Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!

Can you tell I'm excited? I can hardly wait! I ordered my Bellicon Rebounder yesterday and now, I'm just waiting for it's arrival so I can get started rebounding. Since reading about the benefits to the Lymphatic system, I've been looking forward to not only jumping around to help my body, but I'm thinking I'm going to have a lot of fun while doing it, too! I feel like a little kid!

I always wanted a trampoline when I was younger but we never had the money for such frivolities. Not many of my friends had trampolines either. They weren't really that popular in the late 50's and early 60's.

The first time I ever saw a real trampoline was at the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey circus. We watched the trapeze artists walk the high wire above a huge trampoline. It was a time of gasps and nail biting as they performed their aerial antics. We were so afraid they'd fall and sometimes they did, but the trampoline was the safety net. It always looked so fun when they'd fall to the trampoline and bounce up high in the air a few times before slowing to a stop and landing.

Today I received an email from the rebounding company. They included a short video explaining the benefits of rebounding. I'm including it here for you to see (in case any of you might want to purchase your own rebounder in the future). The benefits of rebounding on a Bellicon rebounder .

I did a lot of research before deciding to purchase the Bellicon rebounder. There are many rebounders out there and I wanted to make sure to get a sturdy, well built one. After studying about all the various choices, I narrowed my selection down to two rebounders. The first was a Needak rebounder. Needak® rebounders are well made and they've been manufactured since 1990. The only thing that concerned me about their rebounders was the noise. They are made with stainless steel springs, like most other rebounders. The Bellicon uses a patented bungee system that provides an almost silent rebound and I liked that a lot. Both companies offer folding legs or stationary legs. I chose the stationary legs for mine because I won't be needing to fold it up and store it away often, but for people who'd like to slide it under a bed, the folding legs would be optimal. Both springs and bungee cords will eventually wear out and need to be replaced. With the Bellicon, the replacement bungee cords only need to be replaced every 3-4 years and are easily replaced by the owner in the comfort of his/her home. Bellicon rebounders are made in Germany and assembled here in the USA. That made a big difference to me too! I didn't want to buy a product that was made in China with substandard materials.

To use the rebounder for maximum health benefits, I googled rebounding exercise videos. I was surprised to find how many exercises can be done on the rebounder. I was also amazed to see how many body parts work in conjuction during rebounding. I really liked the low impact aspect of rebounding and thought it would be a great addition to my cardiovascular workout.

Hopefully my new Bellicon rebounder will be here this week! Stay tuned and I'll let you know when it arrives and how my first jumping session goes. I can't help thinking I need to find the song, "Stop in the name of love," on Pandora. It only seems fitting for a Southern Bell to have that playing during the first rebounding session...Kathy Bates, in the movie, Fried Green Tomatoes, did it and it was just perfect. I just can't get that image out of my mind as I think about rebounding!

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