Rebounding

[sport]

I recommend the following link
Shortcut to: http://www.targetwoman.com/articles/rebounder-exercise.html
If you have been considering a rebounder but were putting it off then this may make your mind up.
It has certianly pushed me into taking my rebounder more seriously.

[SchoolOfRAWk]

Awesome reminder - Thanks! This is from my myspace page:

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REBOUNDING: THE NUMBER 1 EXERCISE YOU CAN DO


REBOUNDERS are those little trampolines you can get for your home, although it's certainly beneficial to jump on the large ones too. We know these are FUN, but few are aware of the extreme and unique health benefits they offer! Many consider them INTEGRAL to health and detoxifying the body.

REBOUNDING BENEFITS

Rebounding features some unique features from regular exercise:

1. Aerobic Exercise - Bouncing up and down against gravity without structural trauma is an extremely beneficial aerobic exercise. On the downward motion of the bounce your feet hit the mat with twice the force of gravity, while at the upward limit of the bounce you are weightless - just like an astronaut floating in space. So you get the exercise benefit of gravity without the trauma of gravity.

2. Cleansing/Oxygenating - This alternating double gravity and weightlessness produces a pumping action that stimulates removing waste from cells and infusion of oxygen and nutrients.

3. Stress Reduction - Bouncing on a rebound exerciser helps reduce nervous system stress. Some have even gone so far as to say the bouncing puts a person into a "trance-like" state resulting in total relaxation. I wouldn't describe it with that degree, but it definitely is relaxing. The best part is that this nervous system equilibrium tends to be maintained after getting off the rebounder.

REBOUNDING BENEFITS

Rebounding features some unique features from regular exercise:

1. Aerobic Exercise - Bouncing up and down against gravity without structural trauma is an extremely beneficial aerobic exercise. On the downward motion of the bounce your feet hit the mat with twice the force of gravity, while at the upward limit of the bounce you are weightless - just like an astronaut floating in space. So you get the exercise benefit of gravity without the trauma of gravity.

2. Cleansing/Oxygenating - This alternating double gravity and weightlessness produces a pumping action that stimulates removing waste from cells and infusion of oxygen and nutrients.

3. Stress Reduction - Bouncing on a rebound exerciser helps reduce nervous system stress. Some have even gone so far as to say the bouncing puts a person into a "trance-like" state resulting in total relaxation. I wouldn't describe it with that degree, but it definitely is relaxing. The best part is that this nervous system equilibrium tends to be maintained after getting off the rebounder.

4. Muscle Building - James White, Ph.D., Director of Research and Rehabilitation in the Physical Education Dept. of the University of California at San Diego states:

Rebounding allows the muscles to go through the full range of motion at equal force. It helps people learn to shift their weight properly and to be aware of body positions and balance.

5. Eye Exercise - Rebound exercise has been used to strengthen the eyes and improve vision with specific exercises.

6. Conditioning and Weight Reduction - Dr. White recommends rebound exercise for athletic conditioning, stating that it works better for fitness and weight reduction than running, jogging or cycling, while producing fewer injuries. He states:

When you jump, jog, and twist on this device you can exercise for hours without getting tired. It's great practice for skiing, it improves your tennis stroke, and it's a good way to burn off calories and lose weight . . . My students tell me it's so much fun that they often exercise on the rebounders for their own enjoyment.

NASA scientists have stated that rebounding is 68% more efficient than regular running. The fact that half the time you're rebounding you're not opposing gravity makes this a unique form of exercise.

LYMPHATIC CLEANSING EFFECT

To me, nothing is more important about rebound exercise than the unique way it affects the lymphatic system. Most people don't know a lot about their lymphatic system, since our education and media is obsessed with our other circulatory system - the cardiovascular system. The lymphatic system is a second circulatory system that relates primarily to immune response and drainage. The lymph is a clear fluid containing T- and B-Lymphocytes. Dr. Morton Walker, in his book Jumping for Health, describes the lymph system as the:

. . . metabolic garbage can of the body. It rids you of toxins, such as dead and cancerous cells, nitrogenous wastes, fat, infectious viruses, heavy metals, and other material cast off by the cells.

I like to think of it as the "storm sewer" system of the body, while the digestive tract is the regular sewer system.

Lymph is moved by hydraulic action. The lymph vessels are full of one-way valves that open up only in the direction of the heart. When the pressure below a valve is greater than above (such as when you're moving downward on your bounce on the rebounder), the valve is pushed open to allow the lymph to flow.

