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Rebounding, Jump for the Health of It

By Misty L. Trepke

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Do you remember being a child and bouncing on the bed? Wasn't that

fun? What if I told you that is an exceptional form of exercise?

No, don't go out and get a sturdier bed, but perhaps consider

checking out rebounding, the exercise done on a mini-trampoline.

 

When I first mention this to my clients, I often times get a shocked

response, " You mean that is really an effective work out? " Don't

take my word for it, let's turn to the experts. " … For similar

levels of heart rate and oxygen consumption, the magnitude of the

biomechanical stimuli is greater with jumping on a trampoline than

with running, a finding that might help identify acceleration

parameters needed for the design of remedial procedures to avert

deconditioning in persons exposed to weightlessness. " N.A.S.A.,

Journal of Applied Physiology 49(5): 881-887, 1980. And

consider, " The mini-trampoline (rebounder) provides a convenient

form of exercise with a major advantage being its apparent low level

of trauma to the musculoskeletal system. " Journal of

Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, 1990: 10; 401-408

 

And the benefits of rebounding do not stop there. According to Dr.

Morton Walker and Albert E. Carter, the founder of reboundology,

this amazing exercise does the following:

 

1. Provides an increased G-force (gravitational load), which

strengthens the musculoskeletal system.

 

2. Protects the joints from the chronic fatigue and impact delivered

by exercising on hard surfaces.

 

3. Helps manage body composition and improves muscle-to-fat ratio.

 

4. Aids lymphatic circulation by stimulating the millions of one-way

valves in the lymphatic system.

 

5. Circulates more oxygen to the tissues.

 

6. Establishes a better equilibrium between the oxygen required by

the tissues and the oxygen made available.

 

7. Increases capacity for respiration.

 

8. Tends to reduce the height to which the arterial pressures rise

during exertion.

 

9. Lessens the time during which blood pressure remains abnormal

after severe activity.

 

10. Assists in the rehabilitation of a heart problem.

 

11. Increases the functional activity of the red bone marrow in the

production of red blood cells.

 

12. Improves resting metabolic rate so that more calories are burned

for hours after exercise.

 

13. Causes muscles to perform work in moving fluids through the body

to lighten the heart's load.

 

14. Decreases the volume of blood pooling in the veins of the

cardiovascular system preventing chronic edema.

 

15. Encourages collateral circulation by increasing the capillary

count in the muscles and decreasing the distance between the

capillaries and the target cells.

 

16. Strengthens the heart and other muscles I the body so that they

work more efficient.

 

17. Allows the resting heart to beat less often.

 

18. Lowers circulating cholesterol and triglyceride levels.

 

19. Lowers low-density lipoprotein (bad) in the blood and increases

high-density lipoprotein (good) holding off the incidence of

coronary artery disease.

 

20. Promotes tissue repair.

 

21. By rebounding for longer than 20 minutes at a moderate intensity

the mitochondria count within the muscle cells increases, which is

essential for endurance.

 

22. Adds to the alkaline reserve of the body, which may be of

significance in an emergency requiring prolonged effort.

 

23. Improves coordination between the propreoceptors in the joints,

the transmission of nerve impulses to and from the brain,

transmission of nerve impulses and responsiveness of the muscle

fibers.

 

24. Offers relief from neck and back pains, headaches and other pain

caused by lack of exercise.

 

25. Enhances digestion and elimination processes.

 

26. Allows for deeper and easier relaxation and sleep.

 

27. Results in better mental performance, with keener learning

processes.

 

28. Curtails fatigue and menstrual discomfort for women.

 

29. Minimizes the number of colds, allergies, digestive disturbances

and abdominal pains.

 

30. Tends to slow down atrophy in the again process.

 

Rebounding also provides solutions to three big excuses for not

exercising. Where to do it? Don't have a lot of space, don't want

to join a gym, or hate to go outside in the cold during the winter

to exercise? Rebounding can be done indoors, in fact it is perfect

for those living in tighter quarters because it only requires a

small space to set up, with some rebounders capable of being folded

into halves or even quarters for storage. Don't have much time?

Dr. Harvey Diamond suggests that as little as five or six minutes a

day can be of immeasurable value. Just plain hate to exercise?

Rebounding brings out that little child in each of us, the one that

loved to jump and play. But don't take my word for it, try it and

see. For more information on rebounding or to join in on the

discussion, please join me at http://www.searching-

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