I enjoyed this 45 minute workout! The first half of the workout is repetitive, which was fine, as all the moves were simple and easy to follow, in theory. I had to take out the arm movements several times when I maxed out my HR, lol. Some of the moves include straddle jumps with chest flye, twist jumps with opposite arms, high knee ups with arms I can’t recall, kicks with double punches, center jumps with arms to the ceiling, and another variation on straddle jumps/high knees with a different arm move. You repeat these moves several times, and return to the basic bounce in between sets of this. As I said, my HR was really getting up during this, but cutting out the arms made it okay. I was happy that I could actually do all of the moves, and I wasn’t getting any calf burn, thanks to a tip from a friend - telling me to think about jumping on my heels to take out some of the calf work. Major calf burn was a huge problem for me the first time I attempted an Urban Rebounder workout.

The next part of the workout was called sports specific, so there were some front back jumps, and some twisty ski type jumps, all with various arms. These moves were a bit harder, but still pretty doable. It was a nice change from the first segment. There were also some jogging segments with short sprints, which was fun. The workout ends with some light strength stuff that I wasn’t expecting. There are 1-2 sets each of squats (on the rebounder), lunges (front foot on rebounder), triceps dips, push ups (hands on rebounder), and some abs work. I found the abs work kind of uncomfortable, as I was having trouble finding a spot to lay on the rebounder without the springs digging into my back/shoulders.

JB Berns leads this one, and he wasn’t as over the top as I remembered. He’s kind of hyper, but didn’t bother me today. His cueing was pretty good, and he wasn’t talking as much as I remember from another workout of his I tried. Overall, this was a good workout for me, though challenging. There was a good mix of jumps, so I was reminded of several that I forgot about. That will be helpful for variety next time I try a Leslie on the rebounder.

Instructor Comments:
JB is very enthusiastic and really grew on me. I look forward to trying more Urban Rebounder workouts.

Sara@mybasementgym