The main distinguishing point between the lymphatic system and the cardiovascular system is that the former has no heart - no pump. So how does the lymph fluid move through this system? There are three ways to move the lymph:


1. Muscular contraction from exercise and movement.
2. Gravitational pressure on the lymph vessels.
3. Internal massage of the lymph vessel valves.

When we move the muscular contraction squeezes the lymph vessels, moving the lymph along. Walking and almost all exercise has this effect. But rebound exercise stimulates all three of the above, perhaps better than any other single exercise.

The most common health problem of our world is about cleansing congestion from the lymphatic system. It's called the common cold. Few people understand that a "cold" is a lymphatic cleansing reaction. Anything we can do to keep the lymph moving better helps prevent colds or assist in healing them. The worst thing you can do for a cold is what most people do - take decongestant drugs to "dry up" the lymphatic drainage . . . and thus thwart the lymphatic cleansing process!

ARTHRITIS EFFECTS

Foreign substances entering our joints provokes an immune system response by lymphocyte white blood cells to clean up the toxins involved. But what if those toxins aren't drained from the joint by the lymphatic system? What if they just get caught in the joint cavity? Then the synovial cavity lining surrounding the joint is damaged.

The joints actually do have a "drain plug" in the form of lymphatic vessels to eliminate the toxins. But for that lymph drainage to work, the lymph must be flowing. You need movement - exercise - and the best exercise for stimulating that lymph flow is rebounding.

Scott E. Miners, writing in the Fall 2001 issue of Well Being Journal shares some testimonials from arthritis sufferers who have benefited from rebound exercise. Yvonne Rivers said:

I have had both my ankles broken, and when they ache, I rebound to take the pain away!

James Heald adds:

Before using the rebounder I couldn't walk. I literally shuffled and stumbled my way along. Now, I can walk! My body feels lighter, my skin is now a rosy pink. Also, since more blood now gets to my brain, my memory is improving every day.

OSTEOPOROSIS

The space program discovered that astronauts, after a two week trip to the moon, lost 15% of their bone density, due to the lack of the stress of gravity on their bones. Any weight-bearing exercise helps prevent, or even reverse, osteoporosis. Rebounding is excellent for this condition, since in the downward motion your body gets twice the usual gravitational force.

CANCER

While no responsible person would claim rebound exercise alone as being helpful for cancer, there certainly are some interesting anecdotal observations. Linda Brooks, author of Rebounding to Better Health, reports clients who were healed of cancerous tumors by rebounding two to three minutes every hour, along with a high fruit and vegetable diet (which decreases the toxic load on the lymphatic system), pure water, enzymes and a positive attitude.

What would be the modality for rebounding being supportive to healing cancer? Brooks reports that simple "health bouncing" on the rebounder temporarily triples the white blood cell count, accentuating the removal of toxins from the body via the lymphatic system. However, within an hour the white blood cell count returns to normal, so it's necessary to bounce every hour to maintain this amazing effect.

BLADDER INCONTINENCE

Bouncing on a rebounder probably seems like the last thing you would want to do if you have bladder incontinence. But actually rebound exercise can strengthen sphincter muscles, resulting in improved bladder control within a couple of weeks, according to Brooks. Short periods of bouncing several times per day are recommended.

[SchoolOfRAWk]

STRENGTH TRAINING & WEIGHT LOSS

Weight training is enhanced by rebound exercise. It increases fat metabolism, muscle definition, strength and endurance. The effect of forcing toxins out of the cells is also great for removing lactic acid - the substance that makes your muscles hurt after exercise.

When done with an appropriate whole food diet, rebounding is helpful for weight loss. You will burn more calories rebounding, yet with 87% less shock to the body. Linda Brooks notes that a 154 pound person will burn 1440 calories/hour running on a rebounder, whereas a regular runner would only burn 750. The flushing of the lymphatic system, though, may be even more important to weight loss, since so many people carry excess fluid weight there.

REBOUND EXERCISES

1. "Health Bounce" - Just simple bouncing, even with your feet not leaving the surface of the rebounder, greatly stimulates lymphatic flow. The elderly or infirm can do this holding optional hand rails or a chair back next to the rebounder. They can also bounce in a seated position initially to get the lymph moving.

2. Running in Place - Perhaps the most basic exercise. It helps to alternate running in place with other exercises, so as not to get bored.

