Hi bella! I had a bad back on my first fast, I couldn't work it out because bad backs usually happen when you put on weight not when you lose it!

Anyway I think it was Chris or Fonty who told me that it was not uncommon to suffer back pain when fasting, and it may have been my posture re-adjusting. The other explanation given was detoxing in the lower back area is common. But I put it down to the first one in my case, because after that fast I was half a centimetre taller! No more back pain since then, and my spine feels much straighter compared to what it used to be like.

Of course this may not be the same for you, especially because you are about half a ton lighter than I was on my first fast! On the other hand, the percentage weight you lost in terms of your whole body was probably higher than mine, so maybe it was that, or the detox thing.

Bella i have a cheap rebounder. And used to get neck pain, but it is difficult to discern if it was the rebounder causing it or not, as i do have problems in that area anyway, but not so much now after having problems sorted.

I only go on mine for few minutes at a time now, and use the health bounce only, ie feet do not come off bounder. I've actually managed to do some yoga neck exercises without to much of a problem whereas any neck exercise before would cause pain later on or next day. So i might risk increasing time on the rebounder, but don't want to risk hurting myself with my holiday so close.

How did you use it?

Hello Bella Lucia,
well I'm back sooner than expected.
My 85 year old Mother is in good hands, with regular visits from myself and my brother. It's a relief, and a weight off my shoulders to know that she is well cared for, and the practicalities of living alone have been taken care of.....bills to pay etc etc...
I think I'm a good listener, so we all help each other with the loss of my father which has been an unbelievably quick six months !!!

In answer to your question Bella, I would think you are right: the back pain you experienced was most likely caused by a cheap version of the rebounder. There is a soft-rebounder on the market by a company named Needak (I think). I use the Reebok rebounder which is excellent quality and far less expensive.
Rebounding needs to be very gentle to begin with, to acclimatise your body to the forces of acceleration/deceleration/gravity, so to start, I would bounce gently so that your feet do not even leave the mat. Then work progressively from there to a slightly higher bounce with your feet only just leaving the mat and so on.....

So I would give it another chance, but leave it awhile for your back to re-heal: say seven days or so would be a reasonable time-frame.

Warm Regards

Chrisb1.