Family still loves trampoline after 40 years
04/01/2010 One family in the US loves jumping on trampolines so much that they have had one installed in their back garden for 40 years, reports the Orlando Sentinel.
Sherry Boas, a columnist for the newspaper, has written that her husband first bought the trampoline when he was a teenager after he discovered a passion for trampolining during a gymnastics class.
In the four decades he has owned the trampoline her husband has only had to replace the bed three times, and she said that the frame is still as "sturdy and reliable as it was in the 1960s".
Ms Boas wrote: "I always knew it would be a source of fun for the kids, and I wasn't surprised to discover how much our whole family enjoyed the bed's springy surface as a place to rest, read or watch the stars. What I didn't anticipate was discovering how beneficial regular bouncing could be for my health."
Jumping on a trampoline is one of the most efficient forms of exercise you could take and is 68 per cent more effective than running. Unlike traditional forms of exercise equipment it is suitable for the whole family, and children can receive as many health benefits as adults.
Sherry Boas, a columnist for the newspaper, has written that her husband first bought the trampoline when he was a teenager after he discovered a passion for trampolining during a gymnastics class.
In the four decades he has owned the trampoline her husband has only had to replace the bed three times, and she said that the frame is still as "sturdy and reliable as it was in the 1960s".
Ms Boas wrote: "I always knew it would be a source of fun for the kids, and I wasn't surprised to discover how much our whole family enjoyed the bed's springy surface as a place to rest, read or watch the stars. What I didn't anticipate was discovering how beneficial regular bouncing could be for my health."
Jumping on a trampoline is one of the most efficient forms of exercise you could take and is 68 per cent more effective than running. Unlike traditional forms of exercise equipment it is suitable for the whole family, and children can receive as many health benefits as adults.
