Italian Rebound Exercise Story

While I was working in Corridonia ateasily sold the rebounders. With the following
“L’Officina di Fidia” (a fitness andorder, we received further material (e.g. the
rehabilitation center) in 2002, Carmela told meeyesight recovery manual) and especially the new
about the rebounder that she was using for yearsquarter-fold models. The agreement was that I
and also gave me a copy of the original book inwas in charge of the educational and training area
English “The Golden Seven plus one” byfor rebound trainers/instructors. With Giorgio, we
Samuel West where the “Art ofpresented ReboundAIR at the ISOKINETIC
lymphasizing” was described. After reading theConference in Bologna and the manager decided
book, I immediately got intrigued by it and decidedto buy them after 6 months of testing, in all the
to expand my knowledge on this subject. I askedISOKINETIC Centers in Italy (Bologna, Rome,
the physiotherapists of the center if they knewTurin, Milan). Due to the fact that we live in
anything about this exercise; they simplydifferent regions (Marche and Liguria), sometimes
answered that they used it as proprioceptivethings progressed a bit slowly since it was difficult
springboard and nothing more. In the meanwhile, Iat times to get together. It was easier for Marco
also remembered of having read something aboutand me (both living in the same area) to be in
this exercise in Louise Hay’s books and insync, than with Giorgio and Riccardo (who live in
“Unlimited Power” by Tony Robbins.Liguria). At any rate, I always continued to work
For me, that wasn’t enough, so at that time Ion this project on a daily basis through web
decided to do some research on the WEB ...research, practicing and teaching rebounding,
I started with the word “lymphasizing”making presentations and attending the distance
followed by mini rebounder etc...learning course to become a certified
After many attempts, I reached Al Carter’sreboundologist (August 2004).
website: ...I also carried on with private English lessons to
It was a real “discovery” andimprove my language skills with an American
“mindbreaker” for me; I finally was ableteacher. Slowly but steadily our project moved
access the official “source”.forward, and after selling all the rebounders of our
I decided together with Arianna in 2003 to set upsecond order we decided to make a third one
the new Holistic Center Orion in Campiglione and(about 60).
since it was a good opportunity for us, weIn the meanwhile, after completing my training I
started the restoration works that lasted about aproduced the video/dvd called
year with the help of my older brother,ReboundAIReducation (the first video on
Giampaolo.Rebounding in Italy).
I carried on working for L’Officina di Fidia andI believe that an essential approach of promoting
at the same time for the Center, thus with littlerebounding in Italy is to inform people about its
time to further expand my knowledge on theeducational aspect in way that everyone can
Rebound Industry, even though I still remainedappreciate both the exceptional qualities and
very keen about it.worth of the rebounder and the rebounding
When the situation improved, after the officialexercise program, that according to my opinion
opening of the new Holistic Center, I met withshould start progressively and not be
Carmela (who came to the Center to do her“overstressed”.
treatments) and Marco Ruffini (a friend whoI continued my research on the Internet and
became a sales agent for natural health products)found other interesting websites: (great), cellercize,
and it happened that we talked about reboundingand lately QiBò & Chi bounding. In Dietikon,
and the oxygen based products that CarmelaSwitzerland I personally met Sylvia Dreiser and
was importing from Canada. Marco told us that heIngrid who promotes Dynamic Rebounding at her
had contacted a company based in La SpeziaCHI Zentrum near Zurich. Sylvia introduced me
(Eurodream) that was an importer of the sameher friend, Jordan Gruber who sent me his
product. Afterwards, Marco became a sales agentmanuscript “On the Rebound” which I
for the Cellfood products and so we decided togreatly appreciated. Like Jordan, I also involved in
ask Giorgio (since he was already importing frompersonal growth and as a rebirther and bodywork
the USA) if we could together order sometrainer I combine and experience ReboundAIR
ReboundAIRs.with breathing, postural (breathwork, rolfing,
We shared the costs and ordered about 4/5trager, biogym), and visualization techniques
rebounders for each of us.including NLP (neuroLinguisticProgramming) both
Therefore I met Giorgio for the first time, andindividually or in groups. I personally call this
with Marco we seriously considered to becomeapproach ReboundAIRevolution to distinguish it
the Italian distributors since I found out after all offrom the first and basic one for everyone
my web research that nobody in Italy was awarereferred as ReboundAIReducation.
of this discipline in any field yet. Naturally with myIn the meantime, I presented ReboundAIR to the
first order, I received Al Carter’s “Thebiggest Italian Network for Fitness and Wellness
new miracles of rebound exercise”, thethat belongs to my friend Livio Leardi at the Get
videocasettes and lectures. I was thrilled and evenFit in Milan, who has chosen rebounding as the
more enthusiastic about it !latest discipline at the Conscious Fitness ®
I was rebounding every day, studying,centers that will soon be open (late 2006).
experimenting and translating the articles from theI also made a presentation at the FIAeF (Italian
ReboundAIR website. Thus I decided to createFederation for Aerobics and Fitness) for my
my own website ( and added an area aboutfriend Mimì Adami who is interested in creating
Rebound with all the information I’ve learneda synergy between rebounding and training fitness
from A.I.R. and carried on dreaming about thecourses. Besides my DVD
possibilities of ReboundAIR in Italy and Europe.“ReboundAIReducation”, I’m preparing
In the meanwhile (2004), I started to introduceother promotional mini DVDs for other programs
ReboundAIR in my bioGin (bioGym) classes andsuch as Top 10 Fitness Manager (a 10 minute
everybody was so thrilled about it that I decidedvideo for companies). There is also in DVD format
to ask the others to buy some more pieces inan “official” presentation I made at
order to sell them and start our project:Marche al Teatro (Marche in Theatre) in front of
ReboundAIR Italia. During that period, Giorgiomany important local representatives and
during a business trip in the U.S. met Darren andsponsors such as Soul’s Wings (a firm
Bill Penrod in Las Vegas to discuss the conditionsinterested in making a sportswear line and special
of the exclusive rights. Afterwards Giorgio, Marcosocks for rebounding), CS SPORT, and UISP
and I had a meeting on the first investment fund(Italian Sports Union) which is very interested in
necessary to order more rebounders, translate allpromoting rebounding among its members,
the material, print brochures and set up theschools and recreational centers.
marketing strategy. We were backed up byIn October 2005, I officially started giving
Giorgio and the Eurodream (accountingReboundAIR group lessons at my Holistic Center
administration) and we placed our first substantialin Fermo (the first center that permanently and
order. Giorgio introduced Riccardo Salis andactively promotes rebounding) and I also have a
proposed him as a new member of the projectgroup of girls that demonstrate rebounding in
(rehabilitation therapy area) and was accepted inseveral shopping centers and clubs and are also
our team.ready to show it along the beach resorts of the
I started my first one-to-one presentations andAdriatic coast this summer.