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History of the trampoline arena franchise business:

A trampoline is a device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric (trampoline mat) stretched over a steel skeleton frame using many coiled trampoline springs. Jumpers bounce on trampolines for recreational and competitive sports purposes (dodge ball).
The fabric (trampoline mat) on which jumpers bounce (commonly known as the ‘bounce mat’ or ‘trampoline bed’) is not elastic in itself; the elasticity is provided by the steel trampoline springs that connect it to the steel skeleton frame.

Trampolines were created for fun and recreation. However, their role has changed from being a kid’s toy to being a tool for exercise and physical therapy. It is now recommended as a health equipment, an excellent weight loss and gymnastics device. The first trampoline was created by George Nissan in the 1930s and the ideal behind it were the trapeze artists.

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Historically these trampolines were primarily used by jumpers in an indoor walled facility, as long as the ceiling height was high enough. These indoor trampoline facilities were used as a place for kids and adults to jump and play.

In 1959 it became very popular to have an outdoor commercial “jump center” or “trampoline park” in many places in the US where people could enjoy recreational trampoline jumping as a family activity. However, these trampoline parks tended to have a high trampoline accident rate and the jumper’s interest quickly diminished.

The first world championship in Trampoline was held in 1964. Trampoline competition made its debut as an Olympic sport in the 2004 Summer Games.

In recent years, franchised indoor commercial trampoline parks have made a come back with an expanding number of new trampoline franchises set up across the United States. These franchise trampoline parks are now indoor trampoline sports arcade facilities. They are built as wall to wall trampoline parks and/or centers with an arena style look and feel. These arena style trampoline parks have trampoline safety padding, and rebounding walls to protect people from falling off the massive trampoline on to hard surfaces.

Only one person should be allowed to jump on a trampoline at a time to avoid collisions and people being catapulted in an unexpected direction or higher than they expect (double bounce effect). In fact, one of the most common sources of injury is when there are multiple users jumping on the same trampoline bed at one time. More often than not, this situation leads to users bouncing into one another and thus losing control an becoming injured. This is a difficult situation even for skilled and trained staff to manage. Kids will be kids and more often than not they need very close supervision at all times.

Never attempt somersaults, back somersaults and multiple somersaults on the trampoline. Also, make sure that there is a safe fall area encircling the trampoline which should be free of all people and other risks. Safety trampoline padding doesn’t protect you from direct contact with it if you land wrong. You will be injured regardless of the amount of padding if you land wrong from any height based on your weight and the amount of unintended force exerted.

The trampoline and its associated exercises are useful tools to develop better balance and proprioception (muscle memory). As the athlete is both rising and falling in a bounding movement, they are weightless. In this state the athlete can practice different body positions and thus condition the body to move instinctively through the course of a rehearsed routine. Skilled athletes who participate in gymnastics vaulting, aerial skiing, ski jumping, and snow boarding all use the trampoline as a part of their training programs for this reason.

Trampoline Health Benefits
• Jumping on a trampoline can be fun and also effective at working out your leg muscles, but there is not enough cardiovascular work being done to assume that it is effective at promoting weight loss.
Warning
• Although the body is made to run and jump, not everybody’s body can do these things. It may be safer to seek a weight loss method that does not involve all of the risks associated with jumping on a trampoline. If you have weak knees or ankles, you could injure yourself and thus make losing weight harder.
Time Frame
• A workout that burns between 300 to 500 calories a day is considered to be a good workout for promoting weight loss. In order to burn that much on a trampoline, you would need to jump somewhere between 40 and 70 minutes.
Rebounder (mini-trampoline)
• Purchasing a rebounder (mini-trampoline) is a great idea, but it is important to remember that all rebounders are not made alike. A great many rebounders use weak steel springs, or bungee cords causing sinking and pronation of feet and knees which can cause back and other serious medical problems.
• Many rebounders “talk the talk” but few can actually “bounce the bounce” so to speak. Some rebounder brands are not even close in quality.

Trampoline Franchise Opportunity
Modern trampoline arenas feature a combination of fun activities, events and even trampoline-based dodgeball leagues. In a startup trampoline arena franchise, the majority of your expenses will be fixed — you’ll pay the same amount for your trampoline facility lease, equipment loan payment, salaries, utilities and other expenses whether your trampolines are being used or not. In some cases the start up cost is $800,000 or more. With average trampoline arena jump time running in the neighborhood of $10 per hour, it’s easy to see how important scheduling can directly impact the bottom line for your trampoline franchise business. To have a decent return on investment it would take a substantial amount of efficiency and visitor capacity to manage that facility profitably.

If you want to open a trampoline franchise business or trampoline center be sure to talk to somebody who is already in the trampoline franchise business. There are many comparisons to make about hidden overall costs that usually surface much later into the project buildout. Ask someone that has already been through the complete process about the hurdles involved.

Many trampoline arena franchises have all their guests sign a liability waiver that protects the business from legal court lawsuits should an injury occur on the premises. These waivers have to hold up in court even in case of an injury. There have been multiple severe injuries and even deaths at these trampoline facilities as of late. Recently there have been many news reports about this growing trend.

Before you consider starting a trampoline arena franchise, it would be wise to assess whether there are other good franchise opportunities available that might make your life much easier. Some have similar return on investment with less initial costs, management requirements and liability.