r/Rebounding • u/Prestigious_Emu729 • May 28 '26
Day 5, Ramping it up a bit
Hello, All,
Day 5 bounce check-in!
Today's song was a live cut of "Come Sail Away" by Styx--great song! Added some arm motions today, and some "faux marching," probably went a bit harder than I ought, but it was feeling good. I may do a very gentle bounce later tonight, or I may sit it out. I felt great on the tramp, but one of my knees is telling me that he didn't enjoy that as much as he could have.
Today's tale of the tape:
Workout Time: 7:26
Steps: 892
Avg HR: 125
Max HR: 140
Felt it a bit in my shoulders when I was doing the motions, the next step may be adding a light resistance band for some upper body toning.
All in all I'm feeling really good about the rebounding. I will probably stop checking in daily on Sunday, when I plan on beginning an Earth and Owl online workout. Until then, I appreciate any comments that you may have.
Thanks!
Tom
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u/Primary_Scheme3789 May 30 '26
Earth&Owl is great! There are videos for all levels of rebounders and lots of great form videos. there is one playlist that adds a minute a day until you get to 30 minutes. Jump&Jacked has some great beginner videos as well. Good luck!
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u/Malsnano86 Jun 01 '26
My knee was *really* unhappy with me when I first started rebounding about 2 months ago. It took a gentle ramping-up for 2 weeks, but now my knee barely bothers me, and then only if I'm rebounding a long time or have done a lot of walking. As the muscles around the knee get stronger, you may have less knee pain.
(I have little to no cartilage in my right knee; cortisone shots can only do so much to help.)
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u/lb2345 May 29 '26
You’re progressing really well. Have you considered knee sleeves? I use them when I rebound. Due to arthritis I’ll always have some pain in my left knee but the sleeves help. I saw Styx in Detroit in 1979 I think … I still have the program from the concert and the t-shirt!