Im a Senior (86) who doesnt normally exercise. I hate walking and have no discipline to do yoga, Tai Chi, Chi Gong or anything else. When I discovered you could buy a rebounder/trampoline with an attached handle/ bar I knew this was a piece of equipment I would use. A neighbor put it together for me and didnt find it difficult. I bought this just to strengthen my legs, but research showed that a rebounder has many tremendous benefits that surprised me. I bought the larger 48 model thinking it would give me more leeway if I misstepped. But the 40 probably would have worked for me just as well. The handlebar really does help to keep you in balance. I put it in a place that I pass several times a day, so I wouldnt forget it. Youtube has easy excercises for Seniors. You dont need to bounce off the surface to feel the benefits. You can just gently bounce in place, walk in place, etc . I found just a minute or two at a time gets the circulation going and I feel wonderfully energized. The unit is low enough to the floor that even a creaky old Timer like me can easily step up and down from it holding onto the bar. I find it fun to use. Some mornings I roll out of bed and go straight to the rebounder to get me jump/started for the day (pun intended). If youre spending too much time in the recliner and are feeling as lethargic as I was, I highly recommend getting one of these.
The only negative thing I have to say about it is the misleading videos of the ease of folding the unit up and sliding it under a bed to get it out of the way. You would have to disassemble the handlebar and possibly the legs to do that, not an easy task if everything had been tightened up as it should. Besides, the whole point is to leave it out in a convenient place to use regularly. Before I bought it, I measured the place where I wanted it to go, a place where it would be seen and that wouldnt interfere with foot traffic.
Sturdy and Safe for an Old Timer
Im a Senior (86) who doesnt normally exercise. I hate walking and have no discipline to do yoga, Tai Chi, Chi Gong or anything else. When I discovered you could buy a rebounder/trampoline with an attached handle/ bar I knew this was a piece of equipment I would use. A neighbor put it together for me and didnt find it difficult. I bought this just to strengthen my legs, but research showed that a rebounder has many tremendous benefits that surprised me. I bought the larger 48 model thinking it would give me more leeway if I misstepped. But the 40 probably would have worked for me just as well. The handlebar really does help to keep you in balance. I put it in a place that I pass several times a day, so I wouldnt forget it. Youtube has easy excercises for Seniors. You dont need to bounce off the surface to feel the benefits. You can just gently bounce in place, walk in place, etc . I found just a minute or two at a time gets the circulation going and I feel wonderfully energized. The unit is low enough to the floor that even a creaky old Timer like me can easily step up and down from it holding onto the bar. I find it fun to use. Some mornings I roll out of bed and go straight to the rebounder to get me jump/started for the day (pun intended). If youre spending too much time in the recliner and are feeling as lethargic as I was, I highly recommend getting one of these. The only negative thing I have to say about it is the misleading videos of the ease of folding the unit up and sliding it under a bed to get it out of the way. You would have to disassemble the handlebar and possibly the legs to do that, not an easy task if everything had been tightened up as it should. Besides, the whole point is to leave it out in a convenient place to use regularly. Before I bought it, I measured the place where I wanted it to go, a place where it would be seen and that wouldnt interfere with foot traffic.