27/04/2026
Do I need to now be an astronaut to u-bounce? 😂 Nooooo - of course not, you are perfect the way you are 💓
Just a fun fact of what makes Rebounding unique and how it helps astronauts (and YOU for that matter ✌️🤗) stay healthy.
💁♀️When astronauts are in space, they can lose as much as 15% of their muscle and bone mass from being in a zero gravity environment for even as little as 14 days.
NASA uses to help astronauts recover after being in space – rebuilding muscle and bone mass.
They have found it to be two times as effective as treadmill running.
When NASA discovered and started using rebounding, it quickly became more popular in homes and families (think back to the 80’s- did you/your parents have a rebounder then? 😃)
🧐In many other forms of exercise, the shock of it is absorbed by the feet, ankles and shins and can be very hard on those areas.
With rebounding on the other hand, the shock is absorbed more equally throughout the body from toe to head and is therefore much gentler alleviating pressure on the feet and legs.✅
Because of the way rebounding works – you accelerate upwards, there is a split-second weightless pause at the top, then you decelerate via gravity, impact the rebounder and repeat – it causes all the cells in your body to have to respond.
✅This up and down motion not only increases heart rate❤️, builds muscle 💪🦵and improves balance🙌, but it also is beneficial for the lymphatic system ♻️
😮Just a few minutes of rebounding is said to drain and clear the entire lymphatic system. ✅
Because of this it strengthens the immune system and detoxifies as well.
Did you know that?
Pretty cool hey?
Give it a go! Let’s U-bounce together ❤️🤩 follow me here so we can do it together 👯♀️👯♀️👯♀️👯♀️
27/04/2026
Benefits of rebounding :
💓 There’s simply no better way in my mind to improve your happiness & health than with a low impact/high energy u-bounce session 🤩!
I’ve been a lover of rebounding a very long time and a turned a professional Fitness /Rebounding Coach 12 years ago. There have been times when I didn’t bounce and I straight away notice it in my body .
A good quality rebounder is key (one that gives you good acceleration & deceleration- that’s what gives you all the benefits mentioned here) and barefoot 👣 is best 🙌🫶 (no shoes 👟 ❌ please, or only low profile /barefoot shoes ✌️)- your spine will thank you 🙏🏻
☀️ start with a few minutes a day (I love music and think 1-2 songs are fab to bounce to)
🤩 move any way that feels good and get familiar with your rebounder - one tip, stay close to the mat, the idea is to bounce down -not up = strong legs 🦵 ❣️ (of course that’s fun, too, occasionally 😂)
Let me know if rebounding has changed anything in your life! 🙏🏻
❤️ bouncy smiles,
Gaby xx
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14/05/2025
🦋 I am super thrilled to announce, that I’ve now completed my studies and am offering workshops as well as inspiration 🥰 as a Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapy (HICAT) Practitioner 😍👍🙏🏻
Adding this to my tool kit of so many holistic & wellbeing skills I’ve acquired over the years, is simply amazing and I can’t wait to support and guide anyone willing to be open to give it a go! 🙌
It certainly helped me a lot while studying this, I was my own „Guinea pig „ really 😃- it opened me up , made me feel less stressed, more able to live in the present moment and totally intune with myself again 🙏🏻- it works and it brings self-help tools, anyone from young & old can use ❣️
Special gratitude to my incredibly passionate and wonderful teacher , Julie-Anne Salter - you rock!🫶
So you ask, what is HICAT, Gaby?
HICAT is a therapeutic approach that combines multiple creative art forms—such as visual arts, music, movement, drama, roleplay, creative writing, and mindfulness—with a holistic and person-centered philosophy.
It’s designed to support mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual wellbeing through creative self-expression.
No prior artistic or creative skills are required, the emphasis of this form of therapy is on the process not the end product.
There is no judgment, no interpretation, just support , encouragement and guidance.
Please stay tuned here and drop me a DM or email to find out about my corporate workshop programs, including team building events as well as upcoming HICAT events in Melbourne , Geelong & The Bellarine 🙏🏻[email protected]
