Many don't know this!

Thanks for the info. I'm a stay at home mom of 3 young children with one income. I'd rather spend $25 on the trampoline than a membership. I guess I'll be heading to Walmart to pick one up;)

Mini-rebounders are amazing. My gym used to have urban rebounding classes. They were great for all fitness levels, especially people looking for something lower impact for your joints. The workouts really made you feel like a kid again too, something I think we can all use in our lives!!! My gym went out of business and I moved to a new one... I sure miss those rebounding classes!:-( If you care to invest with one, I'm sure you'll love it!

Shannon

How do you calculate the calories burned?

Does it factor in weight?

Here's a calculator that you can see how many calories you burn on the rebounder/mini trampoline.
http://www.self.com/calculatorsprograms/calculators/caloriesburned/jumping_trampoline

I bought the one at Walmart last week for $35. While I love using it and the health benefits of using it, I do feel I have to give my thoughts for anyone thinking about buying the same one. That particular one I would never buy again. #1 I think the calorie counter/ time/bounce counter is junk!!! The first day I used it I sat and just pushed down ever so lightly and was burning a big number of calories, so don't count on it for an accurate calorie count at all. I even checked my heart rate while using it and calculated the calories burned that way and it was way low compared to what it said. I was only on the 3rd day and the time would just stop so I wasn't even getting an accurate time I was using it. Now a week later the counter doesn't count anything. #2 I feel like the mat isn't holding up well and will be short lived. I weigh right around 150 and only using it for a week (10-20 mins a day) I feel like the middle has more give to it and won't last long, I find myself trying to use the sides more so it lasts longer and I don't wear the middle out. What it boils down to: you get what you pay for. I will continue to use this since I paid for it, but when it's done I will definitely spend a little more to get something better. Just my thoughts.

700 calories is by no means the most calories one can burn in an hour. Jumping rope, stair running, jogging/running period, all of those burn more than 700 calories. I'd like to see someone use one while wearing a heart rate monitor and no raising arms overhead as it gives inaccurate burn counts. So, just pure joggging or bouncing for 15-30 minutes and see what numbers it comes up with. I would bet it's not as high as it's saying. I'd love a rebounder as I'm always hurting my damned foot but most of the ones I've seen won't work with my size and I'm sure as hell not paying what they want me to pay for one that will accompany my size. I bet you could burn more than 700 calories by jumping rope without the rope by just mimicking the hop and wrist movements. I would love to get a big *kitten* trampoline like backyard style as I think that would be crazy fun and a great workout.

Does jumping on a regular trampolie have the same effect?

i would think that because the mini trampolines have taughter springs (at least the good quality ones do) and don't 'bounce' you as much as the larger backyard trampolines, you'd get a better workout.
less time in the air, and less time sinking into the trampoline means more time tensing your muscles & working out your body
so the mini trampoline would probably provide a better workout, but i can honestly say that i've gotten my heart rate up a surprising amount (and im moderately fit) by jumping on a backyard trampoline with some kids. it's certainly worth doing as an exercise!

this is awesome! i had no idea....and it would be so much fun! i remember when i was a kid how much fun trampolines were. i'm getting one this weekend! thanks for the suggestion

In the previous posts in this thread, we included some links to websites that calculate it. There's loads of different calorie calculators all over the internet, some are 'food diary' type place like myfitnesspal, others just calculate using your weight etc.

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