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Rebound Exercise

Rebound Exercise is the total body simulation one receives when bouncing on a trampoline or some other like devise. "Rebound to Better Health"; Albert E. Carter; Copyright 1977; The National Institute of Reboundology and Health, Inc.; Edmonds, Washington. It is unique in that it uses the three natural forces of acceleration, deceleration and gravity as presented as early as 1911 by Albert Einstein, "The New Book of Knowledge"; pp 320, Volume 7: 1970. Whereas weight lifting only utilizes resistance to the gravitational force of the earth using various weight lifting devises that are made up of pulleys, springs, bars, levers, cables and calibrated weights. Rebound Exercise takes advantage of two other natural forces of acceleration and deceleration by lining them up vertically with the ever present force of gravity. Rebound exercise is a full-body exercise, also known as a cellular exercise because it stimulates every cell in the body all at once (approximately one hundred to two hundred fifty times a minute depending on how fast one is rebounding). It was once thought that only the cells of the striated muscles could be made stronger, but recently it was discovered that all of the cells of the body could be made stronger cell by cell with rebound exercise.

Rebounder is a person who participates in rebound exercise.

Rebounder is an exercise device specifically designed for the purpose of providing rebound exercise. It is usually square, rectangular, or round, standing on four to eight legs of equal length. The legs are from six to ten inches long connecting to a steel or plastic frame. Springs or bungee cords are connected to the frame and support a jumping mat or fabric made of canvas, polypropylene. The devise is usually 40 inches in diameter. It is not a mini-trampoline or a trampoline because mini-trampolines and trampolines are designed to propel and individual into gymnastic tricks. A rebounder is designed to provide exercise only - no tricks.

Rebound Exercise, unlike walking, jogging, or running on a hard surface provides a cushion for the lower extremities of the body. A study at the University of Utah presented the fact that rebounding eliminates 7/8th of the trauma/shock to the skeletal system when comp aired to running on a hard surface. So rebound Exercise is ideal for physical therapy.

Because of the low impact and the rhythmatic movements required while rebounding along with the stimulation of the vestibular system and the natural balancing systems of the body, educators have successfully used rebound exercise as a method of honing motor skills in the elementary schools.

Vision therapists have found that rebound exercise is an ideal method of stimulating all of the cells of the eyes to better coordination, thus providing better vision.