Kangoo Jumps
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Kangoo Jumps are a type of spring-loaded footwear.
Prototypes for springed boots were developed in the 20th century in Eastern Europe
. The original purpose for the invention was as a recreation device for athletes recovering from leg injuries. This concept was redesigned in the 1980s in Canada by Swiss engineer Denis Naville, who focused on improving comfort, design, and performance.
Naville's first model, KJ-1, was presented at the International Sports Sales Show in 1994. Since then, the boots have been developed for use as recreational sport devices, available in both adult and junior sizes. Naville continues to work on the Kangoo Jumps, with planned improvements to comfort in the current boot and the addition of a high performance boot to the product line.
One of the leading trainers of Kangoo Jumps is Mario Godiva Green
Prototypes for springed boots were developed in the 20th century in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
. The original purpose for the invention was as a recreation device for athletes recovering from leg injuries. This concept was redesigned in the 1980s in Canada by Swiss engineer Denis Naville, who focused on improving comfort, design, and performance.
Naville's first model, KJ-1, was presented at the International Sports Sales Show in 1994. Since then, the boots have been developed for use as recreational sport devices, available in both adult and junior sizes. Naville continues to work on the Kangoo Jumps, with planned improvements to comfort in the current boot and the addition of a high performance boot to the product line.
One of the leading trainers of Kangoo Jumps is Mario Godiva Green
Mario Godiva Green
Mario Godiva Green is a personal trainer and a fitness expert for Kangoo Jumps.-Early life:Mario Godiva Green grew up in Kenosha, Wisconsin and struggled with childhood obesity. After the loss of his mother at a young age, Mario realized the epidemic of obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes...
Applications
- Running & Jogging: Kangoo Jumps were originally developed to reduce the impact stress on jogger's jointJointA joint is the location at which two or more bones make contact. They are constructed to allow movement and provide mechanical support, and are classified structurally and functionally.-Classification:...
s. They are advertised as being suitable for the avid jogger, serious runner, or casual health-conscious exerciser.- The manufacturers claim that a Swiss chiropodist study shows that Kangoo Jumps correct pronationPronation of the footPronation is the inward roll of the foot while walking or running. Another way to look at pronation instead in terms of the degree of inward roll is in terms of where the foot pushes off at the end of each step, or at the end of the gait cycle....
and supinationSupinationSupination is a position of either the forearm or foot; in the forearm when the palm faces anteriorly, or faces up . Supination in the foot occurs when a person appears "bow-legged" with their weight supported primarily on the anterior of their feet.The hand is supine in the anatomical position...
while in use.
- The manufacturers claim that a Swiss chiropodist study shows that Kangoo Jumps correct pronation
- Weight Loss: The use of Kangoo Jumps is also advertised as a tool for weight lossWeight lossWeight loss, in the context of medicine, health or physical fitness, is a reduction of the total body mass, due to a mean loss of fluid, body fat or adipose tissue and/or lean mass, namely bone mineral deposits, muscle, tendon and other connective tissue...
exercise, offering a biomechanically efficient low-impact environment.
- Rebound Exercise: Rebound exercise is advertised as a means of reducing body fat, firming and strengthening muscles, increasing agility, and providing an aerobic workout for the heartHeartThe heart is a myogenic muscular organ found in all animals with a circulatory system , that is responsible for pumping blood throughout the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions...
. Kangoo Jumps are intended to provide an increased gravitational loadG-forceThe g-force associated with an object is its acceleration relative to free-fall. This acceleration experienced by an object is due to the vector sum of non-gravitational forces acting on an object free to move. The accelerations that are not produced by gravity are termed proper accelerations, and...
on the body, strengthening the musculoskeletal systemMusculoskeletal systemA musculoskeletal system is an organ system that gives animals the ability to move using the muscular and skeletal systems...
and protecting the joints from the chronic fatigue associated with exercising on hard surfaces.