Why Bounce?
We’re glad that you asked! It turns out that there are many benefits to bouncing/rebounding (including NASA’s research showing that rebounding can be more than twice as effective as treadmill running!)
The idea of rebounding has been around for a long time, but it gained popularity in the 1980’s when NASA studied its benefits while trying to find an effective way to help astronauts recover and regain bone and muscle mass after being in space!
Many types of exercise are done to target specific muscles or just to increase cardiovascular function. Rebounding is unique since it uses the forces of acceleration and deceleration and can work on every cell in the body in a unique way.
So what are the effects?
- Boosts lymphatic drainage and immune function
- Great for skeletal system and increasing bone mass
- Helps improve digestion
- More than twice as effective as running without the extra stress on the ankles and knees
- Increases endurance on a cellular level by stimulating mitochondrial production (these are responsible for cell energy)
- Helps improve balance by stimulating the vestibule in the middle ear
- Helps improve the effects of other exercise- one study found that those who rebounded for 30 seconds between weight lifting sets saw 25% more improvement after 12 weeks than those who did not.
- Rebounding helps circulate oxygen throughout the body to increase energy.
- Rebounding in a whole body exercise that improves muscle tone throughout the body.
- Some sources claim that the unique motion of rebounding can also help support the thyroid and adrenals.
- Bouncing is fun!
We run multiple Bounce classes each week at My Fitness Hub, why not give one a go?
Words by My Fitness Hub Instructor Samantha Batten
