Trevor Butterworth
Bouncing around on a trampoline probably counts as fun for all but those with a vertiginous reaction to random acceleration and deceleration. But has research really “led some scientists to conclude that jumping on a mini-trampoline is possibly the most effective exercise yet devised by man…?”
Apparently the lesson to be learned, the insight to be gained, from the joy children exhibit from jumping up and down on beds, couches, inflatable castles, etc, is that the human body needs to move in a way that gets the lymph flowing.
“Congested” lymph, according to Healing Daily, is responsible for: allergies, prostatitis, chronic sinusitis, heart disease, eczema & other skin conditions, loss of energy, fibrocystic disease, chronic fatigue, repetitive parasitic infections, multiple sclerosis, edema, lupus erythematosis, inflammation, high blood pressure, viral infections, puffy eyes, bacterial infections, low back pain, loss of energy, cancer, ear or balance problems, arthritis, headaches, cellulite, excessive sweating, obesity.
But the Gs you pull bouncing up and down on a mini trampoline are the bestest way ever to decongest that lymph – no impact stress from jogging or other sports! (although, if you have balance problems, you might want to think hard about trampolining as a cure; similarly, if you’re a woman, the web site’s recommendation that you bounce bra-less, indeed, abandon a bra altogether, is one that is not supported by sports physiology.)
But then, none of it this is supported by science. As the surgeon blogger, Respectful Insolence says, “Wow! Who knew that blocked lymphatics can cause basically any disease under the sun.”?
