Every moment of every day, your body’s cells are producing waste products and dying. Toxic substances, bacteria, cancer cells, and other disease-causing agents are moving throughout your body. The circulatory system carries nutrients, oxygen, and hormones to our cells, but the lymphatic system is the body’s garbage disposal system. Its network of tiny vessels transports fluid (lymph) from around the cells through lymph nodes, where the waste products are filtered out, cancer cells are trapped and bacteria are destroyed. To keep this fluid moving, the system depends on the muscle action of your arms and legs.

 

When the lymphatic system isn’t working properly, fluid accumulates around cells. This fluid prevents nutrients from entering cells, depriving them of the nourishment they need to thrive. And bacteria, cancer cells, and toxins are left to damage cells and bring on ill health.

 

What does rebounding have to do with this? A lot! The lymph system does not have an internal pump and so in order to move the lymph along, the system depends on your muscle movement. Research is finding that one of the best ways to exercise the lymph system is the daily use of a rebounder or mini-trampoline.

 

The mini-trampoline is proving to be a very efficient form of exercise. A high level of cardiovascular fitness and toning results from regular bouncing every day. The low impact rebounding acts to gently move the waste materials in the lymph. Most people must start slowly and bounce for only five minutes at a time, then work up slowly until they are jumping for the suggested twenty-minute length of time. This specific type of exercise activates lymphatic drainage.

 

Rebounding can be used by people of all ages, in all stages of life. For a more strenuous workout, simply jump faster and lower or even add light hand weights.