Osteoporosis is a big issue for about 50% of all women over 50 and of about 30% of all men over 50. I want to open this blog to exchange knowledge and experience in this field and I will at another point in time show you Rebounding exercises for bone strength.

This is a question for those of you who have experience with Fibromyalgia.

I know that some of you have Fibromyalgia and that Rebounding on a Bellicon Rebounder   has helped you. I have a client who suffers from  Fibromyalgia from the neck to the feet on both sides. She can hardly walk and even leaning over or stretching is hurting her. Swimming is hurting her neck. Can you tell me which kind of exercise has worked for YOU?

What is your experience? Thank you for your input.

“Jogging — Bad For Your Skin!
With a current epidemic of obesity happening everywhere among all age groups in America, more people are taking up some form of exercise in hopes of knocking off some of that unsightly flesh. Already, some 22 million Americans make a habit of jogging for health, exercise and – believe it or not — fun.

But a Colorado plastic surgeon has made some comparisons of his jogging and non-jogging patients while they were under the knife and urges a word of caution to those who want to take up running.

“Beware of jogging,” warns Denver plastic surgeon John A. Grossman, M.D. “Jogging can be bad for your skin! It can be particularly hard on the skin of both mens’ and womens’ faces. “For your skin’s sake, give up jogging and get a bike!” he says.

Science has already learned how year after year of jogging can be hard on ankles, knees and hips. It’s because the weight of your body is multiplied by a factor of five or six every time a foot strikes the ground. Jogging downhill is especially hard on the body and the underlying collagen as well as tissues of the face, breast, thighs and buttocks.

“I’m not saying forget exercise,” adds Dr. Grossman. “Just take up some form of low-impact workout like a bicycle, an elliptical trainer or swimming. “The hard impact and repetitive up and down motion of jogging on land or on a treadmill tears collagen, the body’s building block that creates healthy, youthful skin,” he says. “Your skin is something like a rubber band — continuous stretching through bouncing up and down causes it to lose elasticity. Plus, as we age the impact is much more dramatic.”

Because Dr. Grossman has spent so many years working closely with skin during various rejuvenation surgeries, he started noticing that patients who jog had much more saggy skin everywhere on their bodies compared to non-running patients. And, the older the patient, the worse the effect. He matched notes with other plastic surgeons and eventually mentioned his observation to an exercise physiologist who said it makes perfect sense.

“I think that no amount of jogging is good,” Dr. Grossman says. Hollywood funny lady Joan Rivers would agree. She has often said, the first time she sees a jogger smiling, she’ll consider taking it up. ”

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This is my take (Sylvia):

I can easily believe that the above is true for Jogging on hard surface and Rebounding on a hard Rebounder (like some hard bouncing spring based Rebounders). From my experience, Rebounding on a soft surface – like the one provided by the Bellicon bungee band Rebounders – brings just the contrary: A rejuvenation of the skin.

The Reason:

The movement is LOW IMPACT. It takes long to come to a stand-still in the deepest point of the mat. The body is not shocked with an abrupt stop of movement. It’s like a slow motion kind of movement. And personally, I know so many people of all age groups who rebound on the Bellicon bungee Rebounders. They say that their skin is getting firmer through Rebounding.  No problem with skin sagging. I find the study extremely interesting.  And surely what John A. Grossman says is true for jogging and Rebounding on a hard Rebounder. But for the Bellicon Rebounder, I found that it’s just the opposite.

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Let us know if you bounce regularly on your Rebounder or occasionally. Are you rebounding in the morning, in the evening? And how long are you rebounding normally?

A friend asked me today why I recommend

not to rebound when you have a cold or a flu. This is why:

Rebounding is detoxing the body. And when the body is already weakened by a cold or a flue, it is not helpful to detox at that time.  The first thing when you detox is that your body is releasing the toxins into your lymph system and from there into the blood. When the body is already weakened and needs all its strength to get better, it  is not the best timing to give your body more work. Just wait till the cold or flue is over and you are strong again, and then start Rebouding again. And don’t forget to drink a lot of good water!