Convenient clothes and shoes are crucial for effective prakour training. That's why, if you do not want to get into the situation when your shoes slide and pants do not allow you to bent a leg, you need to learn how to choose apropriate clothing for parkour.
HOW TO CHOOSE PARKOUR CLOTHES?
Beginners often ask the same questions about clothing suitable for exercise - what properties it should possess, what fabric is best to choose, etc. The question can be very useful, it is very interesting, but also elementary to be answered - you yourself can answer it! But there still is some help for you do it.
Lets take a look at every part of our body and think together what clothes would fit best to practice parkour.
Let's start from the bottom. One of the most important pieces of clothing for tracer are parkour shoes (sneakers). Shoes for Parkour must be made out of durable materials, well stitched, preferably with sewn soles, high-quality rubber and a minimum of leather.
Trainers should be easy, with a moderately soft soles. Protector of the shoe should not be smooth, so that you would not slip on the walls. The heel needs to be elastic and soft. The size of the shoe should be strictly suited for your leg and needs to have a strong lacing.
Also there are a lot of sneakers without laces in the stores, they also fit these requirements but it is better to take the size whichp rovides the tighest sitting on the leg. Acrobats are more suitable Gym shoes. These are sneakers, with a shallow tread and thin sole, but for beginners it is better not to use them as it may be too hard.
Parkour pants are very important attribute. Indeed, you can use any training sweatpants, but it is better for you to choose cotton ones. Cotton is natural material, the legs are breathing well in it. But do not forget that if you exercise during the warm days, the cotton tends to hold moisture and the body starts to sweat.
Synthetic adds in fabrics makes pants stronger and more stretching. You should feel freely and comfortably in your parkour pants. But pants also do not need to bee to wide - it increases the risk of being get injured. It is useful to tie pants at the waist and ankles as well as to choose the correct size of pants. During the warm season you can put on shorts, but pants retain heat better and your muscles do not get tired too quickly. At the winter time you should choose more thick material for your pants.
Other tracers clothes are very diverse, atarting from the jackets and shirts, and ending with a naked torso. The choice of outerwear completely depends on climatic conditions in the region, as well as on your own taste.
Tracer's hands do the hardest job as you climb the walls, do the various elements based on the usage of hands, jump and walk on them. Therefore, many beginners are using special parkour gloves for training. Naturally, gloves will protect you from minor injuries but they also can create some difficulties. If you will not choose apropriate glowes, your hands may slide off the wall easily.
Lets take a look also at additional equipment such as wristbands, bandages and headgear. Wraps and bandages are suitable for fixation of wrist to avoid trauma. But also do not forget to remove any element that may interrupt the blood flow in your hands.
Hats may be part of your style and can protect eyes from sweat, that's why decision which hat to use is up to you.
