Parkour for the Elderly – Part 1 from Charles Moreland on Vimeo.

Last year, RocPK Director Charles Moreland made this video with our eldest member, Mauro. After spending a year going to Saturday jams in Rochester’s Manhattan Square Park, Mauro greatly improved his mobility and physicality. At 62, he can knock out full range squats and perfect sets of pushups with the rest of us.

Not all parkour is explosive or high-impact. We believe strongly in movement exploration and much of our focus is of the low-impact variety.

The Rochester Parkour gym is now offering low-impact classes, designed for participants with mobility issues or an aversion to explosive movement. This class will focus on balance and coordination drills, slow progression of strength, and will incorporate a unique blend of dance and martial art influence.

This class is open to all
Wednesday Evenings 7-8pm
Cost: $15

Greetings all,

Want to volunteer an hour or two this weekend to help out Rochester Parkour? Here’s a wonderful opportunity!

This weekend, December 10th and 11th, Rochester Parkour will be at the Rochester Museum and Science Center to participate in their Personal Fitness weekend. We’ll be there along with a bunch of other small health organizations that are devoted to increasing the health and fitness of the Rochester community. All you need to do is show up and tell people about how awesome parkour is! Below is a sign in sheet for hour long blocks. Please email back with a desired time-slot. If you have any further questions, please email charles@rochesterparkour.com.

December 10th
12-1pm:
1-2pm:
2-3pm:
3-4pm:

December 11th
12-1pm:
1-2pm:
2-3pm:
3-4pm:

Please email back before Friday.

Charles Moreland
Executive Director Rochester Parkour
charles@rochesterparkour.com

Greetings members,

In observance of the Holiday season, Rochester Parkour will be closed December 23rd to the 30th. To accommodate for the closing, members are being given a 1/2 off discount for January. Please see Charles next time you are in the gym for more information.

Please enjoy the holidays and stay safe!

Charles Moreland

With my stomach thoroughly stuffed with turkey, stuffing, green beans, yams, and a fine merlot, I want to take a quick minute to wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving.

A quick list:
- I’m thankful for the last 5 years of my life with Rochester Parkour. I wouldn’t be the same person without it.
- I’m thankful that (somehow) the gym is still up and running
- For every smile that comes when someone does something they’ve never thought possible, I’m thankful
- For all of our amazing and supportive members, without whom none of this would be possible…thanks for believing in us and joining our unique community
- Lastly, I’m thankful that every day I get up, I am reminded that I love what I do and who I’m doing it for

Happy Thanksgiving all, see you in the gym Monday!

Charles Moreland
Executive Director Rochester Parkour

Parkour is expanding and growing all the time and while physical spaces are difficult to come by, they too are becoming more popular.

If you find yourself in NYC with some extra time, head on over to the Gym Park and join a session with some of NYC’s finest traceurs. It appears to be all gymnastics equipment which makes for an incredibly fun and springy environment. Check out the video below!

Great work guys!

Attention members and non-members,

At the top right of the menu bar you will see a new tab labeled “newsletter.” Please submit your information and sign up to receive important information such as updates, classes, scheduled changes, pricing changes, events and workshops, and time-sensitive information like gym closings.

Please share this message with anyone you know who will benefit from this. Thank you!

RocPK

Ready to Get Strong?

Rochester Parkour is now offering a unique style of fitness class on Wednesday nights 7-8pm. This class will focus mainly on bodyweight techniques that will rock you like no other fitness class has done before!

When: Wednesday 7-8pm
Cost: $15 or $10 if you bring a friend!

This class will be covered in the base level open gym membership package as well as the 1x and 2x per week packages.

Class starts tomorrow! Be prepared!

Attention members:

This Saturday, September 10th, RocPK will be throwing a free open gym complete with drinks and free pizza! This is going to be a great opportunity to meet new people and get to know the faces behind the Rochester Parkour community. Bring family and friends and spread the word! Kids and adults welcome, however under 17 will need a parent or guardian to supervise.

RocPK

Get ready for September, students. We got some hard work to do!

This week’s focus is on precisions and strides. We are open today if you want to start your September off with a bang!

To all members,

Please take a look at the pricing changes effective for September. Notable changes include:

- 5 Paid in Full classes have been adjusted to $70 instead of $60. We have done this to allow for the logical incentive to move towards monthly memberships which is in the bullet point below

- We now have membership packages and pricing structures for 2x per week and 1x per week. Monthly memberships take precedence over paid in full, and thus, the 1x per week package has taken place of the $60 paid in full package.

- Monthly memberships include open gym times as well as special events. Special events include: Competitions, discounted workshops, special classes, or community events like pot lucks and other gatherings.

- Memberships are charged monthly in the first week of every month. If you would like to sign up in the middle of the month, please see Charles at the gym for information.

We apologize for any confusion this may cause. Please be patient while we attempt to offer and bundle the services you ask for.

Charles