Are You Trippin’: Parkour and Falls Prevention | Nancy Lorentz | TEDxOronocoBayPark

NOTE FROM TED: Please do not look to this talk for medical advice. This talk only represents the speaker’s personal views and understanding of parkour and health. TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: Could parkour be key to falls prevention efforts? In a TEDx Talk that challenges you to reimagine parkour and aging, Nancy Lorentz describes her own parkour journey, how one program has now been proven safe for senior citizens, and why we should all be doing it. Our country is in the midst of a major crisis, a falls epidemic for older adults. Parkour provides an answer to that problem and could save a lot of lives. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at