It’s Friday again and I hope that your week is going well and will conclude with a strong finish.
A couple of days ago on this site, I outlined some rebounding safety tips that many people have checked out. Today, I want to take one of the tips a step farther to drive home a point.
In the checklist from my post, one of the tips mentioned was “Don’t use your rebounder for doing super high jumps and acrobatic feats!” There is a reason why mini-trampolines aka rebounders are also known as exercise rebounders and/or fitness rebounders. They are meant to perform various forms of exercise.
Today’s rebounding safety tip pertains to how you use your rebounder. Although there are similarities to the kind used in halftime shows at basketball games where a team of young people with amazing gymnastic skills launch themselves via a rebounder in various ways to slam dunk a basketball through a hoop, it is important to press upon young kids that an exercise rebounder is not that kind of rebounder. In case you haven’t seen what I’m referring to above, check out this video I found on youtube.com.
Another point that I want to emphacize today is finding a safe location in your home to rebound that is away from tables, chairs and other furniture. I’m going to show you another video now. It was made a couple of years ago supposedly for the purpose of proving to the world that some random woman who bounced on a variety of rebounders set out by the guy who runs a “rebounder review” site would pick a certain brand over the others as the best. The video is relatively short but I would encourage you to pay close attention to the last 20-25 seconds. Fortunately for the woman bouncing in the video she was outdoors.
Here is the main point that I would like to make by showing this last video. All of the rebounders shown in the clip are nearly always used indoors. Now imagine your child or teenager bouncing on a bungee spring rebounder and losing their balance while jumping higher and higher on it (like the lady in the video) in your family room while watching television. Picture that young person possibly injuring themselves seriously by falling back and hitting a coffee table or other piece of furniture. Rebounding can be dangerous if the person rebounding doesn’t fully understand how to treat it as a piece of exercise equipment rather than a toy. It is imperative to educate family members on how to use a rebounder before letting them bounce on one.
In summary, educating family members on the proper use of rebounders and clearing the rebounding area of furniture and other objects in case of a misstep or someone improperly using them will go a long way to improve rebounding safety and allow the users to get a beneficial exercise workout.
Enjoy your weekend!
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