What can be a trampoline? What designs and sizes does the modern market offer? How much safer is a trampoline for a summer cottage with a net than a product without a fence? Is it difficult to assemble a new trampoline from a factory-made kit? Can you fix an inflatable jumping platform with your own hands? Let's try to find answers together.

Why is it needed

Why buy this product? For children, of course. Those who have swum know that the child's research enthusiasm, which is not directed in a certain direction and is left to its own devices, leads, at best, to bruises and bruises. Dynamic trampoline games allow you to throw out excess energy with minimal damage to the child himself and objects around him.

However, the benefits of a jumping area are not limited to simply neutralizing children. Physical inactivity - a disease of society associated with a modern lifestyle and an abundance of digital entertainment - affects not only adults. Today's children are quite difficult to tear away from cartoons on a tablet or a new game on a computer.

Trampolines for children to the dacha help to solve the problem of low physical activity, and, as in the well-known anecdote, “voluntarily and with a song” - not a single sane child will ever refuse the opportunity to jump to an unusually high height for several minutes.

By the way: contrary to popular belief, the trampoline was not originally created as a children's entertainment.
First sample modern design was built in 1936 by George Nielsen, champion in acrobatic jumping, and was used for training.

What exactly is a trampoline useful for?

• It allows you to organize an extremely effective cardio workout without any coercion.... It is estimated that the body's oxygen consumption during jumping is almost double that of a treadmill.
• Each jump is short periods of overload and weightlessness.... Overload stimulates the growth of bone strength; at the same time, unlike jumping on a hard surface, here we avoid dangerous overloads of joints and intervertebral discs.
• Finally, jumping strengthens several major muscle groups.... Only hands are out of work; the jump uses the legs, quads, buttocks, long back muscles, abs - in short, everything that contributes to the creation of a strong muscle corset, and in the future will contribute to a healthy posture.

We repeat once again: the main advantage of the trampoline is that effective training is provided without any violence or coercion.
The child himself is eager to play; Not only that, if parents are smart enough, jumping can be a reward for homework or homework.

Classification

What is the basic design - the one invented in 1936?

It consists of:

1. Rigid metal frame - welded or prefabricated.
2. Cloths or wicker nets are actually jumping platforms.
3. Radial springs that provide tension to the platform.

To date, several subspecies have been formed, so to speak.

Professional

They are used in the training of adult athletes and during competition. Key features- extremely strong frame, braided platform made of 5 mm or even thicker cord and high rigidity, allowing you to jump up to four meters.

It is curious: as a rule, such products are permanently mounted and supplied, for safety reasons, with a safety pit equipped around them with a foam rubber coating.

Gaming

Mini

A mini-trampoline is a platform with a diameter of 80-110 cm and a height of about 20 cm. A fence with such dimensions is unnecessary; however, products are often equipped with a handle that you can hold onto while jumping.

Inflatable

An inflatable trampoline is fundamentally different from the above structures in that elasticity is provided not by springs, but by excess air pressure. It is held in place by a plasticized polyvinyl chloride sheath; constant operation of the air compressor is required to build up pressure.

Useful: if your summer cottage is not electrified, this does not mean that this type of play device is not for you.
Buying or renting a diesel generator for a summer residence can completely solve the problem.

Inflatable products differ from others in that they are aimed only at children. The air pressure that would have to be created in the shell to support the weight of an adult, corrected for inertia upon landing, would make such a structure simply dangerous.

Safety

From the point of view of safety, the instructions for choosing are quite unambiguous: a trampoline with a high (from 160 cm) net will not allow the child to fly out of the spring-loaded platform in any situation.

Why are alternative designs so bad?

• An inflatable product that has burst at the seam during the next jump will deflate in one or two seconds and will provide a hard landing on the ground below it.

In addition: it is better to store plasticized PVC products in a warm winter.
Insulated country houses from block containers or vulture panels with winter heating - rather an exception than a rule in domestic summer cottages; the winter season in an unheated building is fraught with a decrease in the strength of the shell.

• The handle is only good as long as you hold on to it. It is difficult for a child two or three years old to convincingly explain the concept of safety, and falling flat from a height of one and a half or two of its own height is already quite traumatic for itself. (See also the article.)

Price

What, so to speak, is the price of the issue? To guide the reader, here are the retail prices for several trampolines, along with a brief description.

Assembly

How to assemble spring trampoline supplied as a package of parts? Are there any tricks here? There are not many of them.