3. Twisting - Twist left and right with the hips and legs going one direction and the arms and chest going the other.

4. Kick Step - Alternately kick the left and right feet out in front of you as you bounce.

5. Jumping Jacks - Just like you would do on the ground, only you're bouncing on the rebounder while doing them.

6. Cross Crawl Bounce - This is great for left-brain, right-brain coordination. On the bounce, with straight, extended arms like a marching soldier, you place your left foot forward and right arm forward and across to the left. Reverse on the next bounce. Stimulating this bilateral motion is very energizing to the body.

[NYbutterfly]

Nice! I just got my rebounder and set it up 3 days ago... I've only been using it 10 minutes per day... now I am pumped to use it more. I never knew about all those benefits until now! I just got it bc I thought it'd be good for circulation.

[GHOST27M]

Is there a wieght limit? I still weigh 246 pounds.

Dont wanna have to use the warranty the first 2 min.

[SuziS]

What about big trampolines? We have one of those and i love jumping on it!

[Veganforlife]

Check out:
www.urbanrebounding.com

Here's a blurb from their website. Plus it has a stabilizer bar.

The Urban Rebounding Advantage
The Urban Rebounder is specifically designed for Urban Rebounding Workouts. The mini trampolines found in mass merchandise stores are not built to hold up under the rigors of rebound exercise, and they may not be safe. The Urban Rebounder can hold a 90-pound dancer or a 300-pound football player. It is made of high yield steel. Its jumbo tapered springs and steel pins are strong enough to absorb all the shock that your body would otherwise be subjected to on a hard, unforgiving surface. And its 1000-stitch surface is soft enough to bounce an egg, yet rugged enough to last a lifetime. No mini trampoline measures up.
Learn More about the Urban Rebounding Program

[Veganforlife]

What about big trampolines? We have one of those and i love jumping on it!

I think they are just as beneficial...

The urban rebounders are more convenient; like for folks in apartments, etc.

[Veganforlife]

I e-mailed Urban directly and here is there response!


Dear Lucy,

Thank you for your interest in Urban Rebounding. There are two models of the Urban Rebounder. The HOME model(folding) and the GYM model (folding). The maximum weight on the HOME Urban Rebounder is 300 pounds and the GYM Urban Rebounder is 350 pounds.

Please feel free to contact our Customer Service Department at 262-796-2009 with any further questions, comments, or concerns. You can also email us at service@urbanrebounding.com. Our normal business hours are Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM (Central Standard Time).

Sincerely,

Urban Rebounding

[SchoolOfRAWk]

What about big trampolines? We have one of those and i love jumping on it!

Totally - this is the same thing. ENJOY!

[SchoolOfRAWk]

Is there a wieght limit? I still weigh 246 pounds.

Dont wanna have to use the warranty the first 2 min.

You totally can still jump! We had them at CHI and plenty of others in that range jumped.

[SchoolOfRAWk]

Note:

When Dr. Ann Wigmore was alive, she felt rebounding was so important (and it IS) that if someone was too sick to jump, she's sit them on it and bounce them with her feet.....

[garden granny]

I got a nice rebounder this weekend at a yard sale ($10.00) I was so excited about find that. I've been wanting one for a long time.:D

[145ish]

I have a horizontal rebounder...I wonder how that fits in the equation. It's attached to my Reformer (a pilates machine). It is the most awesome ab workout because everytime you jump you have to hold your legs up and your whole stomach engages. Here is a link:
http://www.sitincomfort.com/staepire.html

[Little Mango]

I got a nice rebounder this weekend at a yard sale ($10.00) I was so excited about find that. I've been wanting one for a long time.:D

How cool is that???:D

I have wanted one for ages!! Must get one!!:)

[sweepea32]

I was looking up the UR and came across it for $100 on HSN-the problem is the reviews are awful!!
Does anyone own this particular one-and are you happy with it??
You can see the reviews if you go to the link below.

http://health-fitness.hsn.com/urban-rebounder-trampoline-with-body-and-soul-dvd-and-exercise-bands_p-3544115_xp.aspx?web_id=3544115

[radiant1]

I have one from there and so far no complaints.

