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Finding a gym, please help!
« on: December 01, 2007, 01:44:56 PM »
I'm in AL, far from Birmingham or Auburn in a small town, but does anyone here know if dance studios might let me train? Like has anyone else here ever trained at a dance studio that teaches Pointe and ballet classes? Any help on this subject would be greatly appreciated. Also do martial arts gyms generally have open time? Thanks in advance!
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Re: Finding a gym, please help!
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2007, 06:49:16 PM »
Welcome g33km4n!

Please check out the FAQ and also the articles on the top roght of the homepgae, tons of good indo in there, and most questions are addressed ...

yours is retty much answere dhere, although not specifically for dance studios, although I wouldn't think there could be much to work on in a dance studio that you couldn't do in any indoor space .. at least gymnastics gyms have padded floors and usually some mats you can stack up and make obstaclet of.

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Re: Finding a gym, please help!
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2007, 07:39:29 AM »
You're better off training outside, honestly. There's nothing about a dance studio that would be beneficial, except maybe the sprung floor (if it's a proper dance studio). However in a "real" parkour environment; i.e. an urban or nature setting, you won't have a sprung floor anyhow, so the benefit of training on one is limited.

In terms of conditioning, I guess as M2 said a dance studio is as good as any other space. You can do pushups, L-sits, squats, etc. there just as well as anywhere else. You can even do L-sit pullups on the barres if they're free-standing as opposed to wall-mounted; although depending on your height you may not be able to get the full range of motion on the pullup.

I'd definitely read the FAQ page if I were you, and I'd suggest starting out training on playgrounds. There you have a lot of equipment for a lot of conditioning exercises and also for parkour skills training. A dance studio isn't bad, but it's not terribly good either. A playground is your best bet if you can't find a gym.
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Re: Finding a gym, please help!
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2007, 01:54:44 PM »
Welcome g33km4n!

Please check out the FAQ and also the articles on the top roght of the homepgae, tons of good indo in there, and most questions are addressed ...

yours is retty much answere dhere, although not specifically for dance studios, although I wouldn't think there could be much to work on in a dance studio that you couldn't do in any indoor space .. at least gymnastics gyms have padded floors and usually some mats you can stack up and make obstaclet of.

http://www.americanparkour.com/smf/index.php?topic=6956.msg82631#msg82631


Thanks, because a friend of mine goes to dance practice every afternoon, and I was going to go too, so I figured I might as well train while there (practices are anywhere from 1 to 3 hours long)
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