The Memorial Sports Centre has opened registration for a Bounce and Burn class. Registration for the class began on Monday and will continue until classes fill up. The class is offered on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, with the capacity of 12 individuals per class.
Although registration happens through the sports centre, the actual class takes at the East End Hall.
Debbie Larson, instructor for Bounce and Burn, said her classes have always been physically distanced, because each individual has their own rebounder. Therefore, Larson said, she did not have to reduce her class size.
“You need the space between units so that you can get your arms out there,” Larson said. “All my equipment is wiped down before and after class. All the bars and mats are wiped. The facility is supplying hand sanitizer so that when people come in, they can use the hand sanitizer. I’m bringing a log book so that everyone can sign in when they come.”
Larson has been offering the class for four years, with students registered aged 18 to 70.
“Everybody can do it,” Larson said. “Everything is modifiable. I’m going to be 65. I can’t do what she who is 35 can do. I physically can’t do that. So I work within my limitations and that is what everybody here does. It is a progression.”
Larson said rebounding is a low-impact cardio that is easy on the joints and provides total body toning that improves balance. It works at the cellular level of your body for detoxing your body and stimulates lymphatic drainage.
“It is like going to a party. Everybody comes in. This class is geared to everybody’s individual level of ability and what they feel comfortable doing. It is driven by music and rhythm. It is like going to a club and dancing and you are on a rebounder. It is about teaching people to lose their inhibitions, not to be shy. Nobody judges here. We cheer each other on,” Larson said.
“If somebody busts out a move that looks really good or learns how to spin a circle – because that is a big deal – when you get to that point where your balance is good enough and you are confidant enough that you can bounce in a circle without a bar, that is a big deal for a lot of people and it gets a round of applause.”
Larson uses Max Pro Gym rebounders with a weight capacity of 280 pounds with attachable stability bars. She also has one unit for 300-900 pounds. The class is about 40 minutes, which includes stretching, core work and progressive cardio.
“I love what I do,” Larson said. “I truly believe in the benefits of rebounding. I have done a lot of studying on it. The benefits of it. It is a great low impact to get cardio and have fun. My class is the most relaxed, unstructured, less rigid class that you can imagine.”
