Health benefits from Trampolines

Aug. 10, 2010 - PRLog -- People are often sceptical about how much of an exercise a session on the trampoline actually is. However, recent studies have shown that this type of exercise brings major health benefits as well as having fun at the same time. Trampolines aren’t only used by kids as tools for having fun, but can be used for physical fitness by children as well as adults.
The aerobics associated with jumping on a trampoline strengthens the heart in the same way as other cardio exercises like running and rope jumping. This increase in cardio rate encourages energy use and weight loss. Research has shown that spending five to eight minutes doing trampoline exercise is like running a mile, only with less time and effort. Trampoline exercise tones muscles in the lower half of the body. Legs, thighs, hips, stomach, and abdomen without putting pressure on your ankles or knees.
Trampoline jumping improves coordination, many athletes and gymnasts use trampolines for this reason. Trampolining will help your children develop not just a sense of balance and coordination with arm and leg actions, it will give them a sense of rhythm.
And that’s not all. Even children who don’t like or aren’t good at sports can make great progress with a trampoline by improving their confidence, agility and coordination.
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