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Ever worry about losing your balance? Bounce for balance and fitness!Balance — the capability to stand and move freely — is one of many physical functions we take for granted from the time we learn to roll over as a baby. Our balance system — that critical collaboration of senses, nerves, and brain signals — guides our muscles and joints through space — is crucial in every step of our lives. As we age, however, balance, spatial awareness and muscle functionality tend to decline. Difficulty with balance functions can, in turn, make even routine movements such as walking a problem. For many older individuals, walking is often a primary form of exercise. But simple walking generates forces and pressures which may distress older walkers who are experiencing arthritis or osteoporosis, in addition to instability. Since we’ve learned that regular exercise at every age promotes strength and vitality, then the challenge is to find a type of exercise that won’t add wear and tear to older bodies. Rebounding/bouncing it turns out — is an excellent way to successfully support and maintain your balance mechanism as well as muscle and bone strength. Ongoing studies point out that exercise regimens that combine cardiovascular fitness and muscle strengthening elements help combat problems with balance and vitality. Rebounding provides just that combination in a pleasing, low-impact form. A University of Utah study found that exercising with a mini-trampoline reduces impact pressure on the foot and body by 83%. The body of the 150 pound man, absorbing 570 pounds of pressure while walking, would only have to absorb 97 pounds of pressure on a mini-trampoline. 1 N.A.S.A. has called rebounding — repeated bouncing on a trampoline — “one of the most effective and efficient exercises yet devised by man.” 2 Rebounding forces the body to compensate for its location in space, while reducing the pounds of pressure on the body. The extensive usage of muscle groups including legs, thigh, core, arms, is a byproduct of the body adapting to its position in space. The body is constantly anticipating and preparing for impact. Upon impact, all of the leg and thigh muscles are used to absorb the impact and rebound upward again. Increased gravitational forces, (G-forces) created by trampolining, strengthen the musculoskeletal system. The action of rebounding also aids the circulatory system by repeatedly forcing muscles to contract. This increased circulation not only helps maintain muscle, it increases the flow of the lymphatic system. (The lymphatic system performs the essential removal of wastes, toxins, and fats that form in the body.) If the lymph system becomes lethargic, toxins and fats can accumulate, causing circulatory problems that reduce the body’s ability to remain healthy. Reduced lymph movement will weaken the body’s ability to fight bacterial infections and viruses effectively, which may lead to many other health risks. With a rebounding exercise regimen, bones, smooth muscle, striated muscle, lungs, and the circulatory and lymph system all gain strength. And help keep you balanced. Put some bounce in your step – and stay steady.
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