Three hundred and sixty five days.
This is what happened to my body. I'm going to give you the real picture,
not the highlight reel, and I'm going to answer the question I know you're already thinking. Oh, and, yes, I'm barefoot. Total personal choice, and I just got back from a walk, so I'm a little hot. If you're new to rebounding, though, start with shoes. It really will help your balance. I'm Wendy, and this is pausing time where we talk about staying strong,
healthy, and aging powerfully in our fifties, sixties, seventies, eighties, and beyond. Before we dive in, if you find this helpful, hit the like and subscribe.
It really does help the channel grow. Here's how three hundred and sixty five days actually started because it was not some big discipline decision.
I began rebounding consistently,
did it for about thirty days, and then just stopped. But about two weeks, life got in the way, motivation dropped.
You know exactly how that goes. Right? But after about two weeks after I quit, I'm standing in front of the mirror, and I noticed my booty is lifted without weights,
without squats,
without any of the things I thought you needed to do to see that kind of change. I was like, what is happening right now? So I got back on that rebounder immediately,
and and I made myself a deal. Commit to rebounding every single day for a full year and actually find out what happens. So that's what I did. Oh, one more thing before I get into the results. I started with an inexpensive rebounder I found on Amazon.
Nothing fancy, and honestly,
that's exactly what I'd tell you to do if you're just getting started. Don't spend a lot of money until you know you're going to stick with it. But at about the six month mark, when I knew this was becoming a long term thing for me, I upgraded to a premium rebounder, and the difference for my knees, ankles, and back was noticeable
immediately.
So worth it. I'll link both options in the description below so I don't get a ton of comments asking
about it. Okay. I know the first thing you wanna know is whether I lost weight. So let me just answer that right now. The scale went up and down about five pounds throughout the year, depending on how I was eating. And here's the truth.
You cannot out exercise a poor diet. At this age, it is over half the equation. Have an off week in the kitchen? It's gonna show. That's just reality.
But here's what didn't fluctuate.
My body got leaner and more defined
regardless of what the scale said. My waist got smaller.
My legs got more defined. And that tells me the rebounding is doing something the scale simply cannot measure. I upped my protein this past year and stayed in a calorie deficit
more consistently.
And that combination made a real difference. I've been eating clean for fifteen years, so that's nothing new for me, but those two specific changes move the needle. Speaking of eating, I don't talk about healthy habits and nutrition much on this channel, but honestly, it's half the battle and I know a ton about it. Would you want me to do more videos on that? Drop a yes in the comments because I have a ton to share. So the results,
body composition.
By month three things were shifting in a way that felt different from anything else I'd done before. Waists smaller,
legs more defined, feeling leaner even on weeks when my eating wasn't perfect, and I was not doing extreme sessions.
Ten to twenty minutes almost every day. That's it. No hour long workouts, no hardcore anything, just consistent short sessions.
That's the part nobody tells you.
It's not the individual sessions that change your body.
It's what happens when you string them together over months. The long game is where it all compounds and three hundred and sixty five days proved that to me completely. Result number two, and this one I have to get personal about.
A while back I got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom
and tripped over a suitcase that was left on the floor. We were leaving the next day, and I broke my wrist in three places.
Three places.
Total freak accident. Completely unforeseeable.
But what it did was remind me very fast
how real and how serious a fall can be at this stage of life. It doesn't have to be a freak accident. It can be an uneven sidewalk,
a slippery floor,
a curb you misjudged, and that is why balance matters so much to me now. Every bounce, even this gentle health bounce right here, your body is making hundreds of tiny micro adjustments to keep you upright.
Your ankles, hips, core,
all of it firing constantly.
Over time, that transfers directly into real movement. After three hundred and sixty five days, I step off curbs without hesitating. I feel stable in a way I genuinely didn't a year ago. And a 2019 study of older women found that mini trampoline training significantly
improved balance,
mobility, and muscle strength and reduced their fear of falling. That fear is real after 50. The suitcase was a freak accident, but the everyday stuff, rebounding helps with that. Result number three, and this one snuck up on me. I paired my rebounding with walking
throughout this year. I didn't always get outside. Some days it was the treadmill,
some days the walking pad under my desk when time was tight, but I walked most days one way or another. I also mixed up when I rebounded.
Sometimes morning,
sometimes afternoon,
sometimes evening, whatever worked that day. What mattered was that it happened. What changed was my mental clarity. Rebounding gets everything moving. Your circulation,
your whole body. Walking brings the mental clarity. Together they do something that neither one does on its own. My energy throughout the day is more consistent than it was a year ago. Less of those afternoon crashes,
movement became nonnegotiable.
Not perfect,
just consistent. Result number four, and this is the one that genuinely shocked me. Around month two, I started sleeping differently. Deeper, waking up less. That wired but tired feeling I honestly
thought was just part of being a woman at this age, it got quieter. I believe it was the whole picture working together. The rebounding,
the walking, the protein, the calorie deficit. The movement gets your body tired in the right way. The nutrition stabilizes
everything.
The consistency gives your nervous system a rhythm it can rely on. We talk so much about the physical changes but waking up rested,
feeling less wired at night, that's a quality of life piece. Honestly, that's what I was really chasing after all. So that's a full year of rebounding. Body composition changed,
balance improved,
energy and mental clarity on a different level, sleep deeper than it's been in years, short sessions, consistent movement,
the long game. That's it. Have you been rebounding consistently or are you just getting started
and wondering if it's worth committing to long term? Drop it in the comments. I'd love to hear where you are in your journey. And don't forget,
drop a yes if you want more healthy eating and nutrition content. I have a lot to share on that. I'll link both rebounder options and my other rebounding videos in the description below. Thanks for watching, and I'll see you
on the next one.