Holy cow, is jumping on a trampoline fun! While visiting family in North Carolina this weekend, I was pleasantly surprised – in a bright-eyed, little-kid sort of way – to see a GIANT trampoline in my brother-in-law’s backyard. As the first time I’ve had the opportunity to play on one of these, I couldn’t contain my excitement.
I immediately removed my flip flops and hopped on. Once I started jumping, I literally could not stop laughing. Hysterically. Wildly. Loony Toonily. It was the most fun thing I’ve done in ages! I’m sure the neighbors were wondering what was wrong with the poor Yankee girl who had seemingly lost control of her senses.
Besides it being incredibly fun, jumping on a trampoline is quite a workout! After just a few minutes, my heart rate was up and I was “feeling the burn” in my calves, thighs and butt. It burns about 50 calories in ten minutes, and again, that’s 10 minutes of insanely good fun.
Now I just need to get one for myself! Enter craigslist :)
