THE MIND AS IT IS ON THE BODY. FREE RUNNING OR PARKOUR, AS IT’S MORE COMMONLY KNOWN, IS ALL ABOUT GETTING FROM POINT A TO POINT B AS CREATIVELY AS POSSIBLE. AND HERE AT KENTUCKIANA, PARKOUR IN CLARKSVILLE, THAT HAS DIFFERENT MEANINGS TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE. RUNNING, FLIPPING, AND THE OCCASIONAL LONG JUMP. THOSE ARE ALL HALLMARKS OF PARKOUR. AND ACCORDING TO THE OWNER OF KENTUCKIANA, PARKOUR, MARCUS SUMNER, IT’S A GREAT WAY TO GET HEALTHY. YOU GET IN GREAT SHAPE DOING IT BECAUSE IT DOESN’T FEEL LIKE YOU’RE TRAINING OR WORKING OUT. IT JUST FEELS LIKE YOU’RE HAVING FUN AND JUST EXPRESSING YOURSELF THROUGH YOUR MOVEMENT. SOME DOES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE SPORT CAN APPEAR INTIMIDATING, BUT TO HIM, IT’S ALL ABOUT WHAT YOU MAKE IT. THAT’S WHAT I’VE ACTUALLY LOVED SO MUCH ABOUT. IT. IT ISN’T EVEN JUST THESE HIGH FLYING STUNTS OR BIG MOVES, IT’S THAT IT’S ACCESSIBLE, THAT ANYBODY CAN DO IT AND WHILE SOME DO SHOW UP TO SUMNER’S CLARKSVILLE, INDIANA GYM SEEKING A GOOD WORKOUT, HE SAYS THE BIGGEST DIVIDENDS ARE PAID OUTSIDE OF THE BODY. WE DON’T JUST TRAIN OVERCOMING PHYSICAL OBSTACLES. IT ALSO TEACHES US THAT WHEN YOU HIT AN OBSTACLE IN LIFE, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL, WE’RE BASICALLY TEACHING, YOU KNOW, THERE’S A WAY TO GET OVER THAT. THERE’S A WAY TO GET OVER EVERY OBSTACLE. ONE OF THE THINGS KENTUCKIANA PARKOUR TRIES TO INSTILL IN EVERYONE THEY WORK WITH IS IT’S NOT ABOUT MASTERING FEAR. IT’S ABOUT LEARNING TO CONTROL IT.