Alex Shalman . comPractical Personal Development

For the past month I’ve been having some excellent workouts. Workouts that I’ve been really looking forward to. Some people would argue that work outs should be strictly work and no play, but I disagree. I think it’s possible to have a lot of fun while getting your work done at the same time.

If you’re an American, and I know a lot of your are, then it’s very likely that you aren’t meeting the minimum recommended exercise intake. I’m sure the percentage is lower because you are investing time into personal development. This is why I’m sure you will appreciate learning of new ways to improve your health through exercise.

The Essentials of a Good Work Out

1. Sweat. Your body temperature rises, and so does your heart rate. You’re using your body at a higher level than you would throughout your day. This makes your regularly scheduled tasks much easier compared to the threshold you’ve set for yourself through your workout routine.
2. You give it your all. This is an exercise in mental fitness, rather than simply physical fitness. You develop a level of discipline when you’re pushing yourself to the next level. Later in the day when you’re working on a really tough project, you’ll get through it because you’ve already established discipline.
3. It’s fun and variable. I think a fun exercise is crucial because doing the same thing over and over can be mind-boggling. On one hand you want to develop discipline, but on the other you want to actually do the workout and gain physical benefits.
4. Safe. Let’s face it, if you drop a 200lb weight on your chest, or get sprained ankles from your exercise routine it’s going to distract you from your regularly schedule programming. You can push yourself to new limits without hurting yourself. If you’re not sure how to do that than invest in a couple of sessions with a personal trainer.

Urban Rebounder

I mentioned that I’ve been having great workouts, and I’m sure by now you’re curious to know what I’ve been doing. My ’secret formula’ is the Urban Rebounder. It has all of the essentials that I mentioned in list above. It makes you sweat, you can give it your all, it’s fun, variable, and safe.

It’s an excellent cardiovascular workout for kids, adults and seniors of both the male and female species alike. J.B. Berns, who practiced martial arts for over 20 years and is said to be one of the best personal trainers in America according to fitness magazine, is the creative force behind the Urban Rebounder.

I got a chance to speak with him through e-mails and he seems very knowledgeable and dedicated to his product and to serving people. He even invited me to his Urban Rebounding class up in NYC, but I have yet to accept his invitation and schlep my way over there.

When J.B. sent me the Urban Rebounding kit, complete with rebounder and 6 DVDs, I felt like a kid opening up presents. Essentially I was since J.B. had sent it to me for free to review for you guys. At first it looked kind of big, but then I realized that you just simply fold it in half and put it in a closet and you’re done with it until the next day. I personally keep it in the basement under the ping pong table when I’m not using it.

If you and a friend both decide to get one so that you can exercise together you can get a special carrying case, which should make it an absolute breeze to transport. I didn’t get one with my package, but when I order the second rebounder to keep at Marina’s house I’ll get myself 2 carrying cases.

The Urban Rebounder DVDs each have about 4 workouts on them, and you get really ‘close’ with the Urban Rebounding instructors when you see them for 30 minutes each day. Well it’s each day for me, but you can do 20 minutes 3 times a day. It’s up to you. I personally get a lot of entertainment from their huge personalities when I’m working out.

With so many workouts you don’t get a chance to get bored of them. They’re easy enough to follow all the steps, but you can choose your difficulty by simply pressing harder on the rebounder. If I can get a great work out from it so can you.

Go ahead and take a peak at the Urban Rebounding website. If you’re ordering I would get it from there directly because you’ll get the best deal and it will be easier to deal with any issues that might come up. Urban Rebounder official site.