Just ten minutes of a high energy workout on your rebounder will provide you with approximately the same benefits that you would receive from jogging on the road for THIRTY minutes - minus the jarring effects to your nervous and skeletal systems.  Rebounding is a NON-IMPACT aerobic form of exercise.

Rebounding provides the benefits of the three most popular exercise programs in the world; jogging (over 40 million participants), weight training (around 29 million), and aerobic exercise, i.e., aerobic dance, jazzercise, etc. (over 24 million).  In addition, each of these three are dangerous to your health.  Jogging "takes more from the body than it gives back" says Dr. J. E. Schmidt, M.D.  Dr. Kenneth Cooper says that "weight training is anaerobic and does not give good cardio-respiratory benefits."  

Dr. James R. White, author of Jump For Joy, states "Rebounding is an excellent method of weight control because you can burn off between 5 to 12 calories per minute and if you follow a 30 to 40 minute per day program, you can easily lose 27 lbs. per year".

 Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper, whose books have sold more than 12 million copies in 24 languages states that 80% of a fitness program should be aerobic in nature.  He says "Aerobic exercises usually involve endurance activities which don't require excessive speed."

Dr. Harry Sneider, author of Olympic Trainer says that aerobic resistive rebounding provides

·         aerobic benefits just like jogging

·         bodybuilding benefits like weight training

·         one can do a variety of dance moves like Jazzercise and the very popular aerobic dance programs

He says that there are distinct advantages to resistive rebounding.  They are:

·         safe for all joints in the skeletal system

·         by using the calibrated hand-held weight, one becomes stronger and develops cardio-respiratory fitness and body tone

·         cleanses the lymphatic system

·         improves coordination, depth perception and balance

·         assists all sports skills in techniques and injury reduction

Specific Exercises for Targeted Areas:

Waistline:  The best way to trim and tone this area is to twist, by sliding your heels to the right while turning your torso to the left as you bounce.  Running, jogging, and sprinting also helps.

Saddlebags on Upper Thighs:  Walking and jogging motions help tone this area, however a side kick is excellent for this.  While bouncing, kick your legs back and forth to the sides, extending them as much as is comfortable.

Upper Arms:  While you bounce or run, push out to the sides and front, and pull in, push up, pull down, adding light hand weights, if desired.

Belly, Below Waist:  Health bounce, stretching arms up high, pull in tummy muscles while holding a deep breath.  Repeat several times.  Sit on the rebounder, bounce by making circles with your arms, lean back slightly and briefly.  Sit up, rest, and repeat.

Fanny:  Walk, jog, sprint, or jump.  High sprint really extends these muscles, and your pace can be easy.

Chest:  Push palms of hands together in front of you as you bounce, or hook  all your fingers together, one hand over the other, and pull with your arms as you bounce.