Fun Fast Fitness Trampoline Workout With Interval Timer

The most amazing thing happened to me in October. I retweeted a “RT to Win” tweet by @jumpsport and won one of their trampolines! I had so much fun at the Jump Sport session at Fitbloggin’ I knew I would love it!

When I first got it (a few days after I won–talk about customer service!), I used it as a warm-up to my weights routine. Bouncing for 5-10 minutes is enough to get my heart rate up and warm up my muscles.

One morning I decided to do a circuit with the trampoline and free weights. I used the timer on my iPhone to time intervals on the trampoline, but the screen went dark and locked after 1 minute. That was frustrating as I had to keep unlocking my iPhone to see the time and start the next interval. 🙁

I decided to search the iTunes App Store for an interval timer app and I hit the jackpot with the free Interval Timer by Deltaworks. This is what the App Store says:

Running foreground, background or with device locked, this reliable app allows you specify an overall time as well as program High/Low intensity interval and rest time between sets.

Key Features:
– Customizable sets, high/low intensity interval and rest for your own need
– Retina display, iOS4 and multitasking
– Continue to run even when screen is locked
– Play your song or playlist during your workout
– Post your workout to Facebook or Twitter
– Save settings as templates

Customizable Features:
–  Number of Sets
– Countdown Time
– Set Time
– Low Interval time
– High Interval time
–  Rest Time
– First Interval (low or high)
– Sound Volume
– Timer Sounds
– Auto Lock
– Vibrate
– Pause during Rest
– Playlist
– New Each Set

This is what the options screens look like:

This is what the timer screens look like. I love the simple display, and the numbers are big enough for me to see when I am jumping on the trampoline and have my iPhone on the bench nearby.

(collage of four different segments)

For my fun, fast 30 minute fitness trampoline workout, I set the first interval for one minute (trampoline), the second interval for two minutes (weights), and repeat 10 times for 10 sets.

One minute is good for the trampoline intervals. I do a different move each time–jogging, high knee running, jumping jacks, jumping, twisting jumps, skiing jumps, etc.

Two minutes is pretty good for the weight intervals, but sometimes I finish early or am not quite finished when the interval ends–depending on what exercise I am doing and how many reps. (You can see an example of my weight routine here.)

Of course, the exact time I spend on the trampoline and doing weights is not that important. What matters is that I’m getting in a good workout and having fun!