'Parkour for Pensioners' comes to Cardiff

Experts say it is great exercise for balance and strength

Jumping off buildings, vaulting over walls or turning somersaults over park benches - it doesn't sound like the sort of thing your average retiree might have on their "must-do" list!

But the Gwanyn Arts Festival, organised by Age Cymru, has set up what it believes are the first ever 'Parkour for Pensioners' sessions. The moves are a little gentler than regular free- running, which was developed from military assault course training!

Jane Solomons went to a class of seniors being put through their paces at The Millennium Centre in Cardiff.

The class may not be quite up to jumping the roof of the Millennium Stadium but they improving their fitness