I’ve rarely worked up such a sweat and had so much fun at the same time

Since October, eleven girls at the Steinmühle have been enjoying Jumping Fitness. Together with their instructor, Francine Olschewski, they meet once a week for this workout, which lets them really burn off some energy. “It’s the perfect balance to school.”

Endurance and Interval Training

Jumping Fitness is a form of endurance and interval training. This intense workout provides a strong workout for the cardiovascular system. To prevent overexertion, the instructor can incorporate short, gentler exercise segments. This automatically turns the Jumping Fitness class into an interval training session.

This sport therefore improves both endurance and strength. It is a full-body workout that trains and strengthens the deep muscles. It primarily targets the core muscles, but also very small muscles, such as those in the feet. In principle, all muscle groups are engaged, since the change in gravity during trampoline jumping causes every cell in the body to build up counterpressure against the resulting weight acting on the cells.

You’ll especially notice the workout for the major muscle groups in your legs and glutes, as well as your rectus abdominis and back muscles. Constantly balancing your body on the moving jump surface also trains and improves your posture and sense of balance.

Effective Calorie Burning

The Jumping Fitness workout engages over 400 muscles—far more than comparable endurance sports. According to Francine Olschewski, Jumping Fitness is significantly more effective than jogging and is gentle on the joints at the same time. In addition, the dynamic exercises improve endurance and help prevent back problems.

Perfect for Relieving Stress

According to the instructor, Jumping Fitness makes you happy because this workout triggers the release of happiness hormones. No wonder—Jumping Fitness fosters a great sense of community and offers an exhilarating workout set to energetic music.

Jumping Fitness is generally suitable for everyone, regardless of fitness level, age, or weight. The important thing is to pay attention to your own individual ability and accept your limits. Francine Olschewski: “Everyone sets their own intensity level, so they can work out and have fun in a group Jumping Fitness class.” The jumps are easy to learn and guarantee a quick sense of accomplishment, even for beginners.

Experienced Trainer

Coach Francine Olschewski, who has been working as an assistant at Hessenhaus since April 2018, completed her training as a Jumping instructor at the Fit For All studio in Rodgau in 2016 and regularly led several classes there each week. Even after moving to Marburg, her passion for the sport remained undiminished. What’s more, she was able to spark an interest in and enjoyment of jumping among the students at the Steinmühle boarding school.

We are still in contact with the former “Fit For All” gym in Rodgau. The trampolines for the Steinmühle boarding school were rented from there. This made it possible to offer Jumping Fitness as an extracurricular activity at Steinmühle.

By the way, on boarding school weekends, there are extra Jumping Fitness classes. The instructor is happy to report that every now and then, some boys show up, too. With loud music playing, the teens can really burn off all their energy and let off some steam.