multi-functional parkour equipment. All the functions and moves of parkour can be easily found because Dash Parkour is also intuitive: it guides users to move parkour-like, and both professionals and beginners find exciting things to do repeatedly.
Why Dash Parkour?
- All the Dash Parkour spots offer a lot to do in even the smallest area because the equipment itself is versatile, and they are always at the right distance from each other.
- The look of the Dash Parkour is appealing and street credible also among parkour traceurs: Dash Parkour inspires to move.
- The equipment provides something for all levels of practitioners and situations: there are many different angles and different types of surfaces to jump, land, and balance.
- The materials of the equipment are the best available for the users.
- Dash parkour is designed by parkour people for parkour people, even in the smallest details. The parkour professionals behind the product line are able to reflect all the needs of different levels, from children to grown-ups and beginners to professionals in the product line.
Functionality and visuality
- All the functions/moves of parkour can be found easily in the areas
- Intuitive: guides users of all skill levels to move parkour-like, and both professionals, beginners, and people totally new to the sport find exciting things to do.
- A lot of details, such as handles, surfaces, and bars in different angles, which multiply the number of functions, make the skill level scalable.
- Anti-slip wall provides friction where needed.
- Walls in different angles, a lot of different surfaces
The Visual design reflects graphical outlines, cropped colors, and murals on different surfaces.
What is parkour?
The Benefits of Parkour Training
The idea of parkour is to achieve smooth, uninterrupted movement through an area, typically in an urban environment, negotiating obstacles by running, jumping, and climbing.
Training parkour is beneficial in many ways:
- Physically: overall body strength and cardio-vascular endurance increase, core and one-strength build-up, and skill-related fitness development.
- Socially: reduces antisocial behavior, promotes solidarity and cooperation over competition, boosts sports-related identity, and increases togetherness and sense of belonging.
- Mentally: a sense of competence motivates even those usually drawn back in PE lessons. Parkour develops a sense of self-efficacy, self-esteem, and self-confidence. It also promotes learning and fosters creativity.
Parkour is a street sport. Why build parkour parks?
- Functionality: Dash Parkour areas provide better functional density and countless movement combinations. The scalability enables the training of beginners and more advanced practitioners in the same place.
- Social benefits: A socially acceptable place to train. A meeting place for practitioners - Interaction between generations.
- Safety: Designed and tested according to EU standards. Parks stay in good shape thanks to tested products and maintenance. No unexpected activity, such as traffic.
- Design: The inspirational design of Dash Parkour initiates people to move, but parkour practitioners and people new to the sport.
Ready to explore what makes an awesome Parkour Park? Read more from Parkour Academy`s expert Jaakko Junttila`s blog here:
Is parkour safe?
The image of parkour or freerunning is related to big jumps and tricks, and this image has spread through social media. Reality is, however, different: risks are not taken, and dangerous-looking things have been learned safely, step by step, and through repetition. Risk evaluation is also an important and beneficial part of parkour training. Studies show parkour is safer than football.
But is it really safe? See our video!
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Ready layouts
Placing the equipment in a parkour area is very precise work, where the designer needs to know the capabilities of various user groups. In Dash Parkour, all the pre-designed layouts are designed by parkour professionals. Dash Parkour has two types of pre-designed layouts: spots and modules.
Spots
Spots consist of a ready-to-go parkour area where you do not need to add anything.
Modules
Modules are affordable micro-layouts with only equipment in them based on different practices. With Dash Parkour modules, anybody can design unique and well-designed parkour areas according to standards. This is done by placing two or more modules together with a simple set of rules.
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