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Hi !

Sorry to hear that the beginner workouts are tough! You are probably on to

something with the repetitve nature being taxing. I know I did either Basic or

First Timers a long time ago, and had sore calves for days and days! I stayed

away from the rebounder for a long time after that, lol. But, I did a mile of a

5 mile on the rebounder the other day, improvising movements without

trouble. I've also done the Intermediate workout and Resistance Bound. I think

it was last December, and I'm sure that you and Leza are more fit than I am now

- and esp than I was then. Particularly with cardio endurance! Here's what I

thought back then:

Intermediate workout - Urban Rebounder:

I think I was a bit over-ambitious with this choice, but I liked the workout.

The first half of the workout is repetitive, which was fine for me, as all the

moves were simple and easy to follow, in theory. I had to take out the arm

movements several times when I maxed out my HR, lol. Some of the moves include

straddle jumps with chest flye, twist jumps with opposite arms, high knee ups

with arms I can't recall, kicks with double punches, center jumps with arms to

the ceiling, and another variation on straddle jumps/high knees with a different

arm move. You repeat these moves several times, and return to the basic bounce

in between sets of this. As I said, my HR was really getting up during this,

but cutting out the arms made it okay. I was happy that I could actually do all

of the moves, and I wasn't getting any calf burn, thanks to Carolyn's tips

(thanks, Carolyn!!). That was a huge problem for me the last time I attempted an

Urban Rebounder workout.

The next part of the workout was called sports specific, so there were some

front back jumps, and some twisty ski type jumps, all with various arms. These

moves were a bit harder, but still pretty doable. It was a nice change from the

first segment. There were also some jogging segments with short sprints, which

was fun. The workout ends with some light strength stuff that I wasn't

expecting. There are 1-2 sets each of squats (on the rebounder), lunges (front

foot on rebounder), triceps dips, push ups (hands on rebounder), and some abs

work. I found the abs work kind of uncomfortable, as I was having trouble

finding a spot to lay on the rebounder without the springs digging into my

back/shoulders.

Resistance Bound:

On Wed, I did Resistance Bound from Urban Rebounder Complication #4. That

workout was pretty fun! It's led by a gal named Tracey, not the urban rebounder

guy, and she's very peppy. I liked her. She cued well and is enthusiastic. I

wouldn't really call this a resistance workout, but a good one anyway. She uses

one pound bag weights, so I just used my weighted gloves. The moves are easy to

follow – mostly compound stuff with lots of variety for the legs. Arm moves

included bicep curls, tri kickbacks, upright rows, chest fly, etc. This workout

was shorter at 27 minutes, but I'm finding that about a half hour of straight

cardio is what I prefer on the rebounder right now, anyway. When the workout is

longer, like G Force, I like the circuits of some rebounding, some weights.

HTH!

Hugs!

Sara

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> Have any of you done the actual Urban Rebounder workouts all the way

> through? Leza and I who are both in descent shape can't get past the first

> 5-10 minutes because the movements are so repetitive, at least with the

> First Timers and Olides but Goodies routines. I'm thinking the advanced

> workouts might actually be easier on the legs because the movements aren't

> so repetitive!

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> What is your experience with these workouts?

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