[lavendarJ]

Okay this is funny..well embarrasing and funny I suppose but I didn't know (or either forgot) that these were called rebounders (just saw the pic)...I had one about 3 years ago. I think I gave it away when I moved....I'm treating myself to that urban rebounder at the end of this month or maybe next month...probably next month due to my budget:)

[Styls32]

I just got one last night. A client of mine bought an Urban Rebounder on Ebay, used it like twice, and decided she was too old for the workout. So she asked me if I'd like to buy it from her....I can't afford it right now, so we traded my services...she get's a few free haircuts which take me 1/2 hour of my time each...and I get a brand spankin' new rebounder....The video it comes with is really hard...I think I did it for 20 mins, and then cramped up. I figure I'll learn the basic moves, then strap my mp3 on and do my own thing!! I loved it!!

[Bobbie]

I hate mine - its so hard it hurts when I land on it, and there's so little bounce, it really jars my whole body. And its really difficult to bounce on it. Are rebounders supposed to be like that??? I mean does being less bouncy make them better exercise??? I used to adore jumping on trampolines when I was little, I could have done it for hours. But I gave up trying to use my rebounded after a few weeks, it was too hard.
Maybe its because I have a disease that makes me extremely weak, or maybe because I don't have much muscle/am light, or maybe I just have a rubbish rebounder???? Other people seem to love rebounding. Maybe I need a new one???

[Bobbie]

how long/often should you do rebounding?

[CaliRaw]

Bobbie, what kind do you have?

[Veganforlife]

how long/often should you do rebounding?

I do it when commercials come on the tellie. Sometimes when I go home for lunch and my doggies are eating. Whenever I feel like it.

[Veganforlife]

I hate mine - its so hard it hurts when I land on it, and there's so little bounce, it really jars my whole body. And its really difficult to bounce on it. Are rebounders supposed to be like that??? I mean does being less bouncy make them better exercise??? I used to adore jumping on trampolines when I was little, I could have done it for hours. But I gave up trying to use my rebounded after a few weeks, it was too hard.
Maybe its because I have a disease that makes me extremely weak, or maybe because I don't have much muscle/am light, or maybe I just have a rubbish rebounder???? Other people seem to love rebounding. Maybe I need a new one???

Actually from urban rebounding (the kind I have)? The secret is to not really land hard, but use your thighs and legs to PUSH off the rebounder, then land softly. I have very low ceilings and HAVE to do it the way rebounding was meant to be done. Your head and body should not be bouncing too high at all. Imagine just pushing down hard with your legs and springing (slightly) upward. Hard to explain, but if you do it in front of a mirror, watch your head and upper body. You don't wanna move that all that much. It's more leg workout. Not just merely jumping.

[EZ rider]

people seem to love rebounding.I used to have a cheap rebounder and then I moved up to a Needak rebounder and it is a pleasure to bounce on it. I have the "soft-bounce" model. Here's a link if you want to look at it:
http://needakrebounders.com/

[CaliRaw]

I used to have a cheap rebounder and then I moved up to a Needak rebounder and it is a pleasure to bounce on it. I have the "soft-bounce" model. Here's a link if you want to look at it:
http://needakrebounders.com/

That's the one I have. I haven't used it yet because I read that you can go into detox pretty quickly unless you take it slowly. Since I already have been getting over a cold (or maybe detox), I was trying to wait because I wanted to know if additional 'symptoms' were the result of the rebounding or not.

[EZ rider]

I read that you can go into detox pretty quickly unless you take it slowly.They should put a sign on the rebounder that says "shake well before using" so that when people see it in the morning it would remind them to start their day with a bounce to get their lymph fluids moving.

[Veganforlife]

I was looking up the UR and came across it for $100 on HSN-the problem is the reviews are awful!!
Does anyone own this particular one-and are you happy with it??
You can see the reviews if you go to the link below.

http://health-fitness.hsn.com/urban-rebounder-trampoline-with-body-and-soul-dvd-and-exercise-bands_p-3544115_xp.aspx?web_id=3544115

I found most of the reviews were good. ::confused::

I have this one and love it! I dunno!!!
::shrugging shoulders::

[CaliRaw]

They should put a sign on the rebounder that says "shake well before using" so that when people see it in the morning it would remind them to start their day with a bounce to get their lymph fluids moving.

Do you rebound in the morning?

[EZ rider]

Do you rebound in the morning?Yep, and after that I like to step on there for a quick shake up frequently throughout the day. :)

[veggievamp]

Maybe because I have a cheap one, but I can't use mine, after a few minutes my ankles are screaming! Now collecting dust with rest of exercise equipment:rolleyes:

[codajess]

OH jeez. I can imagine my cats trying to hide under there while I'm jumping.