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.