parkour

Ed Scott, 24, from Exeter leads the world’s most daring freerunning competition after one day of action.

The world’s best freerunners put on an exciting show during the first day of Red Bull Art of Motion. As the competition kicked off, daring rooftop jumps and big tricks were landed throughout the picturesque, freerunning paradise of Astypalea in Greece.

Using the island as their playground, 16 athletes from all corners of the globe pulled off some of the boldest moves in freerunning during day one’s exploration challenge, where the freerunners were challenged to create...

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to leap through the air between obstacles, glide effortlessly over barriers or pull off the perfect backflip?

Street Motion is about to bring those ideas to life, for free! As part of a seasonal promotion, Street Motion Freerunning Academy is offering new customers a chance to try a specialised session free of charge.

Our Free Introductory Session Timetable will take place on weekends throughout the winter and will be held in Exeter’s only dedicated indoor Parkour & Freerunning facility located at the back of Exeter Sports Academy...

This Sunday (27 April) Street Motion will be hosting a day of free taster sessions for anyone wanting to have a go at parkour or freerunning at the newly-opened Exeter Sports Academy in Marsh Barton, Exeter.

Each session will last for 30 minutes and there are different activities going on at different times throughout the day.

All the activities and entry to the event is free of charge but please pre-book the activity / time slot of your choice by completing the form here: http://www.streetmotion.co.uk/exetersportsacademy/

This Saturday, on the 22nd March 2014 there will be a day of activities at Princesshay Shopping Centre raising money for Sports Relief.

South West Athletics Academy will be running the 'Sprint Challenge' where anyone can have a go on their world class portable track and compete against others for the best time on the leader board.

Street Motion Freerunning Academy will be running the 'Precision Jump Challenge' where participants can test out their jumping distance, height and accuracy.

All activities are offered free of charge though a small...

Select members of Freerunning academy Street Motion are performing live on the BBC this Saturday. The group who hold classes reguarly throughout Devon will be performing live on the CBBC program 'WILD' airing tomorrow morning, Saturday the 29 July. The show which is presented by Naomi Wilkinson, Tim Warwood and Radzi Chinyanganya encourages children and teens to get off the sofa and be active. As Street Motion founder Dominic Rott explains "freerunning, also known as Parkour is an excellent outlet and alternative exercise for children of all ages. There's a general feeling amoung...

Street Motion Freerunning Academy is the leading provider of Parkour / Freerunning lessons in the Southwest. Freerunning is an exciting style of urban movement popularised in many recent action movies which combines ultimate functional fitness training with big jumps, acrobatic moves and super-human balance.

A scientist at a Devon wildlife charity is to take on a top national job.

Dr Kirsten Pullen, Zoo Research Officer at the Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust, is to become the new Chief Executive Officer at the British & Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA).

BIAZA represents the top zoological collections and promotes high standards in research, husbandry and animal welfare. The Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust runs Paignton Zoo, Living Coasts in Torquay and Newquay Zoo in Cornwall, owns nature reserves and carries out conservation projects at home and...