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emmeff, I'm a science teacher. 90% of the kids in my class abandon comfort zone at the door, it's a constant battle for them to feel safe enough with the material to attempt it.
I do use your point alot, but then again when you have 3rd generation unemplyed kids who's parents have low expectations (my last school) it's hard to "scare" them into doing the right thing.
dfp, I have no image of parkour being an easy thing that i can get the fat kids at my school doing in a couple hours. I do see it as something that will have "wow" factor and that the able may do, which would then inspire the others. I reckon the best way to get the non-sporting motivated (I would have counted myself in that bracket as a kid) is to give them an activity that is it's own reward without a need for compettition. So not a game you can let your team down in, or come last in a race. I reckon alot of cycling disciplines will fall into this opennes factor. Parkour looks cool and is low cost as far as equipment/space is concerned.