The Parkour UK Podcast

Over December 2023 and January 2024, Parkour UK's connecting communities team conducted a survey to gain some further insight into the UK parkour community. The idea of this survey was to gain insight into the interest the UK parkour community has on both coaching and competition. The survey gave us some insight on age and geographic data. It is worth noting that a sample size of 100 people is ver...

In today's episode, we sit down with Matthew, David, and Andrew, who are the masterminds developing the "Spottmapp" parkour app.  Spotmapp has already seen success this year, being involved in a number of takeover styled competitions that have been happening throughout the UK.  In this episode, we talk about what Spotmapp is, how much it costs to develop an app, and what are the struggles the deve...

In this episode, we sit down with our Workforce Lead, Simon Vardy, to talk about his history in sports coaching, and how he started his journey with Parkour UK. Simon is a key team member at Parkour UK. In his role as Workforce Lead, he has overseen the CIMSPA accreditation of our Level 2 coaching qualification, as looks to further develop our Level 1 course in the near future. - Parkour UK’s miss...

In today's episode, Callun sits down with Simon from our workforce team to discuss the frequently asked questions about the Level 1 coaching qualification at Parkour UK.  - Parkour UK’s mission is to serve, elevate, and add value to the parkour community.  Hosted by Parkour UK’s digital support team, Lynn Jung and Callun Lavington, A TO B with Parkour UK will feature news and updates about what th...

In this episode, we discuss the Level 1 Assistant Parkour Coaching journey, including what the course involves, who is it for, and the support for learners following the course. - Parkour UK’s mission is to serve, elevate, and add value to the parkour community.  Hosted by Parkour UK’s digital support team, Lynn Jung and Callun Lavington, A TO B with Parkour UK will feature news and updates about...

In this episode, Simon explains the process to getting our new Level 2 Parkour Coaching Qualification accredited by CIMPSA.  CIMPSA is the gold standard of coaching qualification, and in this episode, we dive into why it's important to have our qualification accredited by CIMPSA. - Parkour UK’s mission is to serve, elevate, and add value to the parkour community.  Hosted by Parkour UK’s digital su...

In this episode, we discuss everything you need to know about getting your coaching hours signed off following your Level 1 and Level 2 Parkour UK coaching qualification. If you have any questions, please email us on the following email: info@parkour.uk - Parkour UK’s mission is to serve, elevate, and add value to the parkour community.  Hosted by Parkour UK’s digital support team, Lynn Jung and C...

In this episode, we sit down with Simon from our Workforce team to discuss the 2 main qualifications Parkour UK provides, the differences between them, and the support that Parkour UK is there to offer when it comes to starting your coaching journey. - Parkour UK’s mission is to serve, elevate, and add value to the parkour community.  Hosted by Parkour UK’s digital support team, Lynn Jung and Call...

In this episode, Callun sits down and explains a number of ways that the digital team at Parkour UK aids the parkour community on their social platforms, as well as detailing a little more information about some of the upcoming work the organisation is doing following an attendance to the Action Sports Gathering in Sheffield. - Parkour UK’s mission is to serve, elevate, and add value to the parkou...

In this episode of A to B with Parkour UK, we sit down with Lynn Jung, who makes up one half of the digital support team here at Parkour UK.  Lynn has had a very successful career as a professional parkour athlete. With 10+ years of experience in the sport, Lynn has found success in performance, stunt work, and picking up sponsors, such as the drink brand Nocco.  Lynn now works for Parkour UK in a...

Parkour UK’s mission is to serve, elevate, and add value to the parkour community.  Hosted by Parkour UK’s digital support team, Lynn Jung and Callun Lavington, A TO B with Parkour UK will feature news and updates about what the organisation is doing to serve, elevate and add value to the parkour community. We will discuss ongoing and upcoming projects, as well as episodes getting to know the team...

This week, the digital support team of Callun and Lynn sit down together to discuss Lynn's Women's Engagement Project. Although in its early stages, the Women’s Engagement Project is a huge in covering the strong female leads within our sport. Parkour UK is keen to break down the barriers and adversity that Women in sport face, and Lynn being at the forefront of this project is really helping us m...

This week, Callun sits down with Chris to discuss Parkour UK's mental health first aid course, and why it is important for the parkour community to break the stigma that surrounds mental health.  BOOK THE COURSE - LONDON: https://parkour.uk/events/mhfalondon-2/ - Parkour UK’s mission is to serve, elevate, and add value to the parkour community.  Hosted by Parkour UK’s digital support team, Lynn Ju...

In this episode, building up to the release of the bookings for the Level 2 coaching qualification, Callun sits down with Parkour UK's Head of Development Chris Grant to explain the redevelopment of the Level 2 Parkour Coaching Qualification. View More About The Level 2 Here: https://parkour.uk/qualifications/coaching/level2/ - Parkour UK’s mission is to serve, elevate, and add value to the parkou...