{
  "id": 1695953,
  "title": "Singapore’s seniors turn to parkour to boost balance and strength",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/singapores-seniors-turn-to-parkour-to-boost-balance-and-strength",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T11:15:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/singapore-s-seniors-turn-to-parkour-to-boost-balance-and-strength"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Parkour may conjure images of rowdy teenagers swinging from building to building in urban landscapes, but since 2017, coach Tan Shie Boon has been using these techniques to improve Singaporean seniors’ strength and agility. Tan’s Movement Singapore classes have gone viral online, showing people in their 60s and 70s climbing structures, vaulting over railings, rolling down slanted surfaces and…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}