They’re everywhere these days. I’m referring to those ubiquitous round garden trampolines that every home with a little outdoor space appears to have. If you own a trampoline you will already know how popular they are with the children. Maybe your youngsters will progress to become the next Olympic trampolining champions.
Trampolining originates from the 1930s when George Nissen noted that trapeze artists would sometimes use their safety nets to perform bouncing tricks. The word ‘trampoline’ is actually derived from the Spanish word for diving board, ‘trampolin’. This is because George used his first, home built trampoline to develop his diving skills.
Trampolining became an Olympic sport in 2000 and many countries now incorporate trampolining into their school’s physical education programmes. Trampolining is a great exercise. It improves cardiovascular fitness, helps develop balance and can even help the immune system by increasing the movement efficiency of lymph.
Providing your children with a garden trampoline is clearly a great way to help them to keep in shape and to develop their balance and bouncing skills. Maybe it will also serve to bounce them onwards to world champion status.