Salisbury Gloves

Parkour Gloves

Many Parkour enthusiasts insist that their sport of free running is much better with a pair of Parkour gloves. The gloves protect the hands while vaulting over railings and walls as runners conquer obstacles that are in their way. The runner’s hands can easily be scraped and sore without wearing Parkour gloves, especially if the Parkour enthusiast is new at the sport and does not have calluses on the hands.

There are many different styles of gloves made for this sport. Most of them are made partially of leather, and they may have a different fabric on part of the gloves. One style also has a fluorescent stripe on the top of the glove to make the runner noticeable while free running at night. These Parkour gloves are dark brown leather on the palm and they also have a wrist band that can be adjusted so that it is snug enough to support the runner’s wrists. The thumb, index finger, and middle finger are covered by the gloves, but the ring finger and baby finger are only covered up to the middle of these fingers.

Some Parkour gloves provide thick padding on the palm of the hands for protection when vaulting over brick or cement walls. There is one particular style that has a blue leather base at the bottom of the gloves near the wrists. Black leather covers the padded section on the palms and index and middle fingers. The top of the glove is constructed with a microfiber fabric that is blue with a fluorescent stripe.

Parkour is a sport that is also played in the winter, and this is a time when those who participate in it definitely need warm gloves, especially if they are in a frigid area. Regular Parkour gloves are not usually made for warmth. They are made to protect the hands, so some free runners wear snowboarding gloves that are specifically designed to be worn in very cold weather. They have full finger coverage and are insulated and padded, which makes touching metal railings much more comfortable in freezing weather.

As the free runner tries to keep moving and overcoming obstacles that are in the way, there is little to no time to put Parkour gloves on the hands. There are situations that the runner may be in, such as needing to scale a wall or jump over a wall by using the hands to push down on a rough surface that can hurt unprotected hands. For this reason, many free runners begin their sports adventure wearing Parkour gloves from the start, rather than trying to put them on when needed.

With the proper protective shoes, knee supports, wrist supports, and Parkour gloves, a free runner can pursue the sport without injury.