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Back on the rebound
51 year ago
by Judy
in Working from home tips
Well, I’m really warming to the subject of keeping out the cold while working from home in the winter (sorry, couldn’t resist!) Margaret’s comment yesterday about jumping up and down made me think of my rebounder, and how it will have another benefit now it’s getting colder.
I hadn’t been using it since we moved in April, but I was feeling sluggish so now I bounce for 20 minutes before starting work in the morning. The great thing is that it doesn’t matter what the weather is like and you don’t need to schedule a visit to the gym or shower afterwards. You just get on and bounce. My circulation isn’t brilliant and whenever I start rebounding again after a break, I notice a tingling in my feet where the blood is flowing better. It really makes a difference to my fitness level.
I may well start rebounding twice a day over the winter to keep warm and with any luck I will be fit and super-slim in the spring! I also walk into the centre of Frome every day as a break from work and to do bits of shopping. It’s a steep walk back home up Catherine Hill, a pretty cobbled street lined with independent shops, and I’m always warm by the time I get to the top!
On the rebound
22 years ago
by Judy
in Working from home tips
I’m back on the rebounder after a break of over a year – despite the fact that as soon as I stood on it, a spring broke! For crying out loud, I’m not that heavy! Replacement spring now cunningly levered into place by A with a coat hanger, I’ve built up to 12 minutes running a day, which with a warm-up and cool-down period makes about 20 minutes in all.
Rebounders provide the ideal exercise for homeworkers. You get all the benefits of jogging without having to brave the weather and the traffic, buy expensive, ugly shoes and special clothes, or risk public humiliation. I’m actually enjoying it, especially with Radio 4 on to keep my mind occupied and my eyes off the clock while I pound away. In the last few days alone I have heard about Quentin Tarantino’s choice of music for his films, the tale of a North Yorkshire policeman chasing a hijacked caravan and, on a more downbeat note, the plight of Kashmiri refugees still living in camps 18 years after being driven out of their homes. Get a rebounder and a radio and you will not only become slim and fit, but well-informed into the bargain.
