DOUBLE OR TRIPLE THE EFFECT OF MUSCLE TONING
Using the rebounder as a muscle toning or sculpting activity has surprising benefits. The effects of “weightlessness and double impact” (as described above) also apply to muscle flexing and using weights. At the top of your bounce your weights are momentarily weightless, so there is no “drag”. At the bottom of your bounce the weights weigh double, thereby doubling the muscle toning effect. To triple the effect – all you have to do is move the weights up and down (towards and away from gravity).
This may sound like hard work – but it’s not. The springs on the rebounder assist in bouncing you back up from your “doubled” weight – so there’s relatively little strain in lifting your body and any additional weights into the air 100 times a minute.
World Weight lifting record holder and Olympic trainer, Harry Schneider researched this effect and became a world authority on rebounding and optimising professional training with the use of a rebounder.
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10 Years Later
In September 2007, a massive hauler truck pulled up outside our gate – and a team of 16 people offloaded our first container of rebounders. There were rumours at the time that rebounding could be a just passing phase – but we were besides ourselves with excitement,...
read moreTHE BENEFITS OF REBOUNDING
Besides the many health and fitness benefits – people who rebound find they are able to work longer, sleep better, and feel less tense and nervous. One of the immediate effects after a session is that you feel alive and energised – and this feeling can last for hours...
read moreBouncing Effectively
Some of us instinctively turn into little animals when we step on a rebounder – leaping about like crazy. This is natural – and you’ll get there, but to gain maximum benefit you need to include a few simple, but crucial steps. 1) Use a good quality rebounder. Low...
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