Nearly Everything You Need To Know To Start Rebounding

There may be no better physical exercise than rebounding: it is fun, easy, safe, con-venient, and powerfully effective; its proven effects include immune system boost, aerobic training, flexibility gain, and weight loss or redistribution; it may also make your cells, bones, and the rest of you stronger, gravitationally, from the “inside out.”

Rebounding is more powerful than it may look: go slowly at first, and always be conscious, aware, and safe when you are on, near, or getting on/off a rebounder.

Choose a high quality rebounder; you’ll be glad you did in the short and long run.

 If you need a stabilizer bar, get one, but many people won’t need one, and your balance and ability to safely bounce and stay on will rapidly improve.

Bounce without socks and shoes if you can, and bounce outdoors when you can!

Make it a high priority is to keep rebounding for whatever minimum time you set; to do this, pick five or six basic (natural enjoyable) moves that you can always come back to – e.g., jumping jack, torso twists, arm circles, running in place, etc.

Time flows easily with music, television, meditation, phone, or bouncing with others.

When rebounding, always allow and encourage yourself to fully breathe – the master key to health and healing – letting your shoulders and pelvis relax, and filling your body with as much air and energy as possible, as you work through, dissolve, and release stuck physical and energetic patterns.

If you ever get out of breath, just relax and keep bouncing, and the rebounder will begin to breathe you, move you, and recharge your energy.

There are thousands of different ways to use a rebounder, many of which will be unique to you, e.g., just slightly turning your hands can totally change the effects of a jumping jack, and barely raising your heels can fully alter your leg usage.

A rebounder is a kind of universal machine in that almost any other type of physical practice (ballet, martial arts, skiing, etc.) can be brought to it – try what you like!

Rebounding is a universal inner practice as well, as almost any other type of interior, psychological, emotional, or spiritual practice (meditation, mantra, mandala, visualization, chanting, singing, sound play, etc.) can be brought to it.

Hand weights may be good for a part of a workout, but keep them light, don’t whip them around, and bounce without them before ending your workout. Experiment with other apparatus as well -- magic rings, stretchy bands -- but always be gentle and thoughtful.

 Rebounding is a precious, amazing, and vital gift to give to yourself and to others!