RebounderI-TRAMPS - Karen M
I have a cheap one. I think you get what you pay for. I don’t think
that I’d pay $250 for a rebounder, but if it were my primary vehicle
for exercise, I would research and purchase the best one that I could
afford.
A number of years ago I purchased a bicycle thinking that “if I get
into it, I’ll invest in a good bike, gear, etc…” The problem was
that I didn’t enjoy it because I didn’t have a good bike, gear, etc…
This year, I did some research and invested $600 in a bike (a $900
bike on sale) and another $300 in gear. Quite an investment, but I
rode A LOT this year - more than I would have/ever did on my $80 bike
from Sears. I live about 1 mile from a wonderful preserve made just
for biking and running. I lived here 3 years with that $80 bike from
Sears and logged about 30 miles, total. This year alone I logged over
300 miles on my new bike, including biking some 15 miles to work (and
another 15 miles home!) Some will say a bike is a bike is a bike, but
I knew the minute I got on mine, that wasn’t the case - which is
precisely the reason I didn’t get on the $1200 bike!
The same goes for running shoes. I took a friend and running protégé
to the running store last year to buy gear for her first marathon
training. We were buying shoes and I told her, “Don’t put on a pair
of shoes more expensive than you want to spend.” Sure enough, she put
on the $120 pair and couldn’t convince herself to settle for the $85
pair. When it comes to your feet and knees, though… well, the
investment pays off.
Karen