The assembly order is as follows:

1. We fasten the frame parts and fix them by inserting the legs.

1. Turn the frame over and lay the canvas in the middle.
2. We fasten it with springs, pulling them in pairs opposite each other... It is with this tension pattern that you need a minimum of effort.
3. Cover the springs with a pillow.

1. We mount the mesh, roof, handle and other architectural excesses.

Repair

Repair of an inflatable trampoline is carried out using a repair kit for inflatable boats, which is easy to buy in a sports or hunting store.

Glue - from the repair kit or one of the list below:

• Vitur;
• Desmokol;
• "Uranus".

The procedure is as follows:

1. A patch is cut out, covering the puncture or gap in all directions by at least 2-3 cm.
2. The surfaces to be glued are degreased with acetone.
3. The glue is applied to the patch, after which it is pressed against the defect, smoothed and ... removed.
   
4. After 15 minutes, the adhesive is reapplied with an even distribution on both surfaces. After 5-7 minutes, when it becomes viscous, the patch is pressed against the defect and rolled with a roller. Complete drying takes about a day.

In the photo - a repair kit for an inflatable boat.

Conclusion

We hope that we were able to answer all the questions that interested the potential buyer of the trampoline. As always, the video in this article will provide the reader with additional information. Good luck!

In the photo on the Internet, you can find hand-made trampolines. Jumping on a shell is fun and useful entertainment. Both children and their parents like to use it. When planning to spend the summer in the country, some craftsmen begin to think about whether it is possible to make a children's trampoline with their own hands. Let's say right away that it is much easier to purchase ready-made equipment. But if you want to test your strength and try to make a trampoline with your own hands - this is also possible!

DIY trampoline from improvised means

Many in the country have a lot of different old and no longer very necessary things that can be given a second life. You can make a trampoline with your own hands from a bed net and springs, attaching them to a reliable metal or wooden base. Jumping on old furniture can injure a child, so the design must be changed to make it safer. All parts with sharp corners must be removed, and the hard base must be wrapped in a dense soft material. You can sew a special cover that will be worn outside along the perimeter of the structure.

The second option when making a trampoline in the country with your own hands is not to put a springy mesh on a towering base, but to put the frame on the ground in which a recess is dug. The pit is made in such a way that the heaviest jumper does not reach its bottom during jumps. The edges of the metal base are buried in the ground or covered with soft mats.

DIY trampolines for children from metal hoops

A trampoline for children with your own hands can be made from two hoops located one above the other and connected by metal or wooden partitions. You will only be able to make steel legs if you have special tools that allow you to drill a hole in the metal, or even a welding machine. A simpler and more affordable option when making a trampoline with your own hands from improvised means - wooden blocks the same height. In them, at an equal distance, from above and below, holes are drilled along the diameter of the hoop, which will be inserted into them.

For the jump canvas, you can purchase a special durable fabric, tarp or net. A circle must be cut out of the material, the edges must be processed, and loops must be sewn to them. Use a thick rubberized cord to attach the fabric to the hoop. Thread it through the loop and wrap it around the hoop. Stretch and secure the belt. A DIY trampoline for kids should be safe, so be sure to sew a cover that will cover the hoop and rubber cord. Put dense foam rubber inside, which will protect the jumper from blows. If the structure is installed at home, on the floor, then glue rubber to the legs from below, which will prevent slipping.

DIY trampoline from a tire

If you are looking for a way to make a DIY trampoline quickly and easily, try using car tire most large diameter... Along the upper edge of the tread, at a distance of about 3 cm from the edge, make holes for a rubber cord or rope. Fix the inside of the jump platform, made in the same way as described in the previous paragraph. The rigidity of the structure can be increased if you have a metal hoop or wooden plank required diameter... A trampoline made with your own hands from a tire is suitable only for jumpers of a very young age.

Do-it-yourself trampoline or a ready-made projectile?

Of course, it is much easier than making the projectile yourself. Not everyone will dare to try to build such a structure at home or in the country. The equipment purchased in the store meets all safety requirements. The cost of modern trampolines is low. On our website, you can purchase a shell of suitable size in the price range from 3 to 35 thousand rubles. The equipment is supplied with protective nets, handles and ladders. To improve the safety of playing on outdoor trampolines, we recommend that you purchase sports mats that can be used both indoors and outdoors.

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Consider some more devices that you can equip your home sports corner... This time, the emphasis will be on children's sports and entertainment devices.

