Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Get Fit With a Mini Trampoline: The Benefits

By Terry Bison

Anti-aging is a word that we are hearing more and more each day. Fortunately, it is not a trend and will stay with us through generations as the population does all it can to live longer, healthier and look better. With that said, people are always looking for better ways to exercise, including the trampoline. The benefits of exercising with trampolines are numerous.

Not only are they entertaining and fun, they have proved to be incredible exercise "machines". With regards to professional athletes, trampolines are used to help them learn how perfect their somersaults and other moves in gymnastics and diving. Freestyle skiers also use them for their artistic jumps.

For the regular population, many people use the trampoline to lose weight. It is also a fabulous way to tone your muscles and get a good cardio workout. Using your trampoline as a means to jog is also a recommended because of how easy it is on the knees. Regular jogging causes extreme stress on the knees, ankles and feet, something that doesn't need to be considered with trampolines.

They have come a long way from the time the Inuit bounced on walrus skins and the Europeans who tossed eachother on blankets. They are constructed of a very strong material that is attached to springs which are attached to the metal frame. It is the springs are responsible for the elasticity helps provide the balance.

Over the years, there have been safety issues related to this apparatus and therefore, foam pads have been integrated to cover the metal and nets have been put up around them to ensure the user's safety. Make sure your trampoline comes with the necessary safety features.

Regardless of the type of exercise you do and what your goals are, jumping on a trampoline can really boost results in your weight loss and muscle building. It proves to be an apparatus that offers all the benefits of various machines and exercises, wrapped into one. In fact, because it is such a universal fitness equipment, it is becoming more widely used in the fitness world.

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