Rebounding for exercise (trampoline)

[Jonathan_C]

Hi -

My wife recently bought a rebounder (Link removed by Admin to adhere to Forum Rules & Guidelines re Advertising\Promoting) for her own use - which I was keen on her doing as I thought it would be a good option for me to do cardio with my afib.

So far, so very very good. You have complete control over your level of intensity. It feels like I can get a pretty good workout and keep it just at the right level that its manageable with my afib - and it feels like its doing me a lot of good.

I recommend looking into one of these - and no, this is not a paid promotion

[CDreamer]

I had one for a while - in my long gone youth - if you are already fit & have excellent propreception, maybe but I wouldn’t get on one now. They can be incredibly dangerous for older people and take up a huge amount of room, which most of us don’t have these days.

[Frances123]

Just a personal note but I bought one about 12/13 years ago and after a couple of bounces I went into af. A couple of months later I went into af in the night, saw the mini trampoline in corner of bedroom and thought “it put me in af before, I wonder if it will stop it. Worth a try”. So 2:30am and 5/6 bounces later I was back in NSR! It did go to a charity shop later as I wasn’t prepared to risk it again. A shame really as I use to love trampolining in my youth and thought it would be a good way to exercise at same time.

[Jonathan_C in reply to Frances123]

I have this hope that the rhythm of the jumps will get me back into NSR!

[Jajarunner]

Excellent piece of kit, lower impact and low controlled intensity and good for balance. Have fun and start slowly. Elderly should use it by a wall to get used to it first. I'm a certified personal trainer specialist for elderly and people with medical problems btw

[jeanjeannie50]

I bought one years ago, it was a novelty that soon wore off. Think it's been in the garage now for over 10 years.

Jean

[mjames1]

My first reaction was OMG five minutes on a mini trampoline would put me into afib for sure! But then I read you're already in afib, so it can't put you into afib and as a few others have suggested it might actually bring you back into sinus rhythm. Like Jajarrunner said it can be a very good low impact cardio workout that can also help with balance. I'd go for it at least while you're in afib.

Jim

[ThomasLautus]

Is it Safe, though for AFib ? I'm worried intense exercise can trigger AFib relapse. Does anyone have an experience in which intense physical exertion or long-distance Aerobics trigger an AFib relapse ?

[planetiowa in reply to ThomasLautus]

Though everyone's AFIB is different, I do intense exercise to get OUT of AFIB. For me at least, when I am in AFIB (though have not had it in 2.5 years since my ablation), going for a jog will get me back into NSF within 5-15 min.

[Jonathan_C]

I realise I should have been clearer that i am in afib and that i think rebounding is a great exercise for me, being in afib, as it is a good exercise (as in the exercise is good for your muscles and muscle development/fitness strength etc) and one can control the intensity very closely and therefore keep that part of it manageable.

So to answer your question the best I can - i think definitely as you can control the intensity and the length of time you exercise for.