How to Ensure Your Safety When Using the Trampoline?

by Andrew Walther Blogger

Trampolines have become more popular in the last fifty years. You can buy a large backyard model or a small, round mini-trampoline for your children. Using a trampoline, however, can be dangerous especially for beginners.

If you are planning to purchase a trampoline of your family or you already have one, here are some tips that you should follow to ensure the safety of your family.

Choose a High Quality Trampoline

Make sure that the trampoline you will buy is manufactured by a reliable company. There’s no point in buying a cheap, poorly made trampoline that only poses more risk than fun. A lot of modern trampolines are built to last and backed by warranties of five years or so.

Don’t just pick a trampoline that’s big enough for your kid to use now. Choose one that can still be used by your child in years to come. It will save you a lot of money in the future.

Do you want a rectangular trampoline or a circular trampoline? Circular trampolines are common for garden use as they are less powerful than the rectangular ones that are usually used by experienced gymnasts.

Circular trampolines direct the user to the center of the trampoline mat, making it safe. For kids, it would be dangerous for them to use a rectangular trampoline without constant supervision.

A trampoline should have the following features:

·         Weight Limit – A weight limit of around 100 kilograms should be enough for most families.

·         Bounce Mat and Spring Padding – The bounce mat should be robust and smooth when the user falls against it with their bare skin. There are trampolines that use a UV-resistant mat made of Permatron Polypropylene.

·         Frame – The frame is the most important part and is usually made of galvanized steel. High quality trampolines have galvanized protection both on the outside and inside of the tubing.

·         Number of Springs – Manufacturers will usually state the number of springs they use for every size of trampoline they offer. Smaller ones will have fewer springs than larger ones. The number of springs required for the trampoline they sell is connected to the user’s weight. A large number of springs can make it hard for a young kid to bounce.

·         Ladder – The trampoline ladder is important as it permits easy access to jumpers. The possibility of jumping off the trampoline and risking an injury is lessened.

If you have young kids, you can prevent them from accessing the trampoline when you’re not at home by removing the ladder. A ladder with flat steps is recommended than tubular steps. The latter can be uncomfortable for kids to use without their shoes on.

·         Safety Enclosure – You should always choose a trampoline set with a safety enclosure. Regardless of the user’s age, a safety enclosure is very important. If the trampoline has no safety enclosure, you have to allow more space around your trampoline in case of falls.

·         Weather Cover – A weather cover protects the trampoline mat from bird droppings and leaves.

·         Anchor Kit – If you’re leaving your trampoline out in your garden, you need to get a trampoline anchor kit. The trampoline may be a heavy piece of equipment, but it can still get damaged or even cause damage to your property. A trampoline anchor kit keeps the trampoline secure to the ground.

Where to Place Your Trampoline

You may think that as long as you have an area that is large enough for the trampoline’s length and width, it is enough. It is, however, important to look above the trampoline. People will bounce higher than you expect.

If your trampoline is outside, you should place it away from clotheslines, fences, trees or any other item that could cause injury.

There should be enough space around the trampoline, at least 10 feet so that someone falling off the trampoline will not go head first into an object nearby. Padding the area around the trampoline is also a good idea. The preferred distance is 10 feet.

Place your trampoline partly into the ground so that anyone falling off does not fall quite far. You can either place your trampoline into a pit or partly submerge the support and legs into the ground in order for the top of the trampoline to be at ground level.

Clothing

Wearing the right clothing is also important to allow the jumper to move freely. Get rid of any extras such as the contents of your pocket and jewelry. Your clothes should be loose enough.

If you don’t have a pair of special trampoline footwear, you can go barefoot. Don’t wear socks if you don’t want to slip and lose your balance or fall off the trampoline.

Enforce the Rule of Only One Person at a Time

Kids can get excited when there is a trampoline. Two or more might climb on and jump around together.

Unfortunately, the risk of injury is also higher. They may crash into each other or fall off. Thus, you have to make sure that only one person is using the trampoline at a time. Everyone else should stand a good distance away from it and not lean against the sides of the trampoline.  

Enjoy, but Exercise Caution at all Times

It’s easy to get carried away and think that you can do somersaults on the trampoline without any problem. Unless you’ve had proper training, you should not try doing somersaults on the trampoline.

If you land the wrong way, you could sustain serious injuries. If you have had some basic training, you can give some basic pointers to your child or other jumpers about how to do simple tumbles properly.

Undertaking some basic first aid training is also a good idea so that you’ll know what to do in case someone falls off and sustains an injury.

You can also enroll in a trampolining course. This way, you can learn the proper methods of dismounting and mounting and some simple moves.

Follow these tips and you can enjoy your trampoline more while ensuring your safety at the same time. 

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