Have you tried a mini-trampoline lately? Once upon a time, I bought Emi one for Christmas. There was no space in her mini-Manhattan apartment for a mini-trampoline, so she brought it to the place where she was working. And everyone began using it. And enjoying it. And when it was time for Emi to leave, well, how could she take that trampoline with her?
I decided after reading an article by Jennifer Derryberry Mann called Jump for Joy, in the May-June 2007 Spirituality & Health magazine, that I want one, too. She wrote that “bouncing lifts your spirits, elevates your heart rate, boosts your lymphatic system, is easy on your joints, leaves you feeling wonderfully grounded, and can be done anywhere, no matter how small the room.” (I’m not so sure about that point.) She told the story of Betsy Robinson who is managing editor of S&H who was a six days a week aerobics junkie for about ten years until two hand surgeries ended it. “Betsy jumps 14 minutes a day – the amount of time it takes to play tracks 6 through 12 on her favorite mini-trampolining sound track, Gabrielle Roth’s Tribe CD. In that amount of time, she gets cardiovascular benefits similar to those she’d get if she spent her time on a treadmill.” She also says that her “nails grow really fast and hard, her skin glows more, and gone is the hand-swelling that neither Western medicine nor acupuncture could alleviate.” She says also in the article, “For instance, if Betsy’s mad about something, she jumps really hard and the sheer joy of the expression transforms the energy into just that – intense energy without a story.” Now that sounds nice!
I’m thinking that besides the known benefits of using a trampoline, added benefits can be different for everyone depending on what’s going on in one’s body. I’m just beginning to research where to buy a good mini-trampoline. The benefits, plus the fun, sound wonderful. Would you like to just bounce, bounce, bounce, and bounce some more?
“Jennifer Derryberry Mann is a Minneapolis-based freelance writer, editor, and yoga teacher who likes to bounce on a big purple exercise ball in her living room. She has recently written for Pregnancy and FitPregnancy, and she is the former editor of Science & Spirit magazine.”