{"id":297102,"date":"2025-11-17T13:15:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T13:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/297102\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T13:15:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T13:15:12","slug":"i-tried-ridiculous-bungee-fitness-and-it-wasnt-as-ridiculous-as-i-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/297102\/","title":{"rendered":"I Tried Ridiculous Bungee Fitness, And It Wasn\u2019t As Ridiculous As I Thought"},"content":{"rendered":"

LARAMIE \u2014 Ridiculous Bungee Fitness sounds like it will be just as the name of this new Laramie business\u00a0implies. Completely ridiculous.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Picture fat bodies flying through the air attached to bungee cords. It\u2019s easy to imagine all the ways this could go horribly wrong for the less than fit. Where did this idea come from, a “Saturday Night Live” skit?<\/p>\n

It actually came from Thailand in 2016, but started going viral on TikTok in 2021, after the COVID-19 pandemic. Now it’s going mainstream with bungee studios opening across the nation, including now in Wyoming.<\/p>\n

The approach is tailor-made for TikTok. A few insane and eye-catching reels of people bouncing around like they’re Tigger in Winnie the Pooh are bound to attract eyeballs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But there\u2019s a lot more to it than funny TikTok videos, as I discovered when I gave this new health care trend a try myself in Laramie, where Kayla Gregory has opened a new fitness club which is devoted to what she calls Ridiculous Bungee Fitness.<\/p>\n

Initially, the harness setup felt completely awkward and ridiculous. But one jumping jack later, I could instantly see why this fad is so popular. <\/p>\n

It took so much pressure off my already stressed joints, making possible aerobic maneuvers that I know from personal experience are normally not too advisable for me.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jumping jacks? No problem.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lunges and squats? Also no problem.<\/p>\n

These maneuvers also got an extra boost of resistance thanks to the stretchy bungee cord. Its tension can be customized to suit an individual\u2019s level of fitness, whether they\u2019re a rank beginner like me, or a seasoned, High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) athlete.<\/p>\n

With just a little training, even overweight recruits can fly through the air with ease, Ridiculous Bungee Fitness owner Kayla Gregory assured me.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Stick with it, and I could one day be popping back and forth like some kind of spooky ninja, like all the other students in the class I had visited.<\/p>\n

\"AA new fitness craze has made it to Wyoming. Riculous Bungee Fitness has recently opened its doors in Laramie. While on the surface, the fad looks ridiculous, it’s actually a smart way to workout, because it eases stress on joints. (Courtesy Ridiculous Bungee Fitness)\"KaylaKayla Gregory leads a class at Ridiculous Bungee Fitness. (Renee Jean, Cowboy State Daily)\"KaylaKayla Gregory leads a class at Ridiculous Bungee Fitness. (Renee Jean, Cowboy State Daily)Arrow leftArrow rightPeople Do Bump Into Each Other Sometimes<\/p>\n

Joint pain is one of the reasons Holly Steinkraus decided to give bungee fitness a try\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, I had seen this on Facebook and everything and I was always like, \u2018Oh that looks like so much fun,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cSo, when it came to Laramie, it\u2019s like, I\u2019ve got to check this out, because I have a lot of joint issues. I\u2019m on some oral chemo for breast cancer, and so my\u00a0wrists\u00a0hurt, my ankles hurt, my lower back hurts, and this allows me to do a good cardio workout without putting a lot of weight on my ankles or wrist.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her bungee fitness workouts average around 300 calories per workout, Steinkraus said. But unlike traditional workouts, her ankles feel fine afterward.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it\u2019s a lot of fun,\u201d she said. \u201cI mean the music is fun, the dancing is fun, the instructors are fun,\u201d she said. \u201cIt is a kick in the pants.\u201d<\/p>\n

Steinkraus has been introducing her friends to the concept by hosting parties at the fitness club, which she said are a blast.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can invite up to 12 people,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd then you\u2019re less worried about making a fool out of yourself in front of your friends. That\u2019s the best way to check it out I think.\u201d<\/p>\n

