Why Is Parkour An Extreme Sport

We see a lot of new activities beginning to be more and more popular in the world. A good example of one of these activities is parkour. But should we consider this occupation as a sport or a sort of Art? For me, it is absolutely a sport. In this text, I will explain my position about the subject.

First of all, this activity is very hard on the body. The people who are making this exercise really need to be strong physically. They are able to climb walls and jump over all kind of things. I think it could be considered as an extreme sport like skateboarding because the two don’t have particular rules. These activities are made in the streets of the cities. Yes it is true that there are no referees or real competitions right now, but we could create one. There are so much great athletes who are doing parkour, the need to be able to jump high, have a very good cardio and be very skilful. For me, this occupation has all the requirements to be a sport, it is physic and mental because you always need to adjust yourself with different situations.
It is a very difficult activity and it is very original, a great invention. If you are still not convinced about what I say, try to do parkour and you will see it is really not