Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Bounce Your Way To A Lean Body On Leisure Trampolines

By Jane Bracken

You've probably thought of this before while watching another news report on why you should work out more: I would work out all the time if I could do something fun like jumping on a trampoline like when I was a kid. Well, why don't you! Pull out that trampoline, get bouncing, and watch yourself get in the best shape of your life, all while having the time of your life.

The first question everyone seems to want to ask when finding out about a new workout is "How many minutes do I have to do this?" Well, that attitude is destined for failure. You should worry less about 'having' to work out and more about what will get me the best results. Focus on results and choose a fun activity, and you will stop thinking of the work out as an obligation and begin thinking of it as a game.

The first thing to keep in mind is consistency. This means every day you need to bounce on the leisure trampoline. Not once a week. Not once a month. Every day. It is the repetition and consistency that will bring about lasting results.

So you are ready to bounce your way to a lean body every day, but are still curious about how long you should be bouncing. Well, your body doesn't start burning fat during an aerobic workout until after 30 minutes. This means that for the first half hour your body is only burning existing energy stores, and thus not doing anything other than making you a little bit hungrier. In order to maximize your trampoline work out, then, you should bounce for a minimum of one hour every day. Not 30 minutes twice a day. One hour once a day. Though, of course, if you wanted to do one hour twice a day and double your work out that would be fine as well.

So no the leisure trampoline is not a magic device that lets you get in shape without having to work out. That equipment doesn't exist anywhere. No matter what type of work out you select, you only see progress if you put the time in consistently every single day. Those 5 minute a day advertisements you see are just lies trying to scam you out of some money. If you persevere and put in the hour every day, that means your body is mobilizing and burning fat for a solid 30 minutes. There is no way you won't see results that way. And come on, when you were a kid you could spend many hours on that thing, so just have fun on it.

The one-hour mark is when half the time youave put into exercising has been fat-burning exercise, and thatas a pretty good deal- but if you can go longer on your leisure trampoline than an hour at a time, every time, thatas even better.

There is one potential downside of increasing your exercise routine length- safety. The longer you exercise, the more you increase the possibility of accident or injury. A trampoline 40 inches in diameter leaves lots of room, but you can still bounce towards the edge easily. And if the landing puts your feet onto the metal springs of the trampoline (or drops you off the edge,) there is a high chance of foot or leg injury.

Iam not trying to scare you out of using the trampoline, though. Just, if possible, have an exercise buddy. In summary: at least an hour every time you use the leisure trampoline, less than thirty minutes is a complete waste, you should use it every day, have a spotter if you can. Happy bouncing! - 15438

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