Exercise With a New Rebounder Trampoline

If you watch the late shows on TV, you’ve probably seen the advertisement for mini-trampolines. In fact, it would be hard to miss it, because when it’s on your screen is filled with young people clad in very little jumping up and down on their own, personal little trampolines. If you know the exercise lingo, you may have heard these little trampolines called rebounder trampolines, mini-tramps, or just rebounders.

You might be tempted to turn off the TV or just ignore these commercials thinking they are only another one of those worthless exercise programs designed to take your money. Maybe you should keep watching, though, because a rebounder trampoline can provide a really good way of getting the exercise you need. It’s fun, too!

The first mini-tramp was actually invented by Ed Russell in 1938. He tried to market it, but he had no success. It wasn’t until Al Carter, a well-known author and expert on exercise, reintroduced it in 1977 that the rebounder finally caught on. During the ‘80s it was a fad with virtually everyone buying one. However, like most fads, it fizzled during the late ‘80s and the ‘90s. Now, though, it’s back and better than ever. Physical trainers have come up with aerobic dance moves, martial arts activities, and other cardiovascular and aerobic routines based on the use of a rebounder trampoline.

With all of the fancy exercise equipment on the market, why should you choose a rebounder trampoline? One of the main reasons people are buying them is because they can get a great workout without placing a lot of impact on joints, bones, and muscles.

For example, you can get wonderful aerobic and cardiovascular workouts by jogging or running. Unfortunately, both activities can cause severe damage to your bones and joints. They also involve repetitive movements which cause the impact over and over again. Over time, this repeated impact can cause a lot of problems.

Even if you use the fancy athletic shoes you can buy today that have been designed with more cushioning, the repeated impacts are still there. These problems caused the advent of low-impact aerobics which offered great exercise without the damage to the foot. Now professionals have determined that a rebounder trampoline can give you the best low-impact workout you’ll find anywhere.

You’ll also have a great deal of fun with your rebounder trampoline. We can all remember being kids and having our parents put a stop to the fun we were having jumping up and down on our beds. You’ll feel that same childish joy when you hop on your rebounder. To start out you’ll just jump up and down. Try to push the trampoline down about 2” on each landing, and you’re on your way to a great workout.

After you’ve practiced jumping up and down long enough to feel comfortable doing it, you’ll be able to start trying other moves. The average rebounder trampoline has about 40” of jumping space, but it’s still large enough to do most moves you can think of. Some great new moves would be to jump side to side, run in place, do knee lifts or one-legged hops, twist, and kick. Soon your heart will be pumping hard, you’ll start feeling tired, and you’ll be sweating profusely. When all these happen, you’ll know you’ve given yourself an outstanding physical workout.