Trampolines Health Benefits
Bouncing on a trampoline leads to improved posture, increased vascularity, better muscle tone, enhanced timing, greater coordination, better balance, and elevated energy levels.
Make Trampolines a fun part of you and your family's exercise routine. Using a trampoline or rebounder (mini trampoline) will improve the working of your heart muscle by improving the tone and quality of the muscle itself and by increasing the coordination of the fibres as they pump blood out of the heart during each beat.
When you are bouncing on a trampoline, you are flooding the cells with oxygen. This enables them to convert glucose into ATP and also into glycogen. Thus, rebounding can actually increase your ability to convert glucose into glycogen.
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The Lymph System
The lymph system is the detoxification system of the body by which fluid can flow from the interstitial spaces (the spaces around cells) into the blood. The lymph is responsible for carrying away substances which cannot be removed by absorption directly into the blood capillary. These include dead cells and other toxic materials as well as blood proteins. The return of proteins into the blood from interstitial spaces (via the lymphatic system) is an essential body function.
Unlike the blood system which has the heart, the lymph system does not have an organ to pump itself round the body. It relies on gravity and body movement. Bouncing on a trampoline (including a rebounder) stimulates the free-flowing lymphatic drainage system, which helps rid your body of toxins, trapped protein, bacteria, viruses, and other waste the cells cast off.
The G-Force at the top of the bounce is zero and the body becomes weightless for a fraction of a second. At the bottom of the bounce, the G-Force suddenly doubles over what is ordinary gravity on earth, and internal organs are put under pressure. Their cellular stimulation is increased accordingly so that waste materials within cells get squeezed out. The lymph carries the waste away to be disposed of through the urinary tract and other excretory mechanisms. The vertical use of acceleration, deceleration, and gravity provide the ideal conditions for cleansing cells.
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Special Needs
Trampolining can provide great benefit to a person with special needs. This list includes:- balance
- patience
- reaction speed
- communication
- co-ordination
- stamina
- self confidence
- muscle tone
- strengthening of limbs
- self image
- eye contact
- sense of achievement
- social awareness
- spatial awareness
- height perception
- independence
- body awareness
- consideration for others
- and, of course, fun and enjoyment
- Improved oxygen intake benefiting the heart and lungs.
- Stamina: Increasing the muscles ability to perform.
- Strengthening the joints of the body, and improving movement (and reducing the risk of developing some forms of arthritis).
- An effect on circulation - of particular value in instances where there is an interruption of the normal circulatory system, such as trauma.
- Even in seemingly passive activities on the trampoline, the effect of movement and the slightly increased G-force will be affecting the internal organs. This activity will be stimulating areas such as digestion, and will over a period of regular trampoline use enhance their efficiency.
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