I need to confess....

I have a new addiction. Its called Rebounding. The great news is that it takes only a few minutes a day! A Rebounder is a tiny trampoline that you can store under your bed. It's a low impact workout that does not stress your joints yet it's a powerful fat burner. It also strengthens your entire musculoskeletal system: your bones, muscles, connective tissue, and even organs.

20 minutes of rebounding = 1 hour of running

Here's what really made me purchase it-Detoxification and Immune System Benefits.

Many natural  health practitioners have used rebounding even with cancer patients (Hodgkin’s lymphoma) because jumping on a rebounder stimulates the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system aka “the garbage disposal of the body,” relies on movements as a pump. The vertical up-and-down movement of rebounding work as a pump. Without the pump movement, the cells are left stewing in their own waste products and starving for nutrients, a situation that contributes to cancer and degenerative diseases.The lymphatic system is part of the body’s immune defense network that fights off infections, parasites, and abnormal cell growth. Our lymphatic system becomes burdened by  poor nutrition, lack of exercise, stress, and toxins therefore without the pump of exercise to move lymph fluid throughout the body, our immune systems become weak  and the body begins to show symptoms of disease and other health problems.

"Rebound exercise is the most efficient, effective form of exercise yet devised by man.” "The Miracles of Rebound Exercise; Carter, Albert E.; The National institute of Reboundology and Health, Inc. Edmonds, Washington, 1979.

NASA says, "...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. “ http://www.rebound-aerobics.com/NASA_rebounder_report.htm

Yes I got a tiny bit carried away with these pictures- but this is so much fun.

LOL This doesn't even feel like exercise.

Benefits of rebounding include:

• Burns fat and weight loss
• Increases metabolism
• Strengthens bones and muscles
• Increases cardiovascular fitness
• Greater balance and agility
• Improves circulation
• Lowers blood pressure
• Detoxify liver
• Improves digestion and elimination
• Lower elevated cholesterol & triglyceride levels
• Boosts immunity