You jump over house roofs and are in the “flow”. A backflip is no problem for parkour and freerunning runners like Chris Bacher. Bacher is the founder of “One Move”, an association that shows people what their body is capable of when running parkour and freerunning. But the mental is not neglected either. The focus is on mindfulness instead of pressure to perform.
SALZBURG. Chris Bacher lives almost his entire life in what he sees as “the most beautiful city in Austria. What I like about Salzburg is that it is neither a big city nor a village, nature is a great advantage for an outdoor activist like me,” said the Schallmooser who will soon move to Obertrum. His club “One Move“shows how you can use parkour – the art of efficiently moving from A to B, overcoming obstacles by jumping.” We are very motivated, and by the time we start again we have enough to do. At Easter the holiday care will take place again, for which there are still free places. “
Personal development
Bacher has dealt with people for the past ten years. “I realized that the meaning of my life lies in my personal development. If I can contribute to making other people feel good, then I’ll do it. And I do it on a moving and mental level. It goes hand in hand”, says Bacher, who explains how physical fitness and mind are in balance.
“I want to know how people work and have dealt a lot with my head. Simply put, thoughts control everything.
For me this is the highest form of fitness. Success is defined differently for everyone, but health and happiness and well-being is definitely a form of success. A healthy body and mind will also be successful on other levels. “
You can see here how parkour is used in the city
Defy age with parkour
“Day by day, the older I get, the fitter I get,” says the 39-year-old and adds: “I’ve never felt as fit as I do now, and it’s getting better and better because I am becoming more and more aware of my body feel. ” The practice of parkour helps him because, according to Bacher, parkour is not about jumping and “looking cool, but moving efficiently and using it consciously.
A conscious movement artist is mindful of his body and thereby people achieve fitness or a connection to their own body that tells them what is good for them.
–Parkour can therefore be seen as a holistic, functional training of the body. “You don’t need basic fitness for parkour, you can even exercise it with restrictions.” If you only have one hand, you can still do parkour – you can only use that what your own body has to offer and that is also the cool thing about it. It’s always about getting the body fitter by doing Parkour, it’s about the path and it’s different for everyone. “
Journey of mind and body
“Someone who starts with parkour gets to know their body better. Not only in terms of movement, but also mentally, as they have learned to overcome limits. The most damaging factor for health is certainly stress. Stress in the head develops runners that affect the body are harmful. Eating fast, giving the body no rest. Even unexplained things stress. There is also the stress of society. The world is always as you see it. I am very relaxed and would like to pass this on to my surroundings. “
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