People who are beginners do run into each other, just like they might on a Saturday Night Live Skit, Steinkraus added. But it\u2019s all fun and games. Nobody got hurt, and everyone was laughing.<\/p>\n

\"AA new fitness craze has made it to Wyoming. Riculous Bungee Fitness has recently opened its doors in Laramie. While on the surface, the fad looks ridiculous, it’s actually a smart way to workout, because it eases stress on joints. (Renee Jean, Cowboy State Daily)\"AA new fitness craze has made it to Wyoming. Riculous Bungee Fitness has recently opened its doors in Laramie. While on the surface, the fad looks ridiculous, it’s actually a smart way to workout, because it eases stress on joints. (Courtesy Ridiculous Bungee Fitness)Arrow leftArrow rightRoad Trip To Oklahoma<\/p>\n

Gregory, herself, came to bungee fitness after a difficult surgery.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy doctor told me that I had to get back into the gym,\u201d she said. \u201cOtherwise, I was going to basically disintegrate, because I\u2019d had a hysterectomy at 31 years old. And I\u2019m a younger lady with two boys, and she\u2019s like, if you want to keep up with them, and keep doing what you\u2019re doing you have to put muscle mass on.\u201d<\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t matter how Gregory did it, her doctor added. Just do it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was going through a divorce at the time,\u201d Gregory said. \u201cAnd so, I hired a personal trainer, and I was like, \u2018Your job is to mentally put me in this place.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the things she learned from that was that she absolutely hated cardio and ab workouts.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the worst in the gym,\u201d she said. \u201cCore and cardio are terrible.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of her friends, meanwhile, who knew she was struggling, sent her an Instagram reel of bungee fitness.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was like, ‘Oh my gosh, that looks like a blast,’\u201d Gregory said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s low-impact, high-cardio core workouts. Everything you hate in the gym, right?\u201d<\/p>\n

Gregory knew she had to try it, but when she looked for a class in Wyoming, there weren\u2019t any within 200 miles of Laramie. So, she took a road trip to Oklahoma to try it out. And liked it so much she got certified as an instructor.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When she came home, the first thing she did was open a business focused on bungee fitness.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI am the first one in the state of Wyoming,\u201d she said. \u201cI am also the first one in a 200-mile radius of us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"MeetMeet Kayla Gregory, owner of Ridiculous Bungee Fitness. She started the trend in Laramie after becoming obsessed with it herself, and deciding it was the best way on the planet to do a cardio workout. (Renee Jean, Cowboy State Daily)In Shape For Summer<\/p>\n

Gregory has been working to attract more converts ever since. Like Trinity Stolzwood. An asthma sufferer, who initially only tried it just because it looked fun.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She hadn\u2019t done much working out because her asthma triggered too many attacks. But something about the bungee fitness method felt different. She only had to use an inhaler once or twice\u00a0the first time. These days, she can usually get through a class without using one at all.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She loved it so much, she decided to become an instructor, joking that she \u201cpestered\u201d Gregory until she gave in. But in reality, Stolzwood is just as serious about Gregory\u2019s mission to get more people moving in a way that\u2019s actually fun, instead of yet another chore everyone knows they should be doing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really think that\u2019s important, and this makes it a lot more accessible,\u201d Stolzwood said. \u201cIt\u2019s less awkward. It\u2019s more of a let\u2019s have fun and take the work out of workout.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stolzwood focuses on the slow-movement classes, while\u00a0Gregory does the HIIT classes.<\/p>\n

Gregory believes bungee fitness should appeal to Laramie, in particular, because it has many outdoor enthusiasts who need ways to stay in shape all year long for their favorite outdoor sports.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have runners, we have bikers, we have all that,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd this is really healthy on your joints, so it gives their joints a break, but lets them still comfortably do their exercise.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gregory has already had people asking her to bring bungee fitness to places like Cheyenne and Casper. She\u2019s open to that, eventually.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018Yeah guys, let\u2019s get it taking off here first, and then I definitely want to head in that direction,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Contact Renee Jean at renee@cowboystatedaily.com<\/p>\n

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