How To
By
eHow Sports & Fitness Editor
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
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Rebounder (mini-trampoline)
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Weights
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Stabilizer bar (optional)
Step1
Warm up. As with any form of exercise, begin your rebounder workout with a warm-up. Place your feet 12 inches apart in the center of the rebound exerciser and jump gently in place for 2 to 3 minutes.
Step2
Jump and kick. Alternate this with jumping and lifting your knees to your chest. These will strengthen your legs and your back muscles.
Step3
Punch forward and sideways while you jump. This will strengthen your arm, shoulder and back muscles. Add weights to increase your workout.
Step4
Jog in place. Jogging on your rebounder will give you all the benefits of jogging (including increased leg strength) without the often painful effects of jogging on the street or other hard surfaces.
Step5
Do the twist. Twisting while you jump on the rebounder will strengthen your abdominal and hip muscles.
Step6
Add weights. Using ankle or wrist weights or small barbells, can increase the amount of work your muscles do during rebounding. The more your muscles work, the stronger they will become.