Fit in my 40s: I love parkour, but running at walls is even harder than it looks | Zoe Williams

Anything that is too high to vault, you have to approach with a cat leap

Andy Pearson, the founder of London Parkour, maintains that anyone can do parkour if they want to enough. I have always seen it somewhat differently, as a kind of street version of Cirque du Soleil, suitable for only the skinniest kid with a death wish. Walking towards a cul-de-sac full of low walls, I am disbelieving.

“Even someone carrying a lot of extra weight?” “Yes, as long as you start with what they are able to do safely.” “Even the strongest man on Earth?” “Yes, as long as you allow for his muscle ratio.”

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