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MAXIMIZING WEIGHT LOSS
WITH SPACE AGE EXERCISE
I initially chose rebounding as my main exercise because it was convenient, inexpensive and I could do it in the privacy of my own home. What I discovered while researching different exercises was that this one simple exercise strengthens your heart, kidneys, liver, bladder, lymphatic system, skin and every single organ, muscle, bone and tissue in your body! It is also one of the easiest exercises to maintain a slower work rate. In Chapter 5 I tell you about the most interesting research I found on rebounding, which came from an unlikely source - NASA's research on how weightlessness affects the body in space travel. You will learn how the research studies conducted at the NASA-Ames Research Center in California and the Wenner-Gren Research Laboratory at the University of Kentucky, confirmed how rebounding maximizes the role of acceleration, "G" forces and biomechanical stimuli for stimulating metabolism, the lymph system, and blood circulation. Chapter 5 explains why rebounding is different from other exercises because it maximizes gravitational pull by utilizing two other forces - acceleration and deceleration. Your body experiences both of them as an increase in total gravity, which increases the total "G" force on your cells. While stressing the cells infrequently yields little benefit, bouncing on a mini-trampoline stresses your cells about 100 times per minute and this repetition allows the increased "G" force to provide a positive, healthy stressing of the cells.
HOW REBOUNDING BENEFITS YOUR BODY
In Chapter 5 you will learn how rebounding affects the lymph system, which is a complex network of capillaries, vessels, valves, ducts, nodes and organs that also serve as the foundation for the immune system. It protects and maintains the fluid environment of the body by producing, filtering and transporting lymph fluid and by producing white blood cells. When rebounding, lymph flow increases from 10 to 30-fold, which results in better delivery of nutrients and more efficient elimination of waste.Rebounding also beneficially affects the cardiovascular system, blood circulation, oxygen availability, and blood pressure. There is also an increase in the size of the small arteries in your active muscles and the number of capillaries available to transport blood through your body which decreases resistance, or pressure, to the blood flowing to your muscles. This beneficial drop in blood pressure can last for several hours after rebounding. Bouncing high and going fast are not as important as developing consistency and going slow. If you have had any serious health problems or are on any medications where exercise may be contraindicated, check with your physician to ensure that an exercise program does not conflict with your current treatment plan. In undertaking any exercise program, use common sense and don't overdo it. Remember that you are not exercising just to burn calories. In the EverTrim program, Action Step 2, Exercise, works with the other Action Steps to produce an internal environment that will help you to achieve permanent weight loss.
PURCHASING A REBOUNDER
While you can often still find a rebounder or mini-trampoline at some sporting goods stores or even at garage sales, I have found that if you are serious about adding this form of exercise to your daily regimen, then it makes sense to purchase a high quality unit. Although you can find rebounders for prices ranging from $29 to $99 depending on quality, my concern is always with how much weight these units are designed to hold and if the mat tears or a spring breaks, how do you get them repaired.My recommendation is to call All American Trampoline and Swing in Ogden, Utah. The Jogger rebounder is manufactured in the United States and is designed to be used by people weighing up to 300 pounds. The Jogger costs $250 but that includes shipping in the continental United States. You can order from the company by calling 800-367-9302 or you can go to their website and order online. When you get to their home page look for Round Trampolines under the product section listing on the left. When you get to the Round Trampoline page, just scroll down until you see the Jogger. The All American website is
www.jumping.com.
THE CORRECT HORMONE ENVIRONMENT FOR WEIGHT LOSS
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