Urban Rebounding

So there is a class at NYSC called Urban Rebounding, which is a trampoline class. The last time I tried to get in it was full. This time I just barely got a spot. I got there five minutes early and took a spot in the back. I was a rookie and someone nice in front of me said just follow me or the other girls. Don't worry about this time, it takes a few classes to get it. Glad she said that - who would think bouncing is hard. However, you have to control your bounces to stay on the beat and get down to the "rebounder" on time. Within a few moments my heart rate was up to 158 -so clearly the cardio was there! It was fun but I forgot my trauma on the trampoline. At 13, I was on a big trampoline and in trying to avoid bouncing into someone I bounced right off the trampoline to a broken wrist. Not fun! So the bouncing brought that back but I powered through. I didn't have the balance other girls did but I guess that comes with experience. You must get adjusted. I stayed on the whole time (there were some close calls) and got a good workout in. I'd do it again but I found out after the class that it was more advanced. Maybe I'll schlep up to 125th to try theirs to see if it's more basic. This was kicks and hops, let's start with controlling the bouncing first people! There are only a few gyms with trampolines and only a few classes during non-work hours so it's a limited selection. I am glad I found it, it's another workout to mix it up, now I have step, spin, "rebounding" and the gym (aka my favorite scenic video game-like bike). Pretty good variety! The one negative - somewhere along the way I lost my lock for the locker room .... Drats!