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Krista_The_Pixie
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Zsazsa
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 Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:39 pm Post subject: trampolines |
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The best exercise are those that get your heart pumping...considered aerobic exercises. Such include outdoor cycling, stationary
cycling, walking, cross-country skiing, swimming, jogging among others and the point is to increase your metabolism, lower your body's set point thereby decreasing the amount of body fat you store.
I don't know if I could take all that jumping up and down for the time period it takes to make such exercise on a trampoline
worthwhile...I might throw up. |
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poopylungstuffing
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i like it because you can do it while watching television...so I end up using the tv as an incentive to exercise....likesay I will only allow myself to watch one of the cartoons I am addicted to if I am jumping on the trampoline while I do it.
My only problem right now, is that I do not have access to a shower where I live and all the jumping makes me muggy and sweaty pretty fast...so that has been my excuse for not doing it...i have been riding my bike though
I have found that some rebounders are better than others, and you might do yourself wise to invest in a nicer one. The one I currently have was less than $20 at Wal Mart, instead of springs, it has elastic bands....I like the spring resistance much better...and I assume the elastic will certainly wear out faster...
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wsmac
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I like the BIG trampolines better, but they're hard to fit into a house! 
One of the good things about trampolines is that you are not concentrating on a single muscle group, but all the supportive one too.
Just watch out for low ceilings! 
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beef_bourito
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If a trampoline will get you exercising then i say go for it. I know that the workouts you linked to wouldn't give me a sufficient workout because they're too short. I generally do over 5hrs of cardio a week (more if i'm working, if i go for a long bike on the weekend, or if it's the rowing season).
one thing to remember though is that weight loss won't happen without a good diet. if you're overeating then exercise won't magically drop pounds. |
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Brittany2907
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| beef_bourito wrote: | | one thing to remember though is that weight loss won't happen without a good diet. if you're overeating then exercise won't magically drop pounds. |
Correct. Weightloss is 80% dependant on diet and 20% on exersize. My mother is a personal trainer and told me this. Eating 6 small meals a day instead of 3 large ones, helps to keep your metabolism high, there for burning more fat. It also increases concentration as a bonus!
If the goal isn't to lose weight, but just to increase fitness...then adding a healthy diet is sure something to do if you haven't done so already.
As far as mini-trampolines go...I used to have one when I was a young child. Now I don't use it, as when I jump on it, I feel as if my head is going to fall off my neck! 
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AngelUndercover
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I don't know about fitness, but trampolines are excellent for stimming.
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CockneyRebel
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I'd like to get a small trampoline, that I can jog on.
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