Calisthenics and parkour athlete Keith Horan shows off some of his stunts on a set of bars in a park in New York City. His lithe, fluid movements and skill are inspiring, guaranteeing that if you’re into calisthenics or parkour; watching this guy for a few minutes will leave you itching for some exercise of […]
Johanna Quaas was born Johanna Geiβler in 1925 in Hohenmölsen, Germany, and began practising gymnastics at a young age. During the Second World War, gymnastics was banned by the Allied Control Council, which forced Quaas to pursue another sport, handball. When the ban on gymnastics was lifted in 1947, Johanna Quaas quickly took up her passion […]
Parkour and free runner athlete James Kingston straps a camera to his head and allows viewers to live vicariously by joining him for a run across the rooftops of Cambridge. While parkour videos are impressive when shot from a distance, the first person point of view used in this video reveals just how daring free […]
Munich is a German city that is hundreds of miles away from the ocean, but determined Munich surfers haven’t allowed this fact to hold them back. Braving the icy cold waters of the river Eisbrach, the surfers show off their talents in the broiling rapids before being ripped downstream to face further dangers in the […]
This incredibly inspirational video shows how one man took himself from having an average physique to being exceptionally strong by persistently practicing calisthenics. This form of street exercise is becoming increasingly popular as body builders begin to venture further from the confines of a gym environment, exploring not only the world around them but the […]
Directed by William Spencer, featuring parkour and free running stars Daniel Ilabaca, William Spencer and Tim “Livewire” Shief. This cool video shows three daredevils performing stunts on and around a moving car. Part of the appeal of this video is that no-one is driving the car, which adds to the element of danger in the film. […]
Prepare to be inspired this Mayhem and Muse Monday with “People are Amazing 2012”, an extreme sports compilation video by Youtube user LeCzarny. The video consists of clips of daredevils leaping, diving, spinning through the air and just generally being awesome. Keep an eye out for a few urban sports that are becoming more popular […]
Children of the 80s and 90s grow up to take their childhood pogo stick jumping games to a whole new level, transforming a simple game into an extreme sport. Any day now someone’s going to take one of these across a tight rope. Viva la evolution!
Tough Mudder is an incredibly difficult obstacle course designed by the British Special Forces. The obstacles include scaling walls, mountains of hay bales and every kind of mud-crawling activity imaginable. Competitors are in for a shock as some of the obstacles are electrified. View the course through the eyes of one of the athletes as he […]
Danny MacAskill is a professional Scottish trick biker. His stunts are a cyclist’s version of parkour, also known as free running. In this video, the extreme sports enthusiast hops, jumps and flips his bicycle across the Scottish countryside, journeying from Edinburgh to his home town of Dunvegan in the Isle of Skye. Music: Loch Lomond “Wax […]