"Nobody should be doing this… it sets a bad example for anyone who thinks it’s a fun or cool thing to do.”

Parkour gyms help to physically and mentally prepare parkour athletes by mimicking the obstacles that are found outdoors, and the training conditions of parkour gyms can be modified to suit the training needs of the practitioners.

In just over two months, the owners of Empire Parkour have turned a once-empty unit in a commercial strip mall on Marquis Court into a parkour enthusiast's paradise.

A 15-year-old boy from Lloydminster is a national parkour champion and is trying to bring the sport to other youth in the city.

Nearly two dozen children were injured when a platform collapsed at a parkour gym in San Diego on Saturday night.

Urban climber Alain Robert, better known as the "French Spider-Man", scaled a 600-foot high skyscraper outside Paris on Wednesday.

What is Parkour and what are the health benefits? Cara Fullerton heads to Calgary’s only Parkour Gym to get the answers.

Looking to shake up your gym routine? Try a little parkour.