Do-it-yourself swing-beam

Made from wooden beams or logs of different lengths (2 bars 2.8-3.0 m long and 2 bars 2.0-2.2 m). The distance between the dug-in logs is 80 and 60 cm. The logs are connected with two crossbeams at a height of 1.8-2.0 and 1.3-1.5 m.To do this, three holes are cut out in the upper ends of the racks, and one more - at the level the tops of a small stand-up log, on the side of the large ones. Scraps are placed in the wells water pipes, which are fixed with strips of sheet iron with nails. Opposite the large logs-racks, a support is driven into the ground for pushing off with their feet. To prevent the pillars from bending, overlay their bases in the holes with stones, broken brick and concrete. A swing made of cords and a board can be reinforced on a large crossbar. Attach a homemade basketball basket to one of the upper racks for throwing balls into the target. Attach a rubber band to the small bar. Standing on it, the child will easily, without undue effort, pull himself up.

While hanging on the bar, pull-ups with different positions of the legs, swinging, imitation of cycling in the hang, turning the body to the sides, etc. should be performed.

DIY bouncer

The simplest trainer for the development of jumping ability. The best device to please your children and give them a lot of positive emotions. To make a bouncing bouncer with your own hands, you should attach two rubber shock absorbers with one ends to the belt, and the other to two hooks driven into the logs dug into the ground 50-80 cm apart from each other from the sides of the student. By jumping up, you can adjust the resistance by moving forward or backward from the hooks.

Homemade resistance bands

The easiest to perform are the “Zhenes” and “Expander vice versa” expander types.

"Zhenes" (female expander) consists of a wooden platform, to which a spring (or several springs) or rubber shock absorbers with a handle is hooked.

Exercises are performed (repetitions according to well-being):

1. Ref.P. - standing on the platform, legs are slightly bent, arms below, grip on top to hold the expander handles. Raise straightened arms forward - up to shoulder height (inhale), smoothly return to Ex. Sex. (exhalation). Execution speed is average.
2. Ref.P. - standing on the platform, bend your legs slightly, arms below, grip from below to hold the expander handles. Raise your straightened arms forward - up to shoulder height, straighten your legs (inhale), smoothly return to Ex. Sex. (exhalation). The pace of execution is average.
3. Ref.P. - standing on the platform, hands grip from above hold the handles of the stretched expander. Raise your straightened arms forward and up to the height of the chin (inhale), smoothly carry out a controlled return to the Ex. (exhalation). The pace of execution is slow.
4. Ref.P. - standing on the platform, hands with a bottom grip hold the handles of the stretched expander. Raise straightened arms forward and up to a level above the head (inhale), slowly return to Ex. Sex. (exhalation). The pace is the same.
5. Ref.P. - standing on the platform, leaning forward, arms down. Grasping the expander handles, straighten up without bending your arms (inhale), return to Ex. Gender. (exhalation). The pace is fast.
6. Ref.P. - standing on the platform with your back to the expander, legs slightly bent, grasp the expander handles with your hands. Straighten your legs, tilt forward. Without bending your arms (exhale), return to Ex. Gender. (inhale). The pace is fast.

consists of pairs of levers 1 with traverses 2, movably connected by a pin 3. On the lower tips of the levers, ears are made of wire for fixing carabiners-shock absorbers 4 from conventional classic expanders. These cross-arm levers are made from timber battens held together with sturdy joints. The main dimensions are shown in the figure. One to three shock absorbers are attached to the levers. When performing the exercises, the pectoral muscles and a number of others are well loaded, which do not experience such stresses when exercising with resistance bands.

Grifoyag from scrap materials

The barbell is a noisy projectile, rather difficult to manufacture. It can be successfully replaced by an original device invented by Polish specialists. The device "Grifoyag" made by them does not require expensive materials to manufacture and does not have any special difficulties in execution. For the platform, a pine board of 1300x250 mm is required, as well as two bars and four rings of steel with a diameter of 90 mm for fastening belts and shock-absorbing rubber bands, and for connecting the rings to the platform - two metal strips. As a barbell, you can use a piece of water pipe with a diameter of 30-50 mm and a length of 1300 mm. By connecting all the parts properly, we will get a projectile.

How to make a power trainer yourself - a log?

It is made of logs of different diameters and lengths of 3-4 m. It can be used for various strength exercises lifting the log, grasping the handles of the simulator (standing, standing tilted, sitting), squatting under the log, etc.

