Rebounders, also known as mini-trampolines, allow you to do aerobic, strengthening, and general exercises for your health. A number of fitness experts advocate using a rebounder. James White, director of research and rehabilitation at the University of California at San Diego says, "Rebounding allows the muscles to go through a full range of motion." In addition, by jumping, jogging and twisting on a rebounder, you can burn off lots of calories. Research at NASA, searching for an exercise to help astronauts recover their fitness and strength after a long stretch of weightlessness, concluded that using a rebounder was 68 percent more effective than running or jogging for fitness. As with any other type of workout, start slowly and work your way up to more advanced exercises.
Health Bounces
The health bounce is a relaxing and easy exercise and that is good for warming up and cooling down. It is also a good exercise for beginners and those with health conditions that limit the amount of exercise they can do.. Stand on the mat with your feet at the width of your shoulders and lightly bounce up and down. Make sure you feet stay on the mat. Advocates of rebounders say that health bounces should be done for at least a few minutes per day to flush out your lymphatic system and boost your immune system.
Aerobic Bounces
An aerobic workout on a rebounder is very low impact, since the rebounder is said to absorb 87 percent of each bounce. Unlike running or jogging, aerobic exercises are easy on the knees and ankles. You can do a variety of bounces for aerobic conditioning. The website How to Boost Your Immune System recommends running, jogging, sprinting, doing jumping jacks or anything else that moves you.
Strength Bounces
If your balance is good, you can do strength exercises by jumping as high as you can. This will primarily strengthen your lower body, but all your muscles will be involved because you are subjecting your entire body to increased resistance from gravity when you bounce into the air.
Sitting Bounces
Sitting bounces can be very easy or very difficult. People who are too weak to stand on the mat can use easy sitting bounce exercises for rehabilitation purposes. You can sit on the mat while a person behind you bounces on it. Or you can bounce on your own from a seated position. When you get stronger, you can use a stabilizer bar to hold onto while you bounce. The advanced sitting bounces involve exercising your core muscles. Sit on the rebounder, lean back and lift your feet off the floor. Hold out your arms and use them to bounce. An advanced exercise is to hold your legs and up in order to form a V-shape. This sitting bounce will strengthen your abs, legs and back.
Member Comments