{"id":473942,"date":"2026-02-14T06:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T06:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/473942\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T06:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T06:24:11","slug":"i-used-a-rebounder-daily-for-30-days-and-found-3-big-unexpected-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/473942\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I used a rebounder daily for 30 days and found 3 big unexpected benefits’"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Shea Whitney completed 30 days of daily rebounding, she was shocked by the results, so much so that she thinks \u2018every single person alive on this planet should be using a rebounder.\u2019 In a recent video<\/a> posted online, Shea felt compelled to tell people about the benefits she had seen from adding rebounding to her routine \u2013 and the exact sessions she did over the 30 days. <\/p>\n

What is rebounding?<\/p>\n

First, though, let\u2019s get into exactly what rebounding \u2013 which has fans ranging from Tess Daly<\/a> to NASA \u2013 is. \u2018Rebounding is a low-impact cardio exercise that takes place on a mini trampoline, also known as a rebounder,\u2019 Aly Giampolo, founder of The Ness, previously told WH. ‘It\u2019s accessible for movers of all ages, and because it\u2019s low impact, the intensity level can be adapted depending on the type of workout you\u2019re looking for.’<\/p>\n

As Shea explains in the video, the accessibility of the exercise is part of what drew her to it in the first place \u2013 and she also cites NASA\u2019s famous study<\/a> on rebounding, which found that doing just 10 minutes of the exercise was up to 68% more effective than 30 minutes of jogging. <\/p>\n

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The routine<\/p>\n

Shay says that she chose a bungee rebounder, explaining that she had been advised that it was \u2018better for holistic health\u2019 due to the higher G-force being more effective for lymphatic drainage<\/a> and that it was quieter than a metal spring rebounder. <\/p>\n

As for how she approached the challenge, Shea explains that she started gradually. \u2018I literally did like two minutes just jumping around for the first seven days,\u2019 she says, to familiarise herself with the movement and avoid any risk of injury. <\/p>\n

\u2018I continued to learn more in that week and I learnt that it didn\u2019t exacerbate or hurt my back,\u2019 adds Shay. \u2018I also learnt about the health bounce, which is when you actually leave your feet on the mat when you\u2019re bouncing \u2013 so you\u2019re not actually jumping enough to fully get your feet off of the mat; you\u2019re just going up on the balls of your feet and coming back down.\u2019 A gentler, more minimal lift, health bouncing is often promoted for its lymphatic drainage and circulation benefits. <\/p>\n

For week two, Shay says she decided to do the health bounce for two minutes in the morning and two minutes at night. \u2018I continued to see that you don\u2019t have to go crazy on this thing to see incredible results,\u2019 she adds. \u2018I kept it short and sweet and after I was done, I was kind of wanting to do more \u2013 but I said I\u2019m going to start this slow.\u2019<\/p>\n

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In week three, Shay started incorporating other moves and techniques that she learnt from instructors on YouTube, often following online workout videos but sometimes devising her own routines. \u2018I would do jumping jacks, high knees, twists, and would incorporate my arms,\u2019 she says. \u2018The possibilities are endless \u2013 there\u2019s so many things you can do.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018My favourite thing is you could just turn on some good TV or a movie and just go to town with this and not even go crazy \u2013 the time flies; this thing is beyond enjoyable,’ adds Shay. \u2018That might be my biggest revelation with this \u2013 I have never in my life looked forward to doing an exercise or workout.\u2019 This enjoyment, says Shay, made it much easier to stick to and left her wanting to carry on beyond her two-minute minimum daily dose target.
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The results <\/p>\n

So, onto the benefits \u2013 what did Shay notice happening to her own body and mind after 30 days of rebounding?<\/p>\n

1. Lymphatic drainage<\/p>\n

\u2018I just feel like my body moves better, it\u2019s cleaner,\u2019 she says. \u2018I have never experienced anything like that with any other exercise \u2013 you physically feel your circulation improving, you physically feel that gravitational force moving everything in your body.\u2019<\/p>\n

2. Energy levels <\/p>\n

Shay adds that her energy<\/a> levels benefitted hugely from rebounding. \u2018I would try to do this in the morning and it wasn\u2019t a huge load \u2013 it was just a few minutes in the morning and I felt better immediately afterwards, I felt energised, and then if I had a slump in the afternoon, I would want to do this,\u2019 she says. \u2018If I didn\u2019t have a slump in the afternoon, I would do this before bed \u2013 not right before, maybe around 7pm or 8pm.\u2019<\/p>\n

Just how instantly it boosted her mood surprised Shay, who once again stressed that she had never found a form of exercise that she genuinely enjoyed. <\/p>\n

3. Building muscle<\/p>\n

While some people will look to rebounding<\/a> for weight loss, Shay explains that she can\u2019t comment on this because fat loss was not her goal for this challenge. However, she says \u2018I feel like my muscles are absolutely more toned. When I would use this in the last two weeks, I was sore in places I didn\u2019t really feel like I had been sore before, so I know it\u2019s doing really good things for my muscles and my whole body.\u2019 <\/p>\n

From bone density<\/a> to balance<\/a> \u2013 along with everything Shay says she noticed from her 30-day challenge \u2013 the rewards of rebounding are extensive, and you don\u2019t even have to leave the house to benefit. <\/p>\n

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Hannah Bradfield is a Senior Health and Fitness Writer for Women\u2019s Health UK. An NCTJ-accredited journalist, Hannah graduated from Loughborough University with a BA in English and Sport Science and an MA in Media and Cultural Analysis. \u00a0She has been covering sports, health and fitness for the last five years and has created content for outlets including BBC Sport, BBC Sounds, Runner\u2019s World and Stylist. She especially enjoys interviewing those working within the community to improve access to sport, exercise and wellness. Hannah is a 2024 John Schofield Trust Fellow and was also named a 2022 Rising Star in Journalism by The Printing Charity. \u00a0A keen runner, Hannah was firmly a sprinter growing up (also dabbling in long jump) but has since transitioned to longer-distance running. While 10K is her favoured race distance, she loves running or volunteering at parkrun every Saturday, followed, of course, by pastries. She\u2019s always looking for fun new runs and races to do and brunch spots to try.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When Shea Whitney completed 30 days of daily rebounding, she was shocked by the results, so much so…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":473943,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[49,48,181517,190541,4671,192618,784,407,84,783,192617,184034],"class_list":{"0":"post-473942","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-collection-fitness-app","11":"tag-collection-i-tried-it","12":"tag-content-type-default","13":"tag-contentid-67de4e87-d2fc-4ede-b6cc-a43dd2781bba","14":"tag-displaytype-standard-article","15":"tag-fitness","16":"tag-health","17":"tag-locale-gb","18":"tag-shorttitle-i-rebounded-daily-for-30-days-3-things-changed","19":"tag-subsection-workouts"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/473942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=473942"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/473942\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/473943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=473942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=473942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=473942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}