r/Parkour • u/brookebjerke Brooke De Lira • Mar 25 '15

Other Five thoughts that keep women from trying parkour (own content) [Other]

http://www.risingtraceuse.com/2015/03/5-thoughts-that-keep-women-from-trying.html
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u/plooshed Mar 25 '15

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

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u/brookebjerke Mar 26 '15

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.

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u/purkour Mar 25 '15

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".

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u/brookebjerke Mar 26 '15

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.

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u/Joecracko Mar 26 '15

"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.

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u/Joecracko Mar 25 '15

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

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u/brookebjerke Mar 26 '15

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.

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u/SpiderArcana Mar 26 '15

'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.

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u/purkour Mar 26 '15

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

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u/JoanisCZ Jul 23 '15

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.