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Cardio workout on mini trampoline

Shesaid_destroy
Posts: 128
Hello everyone,
My gym offers a class which is a cardio work out on a mini trampoline.
It involves powerwalking and jumps such as jumping jacks and jumps with raising your knees, your arms, you catch the spirit i'm sure.
My question is: would exercising on the mini trampoline be better for my lower back (which has a tendency to pinch my nerves and trigger sciatica) than doing the same type of motions on the ground?
Does the trampoline "soften the impacts" ?
For some reason, the mini trampoline class also seems a lot more challenging than the cardio workout "on the ground"...
What are your thoughts/ experience ?
Thank you
My gym offers a class which is a cardio work out on a mini trampoline.
It involves powerwalking and jumps such as jumping jacks and jumps with raising your knees, your arms, you catch the spirit i'm sure.
My question is: would exercising on the mini trampoline be better for my lower back (which has a tendency to pinch my nerves and trigger sciatica) than doing the same type of motions on the ground?
Does the trampoline "soften the impacts" ?
For some reason, the mini trampoline class also seems a lot more challenging than the cardio workout "on the ground"...
What are your thoughts/ experience ?
Thank you
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No thoughts or opinion?0
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i have seen some videos of it and it looks very intense and would definitely burn calories
not sure about your lower back - only way would be to give it a go and take it easy and see how your back is?0 -
Thank you for the input! It does look really intense, I may wait until I get in better shape.0
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lol this thread again???????0
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the question re sciatica -ask a medical professional
but generally, the best exercise is whatever you enjoy and will stick to long term.0
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