Friday, June 4, 2010

Zombie Workout, Parkour in foam rubber mock-up

This is unique workout program, really - working out imagining that someday you have to fight zombies....
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/05/st_zombie_workout/
To prepare for Z-Day, students do cardio, lift weights, and practice parkour maneuvers in a foam rubber mock-up of an urban environment
The underlined part above, is interesting..If you have seen Casino Royale (James Bond movie), you might remember the chase in the beginning of the movie, where the guy is jumping & climbing different things as if he were a monkey...Well, that is Parkour, a sport that is very popular in Europe and the guy in the movie is the founder of Parkour.... It is interesting that someone came up with the concept of 'foam rubber mock-up of urban environment' for lesser mortals to learn the sport.

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