Boing, Boing! (Pro-Fitness Jogger Trampette)

Member Name: cazkins

Product:	Pro-Fitness Jogger Trampette
Date:	16/11/08 (1242 review reads)
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Advantages: Lightweight but sturdy, fun to use, reasonable price, low impact

Disadvantages: None that I've found so far

Over the years a lot of small fitness bits and bobs have gathered dust in the spare bedroom and I vowed to stop buying into such nonsense that fuels the diet industry. But I bought a trampette for different reasons; I wanted to do some training for the Race For Life earlier this year and the impact of running on the spot (as daily rain stops me leaving the house usually!) jarrs my ankles, knees and hips. I was advised to look at trampettes as they get your heart rate going and uses muscles without impracticalities of outside, or on-the-spot, running.

The Pro-Fitness Trampette is one of the cheaper varieties out there otherwise I wouldn't have bought one. The image actually shows a V-Fit marking on the top, but mine bears the Pro-Fitness text.

I bought this from Argos for £11.87 and it comes readymade in a big box. Beware that if you intend on buying one to have your car nearby and enough space for the box because it is big and not particularily easy to carry. It measures approx 92cm in diameter though is made of lightweight materials so it's easy to pick up and move if you don't have a place you can leave this sitting ready to use in your house. Although it's lightweight it's still pretty sturdy. There are 6 legs with rubber feet (good if you don't have carpeted flooring) that put the trampette a good few inches off the ground. Don't worry if you think your weight may cause the mesh to hit the floor-it shouldn't. The mesh seems to be very stable and taught, giving you a good allowance for bouncing to your hearts content without worrying the whole thing will collapse. It's described as having "heavy duty frame with triple stitched nylon mat and heavy-duty springs. Fabric backed, padded pvc covered frame edge protection". It seems difficult to hurt yourself on this, though with the amount of A&E visitations from Wii remotes I wouldn't be surprised if some people get carried away swinging their arms around and hurting themselves. I'd suggest finding a bit of space around the trampette when you use it, though not much space is really required.

The trampette is suitable for anyone in my opinion, kids and adults alike, though the max weight is 100kg (15.7 stones). Like I said, it feels low impact and although you can easily get your heart rate up you don't feel like your 'exercising' as such. I was pleasantly surprised to find it's quite fun! Bouncing up and down is really easy and you can do it whilst watching TV, even in little spurts. They suggest building yourself up, for example starting with small 2 minutes spurts and then a rest. I tend to do 10 minutes in the morning, 10 minutes in the afternoon, and sometimes 10 minutes in the evening (and voi lat...your 30 mins daily exercise!)

With the trampette came a booklet of exercises and suggestions for use. A bit too complex for me and it seemed to suck the fun out of using it, but it's informative nontheless.

Overall, at under £12 I would say this is a good investment. It's fun, easy to use, lightweight but sturdy, gets your heart rate up and uses your muscles...there's nothing I can say against it really. I haven't found any faults with it yet after having it a good few months, so it gets a thumbs up from me for a cheaper alternative to the sports brands who retail similar products at much higher prices.

Summary: An easy & fun way to get a bit of exercise :o)