Homemade trampoline for children

This gymnastic apparatus is useful for little ones. Just like the bouncing bouncer, it will give children a lot of laughter, fun and pleasant impressions. A trampoline for children is quite simple to make on their own - there would be space for its installation. The frame (1.4x1.4 m) is made of water pipes. Along the perimeter, 72 homemade springs from four shoulder expanders are reinforced. In the middle, a 100x100 cm tarpaulin is pulled. The frame is reinforced on dug in the ground and concreted racks. A ladder can be attached to the side. The trampoline must be able to support the weight of an adult. Around the projectile is freed from foreign objects 1.5 ~ 2 meter area.

Try to find a kid who doesn't feel like jumping! Will not work!

Children find any springy piece of furniture and start jumping.

Parents are not delighted with such exercises for babies.

The benefits of dynamic loading

Jumping is an important developmental element. The benefits of physical activity, including jumping, have long been proven.

Babies develop motor skills, the vestibular apparatus, and the musculoskeletal system. Jumping plays an equally important role in the development of the lungs, the circulatory system .

For older children, there are many opportunities that allow them to realize physical activity. They can go to sports clubs, visit the pool, learn to dance.

But for preschoolers, such activities are practically inaccessible. But they must realize their energy! What to do?

Note: in no case should the child's physical activity be limited. Moreover, there is a way out - a trampoline.

You can, of course, buy ready-made children's trampolines. Fortunately, today such shells are presented on the market in a large assortment. There are jumps for one person or a group of children.

Pleasing to the eye color palette, product sizes. There are mesh trampolines and inflatable ones. Inflatable jumping simulators are most often multifunctional. In case of descent, they are pumped up with pumps.

Make at home

Repairing factory trampolines, especially large ones, consisting of several interconnected mats, will cause a lot of trouble.

Is there any alternative to a factory product? It turns out there is. A jumping simulator can be made with your own hands from scrap materials.

For the manufacture of homemade trampoline you will have to stock up on:

• metal hoop (not less than 1 m 15 cm);
• a wooden block, drills, drill;
• tarpaulin or thick and durable fabric;
• slings or springs from a bed, cot;
• strong rubber band, pieces of rubber;
• pencil, scissors.

Frame fabrication

Some kind of technology for self-made no trampolines. Each person collects jumping sports equipment at his own discretion. The shape will depend on the chosen base. Let's dwell on one of the options.

Stages of work:

1. A wooden block is cut with a hacksaw into eight equal parts up to 30 cm high. These are the future legs;

It's important to know: the cutting block must be well dried and free from cracks. Otherwise, there will be problems with the stability of the structure. Do not forget about the safety of future jumpers.

1. Around the entire circumference of the metal hoops, holes with a diameter of not more than 2 mm are drilled for props and fastening the elastic;
2. Fasten the hoop and all 8 legs need to be rigid for structural reliability.

Making a fabric cover for a trampoline:

1. Cut out the tarpaulin or fabric in the shape of a circle. It should be slightly smaller than the diameter of the hoop. The workpiece is neatly hemmed;

1. 16 loops are made from the slings and sewn, taking into account the same steps. Sometimes a strong wire is inserted into the hemmed edge. In this case, the hinges are more secure;
2. Through the holes on the inner hoop, pull a wide elastic band through the center well to get a protective mesh;

4. Loops connect two hoops and a tarp. Springs from old clamshells are often used as fasteners (instead of loops).

Assembly

The resulting round-shaped cover must be pulled over the inner hoop. We connect the outer and inner hoops with hinges or springs. The tarpaulin wheel must be well tensioned, otherwise it will not spring.

In those places where props were attached to the larger hoop, a strong string is inserted into the hole and tied to the legs.

Little kids love bright products, so parents can connect their imagination and decorate a ready-made trampoline. Children can be involved in such work.

Take note: pieces of rubber are glued under each leg. This must be done without fail (for safety reasons) so that the trampoline does not slip during operation.

Before attaching the legs, a foam pad is made between them and the hoop. It can be secured with tape or synthetic glue.

Another option

As you can see, making a trampoline yourself is not so difficult. The main thing is to please your child. Homemade product in no way inferior to the factory. For very young children, you can pull a net around the trampoline or put mats under the structure.

Some craftsmen use ordinary car tires to make a structure for jumping. Using an electric drill, holes are drilled at a distance of two centimeters closer to the protectors.

A thick nylon cord or a strong elastic band is laced up inner part tires. It turns out a tight mesh that will support the tarpaulin and protect the life of the child.

In this case, the legs can be omitted, since the height of the tire is sufficient. Everything else is made and assembled in the same way as in the version with hoops. If you have any doubts, you can see detailed photos and video instructions.

How to do somersaults on a trampoline, see the following video: