When was the last time you jumped up and down?
Did you know that jumping up and down has many positive health benefits? First, jumping up and down is a great way to get aerobic exercise as jumping up and down is difficult to do. Next, jumping up and down is a great for strength training of your legs and entire lower body.
Interestingly, beyond the cardio and strength training, jumping up and down also seems to help with balance control. This has to do with the efforts made by our eyes to maintain (or attempt to maintain) some level of balance when jumping. Also, jumping up and down seems to recirculate our cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in a way that is unattainable any other way. This seems to help with detoxification and overall brain chemistry.
How can you jump and down?
- Jump rope–easy to do at home and can vary greatly
- Trampoline–make sure you don’t go flipping around on a trampoline, but stick to jumping up and down
- Kangoo Jumps
I think jumping up and down is also a great way to have fun and so often exercise becomes mundane and boring. Try adding some form of jumping and down into your life and you will start to see the many benefits much sooner than you think.
Tags: jump rope, jumping, kangoo jumps, trampoline
January 13th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
Thanks for this information! How interesting to read that trampoline jumping recirculates CSF, and what a great reminder to follow our joy, too.
January 13th, 2010 at 6:18 pm
Years ago, when we lived in Maine, I bought one of those individual small trampolines; they were about $15.00 then. They still don’t cost too much, about $29 or so. I had read in a magazine and my doctor reiterated it, that jumping on it helped increase your bone density. Although my grandchildren have a big one of their own, they’re always fascinated with Grandma’s! I can also move it to the backyard when I want to. Thank you for the further info! We also enjoyed the History of Medicine Email - you’re great!!
January 14th, 2010 at 10:30 am
Thanks for all the info you publish. It is quite refreshing that you take the time to do this and that you will share. I am not a patient but a friend of one of your satisfied patients. She shares with me because I am in to the holistic approach to health and wellnes..