Landslide

I've just re-discovered this beautiful song from Fleetwood Mac, it's called Landslide and written by the lovely Stevie Nicks. See a youtube performance here.

I took my love and I took it down
Climbed a mountain and I turned around
And I saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills
And the landslide brought me down

Oh, mirror in the sky--what is love?
Can the child in my heart rise above?
Can I sail through the changin'...ocean tides?
Can I handle the seasons of my life?
I don't know.....I don't know...

Well I've been afraid of changin'
Because I've built my life around you
But time makes is bolder; children get older
I'm getting older too....

So, take this love...take it down.
Oh, if you climb a mountain and you turn around
and you see my reflection in the snow-covered hills...
well, the landslide will bring you down;
The landslide will bring you down...

A little bit of research told me that the song has also been covered by the Dixie Chicks, Pearl Jam & The Smashing Pumpkins!

Hey, Come Bounce on my Bed

Trampolining officially rocks. There is no doubt about this at all in my mind, and I've just purchased a rather spiffing mini-trampoline (craftily rebranded as the Rebounder to you know, make it epitomise everything cool).

Of course my 40" diameter Reebok Studio Rebounder is not quite the same as the beds of the Super Tramp Kangaroo, but it's rather entertaining nonetheless*. Yes, it may not be capable of performing things like this ... but you can still do this, if you really wanted.

So, to give you some random knowledge about the art of rebounding:

• It is a zero-impact sport, so great for people who's joints are a bit iffy and can't really run/jog.
  
• In fact, rebounding is often used to help people recover from physical problems as it helps to regain strength in the musculoskeletal systems due to the increased gravitiational load when bouncing.
  
• It is beneficial as cardiovascular exercise, as well as helping to strengthen and tone your muscles - in particular your legs, hips and abdomen.
  
• Apparently, NASA are quoted as saying that rebounding is the most efficient form of exercise created by man!
  
• Effective six minutes of rebounding equals one mile of jogging!!
• It improves your circulataion and your lymphatic system - a large and very important part of your immune system.
• There are psychological benefits too, of course: it is a great mental uplift for many, and can help alleviate stress and mild depression (obviously not a cure for these conditions, but definitely beneficial) and there are also links with helping hyperactive children calm down!!
• Most of all, rebounding is FUN.

These, however, are only a few of the benefits to be found from rebounding. Google it and see what it throws back at you - the benefits seem to be vast!

So, after having shown by deepest affection for rebounding, I guess I'll head off for a bounce (/rebound, if you will). Try it, it's really great fun and really good for you!!


* If you are a little sad like me, you may like to know that the word nonetheless dates from 1847, but the phrase "none the less" was not contracted into one word until about 1930.