I’ve been trying out different forms of exercise each year to see which ones I like best, and also just to vary the workouts I do so that they’re more effective. For about 4 months now I’ve been taking rebounding classes at least once a week. Luckily for me, they’re one of the free classes offered by my local gym so they’re a great alternative to doing my own workout.
For a rebounding class each participant has their own ‘trampette’ – a mini trampoline that they use. After checking all the legs to make sure they’re tight and stable, you start off with a warmup. The general idea is that you do a lot of different jumps and movements as you bounce on the trampoline. While it looks like fun, it’ s actually a tough workout aswell and really gets your heart pumping.
There are many medical benefits listed for doing rebounding. It exercises parts of the body you wouldn’t usually hear much about like the glandular and lymphatic systems. It’s great for your heart and is very kind to your knees compared to pounding the treadmill. Apparently it’s highly recommended by NASA.
What I really like about the instructor-led classes I do, is that there’s a wide variety of exercise that can be incorporated. Aside from the cardio exercising – weights, balance and ab work can be included. The trampette can be used as a bench for doing typical reps of weights. It can also be used as a base for doing ab work. And finally you can improve your balance by hopping on one leg, or standing on one as you lean forward and stretch the other out straight behind you.
It’s possibly to buy your own trampette and an exercise DVD to do at home. I haven’t tried this yet as the classes are free to go to, but if I ever find myself without a gym membership again I’d definitely look into rebounding DVDs to try out at home.
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