The exercise of rebounding on mini trampolines was started during the time of the running and exercise fad of the late 1970's. The term jogging rebounder was created because people started out by jogging on their
rebounders. Many types of exercise videos were created during this decade.

Also during that decade the Jazzercise and dancercise craze was started. These forms of aerobics were similar to that of rebounding or bounding. These exercises were suitable for people (mostly women) who could only take part (or only wanted to take part) in low intensity aerobics. They were also useful for people who were weak or who were recuperating from illnesses or accidents.

There are three levels of bouncing: health bounce, aerobic hop and power jump. The health bounce is a warm up and cool down movement done at the  beginning and end of a session. It involves bending both legs evenly and rocking from side to side and rolling heel to toe movements. These movements were designed to pump up your lymph and cardiovascular systems. The aerobic hop (or happy hop) is a conditioning bounce wherein one or both feet leave
the mat. The bounce can pump up your heart. The power jumps are beneficial for conditioning and strength training. Just about any movement can become an aerobic hop such as dance steps, calisthenics and martial arts movements. One of the benefits of this particular bounce is that it strengthens and tones muscles. The power jump involves using both feet and bouncing as high as possible. These jumps would include double leg jumps, diving tucks, the splits and bouncing in a sitting position, also known as the V sit.

A particular type of bouncing called starbounding was created by a woman by the name of Michele Wilburn. She also wrote books and created videos on the
subject. She incorporated therapeutic and aerobic exercise with massage and spa treatments. People could take part in a variety of movements at their
own pace, and thus develop their rebounding skills without becoming bored easily.

There is also a style of bouncing featuring a form of martial arts. This type of bouncing is obviously more physically demanding than most types of bouncing. There are videos available from Urban Rebounding and from Jerry James that feature this type of bouncing.

There is also a type of bounce called the health bounce which is considered the warm up and cool down exercise in rebounding. It consists of up and down
movements on the rebounder when both feet continue to stay on the mat, either fully or partially. These movements consist of both legs bending together, rocking from side to side, or heel-to-toe rolling. For more variety, add arm movements to the health bounce. All movements of this type are considered therapeutic because they are beneficial to your lymph system,
your cardiovascular system and they balance your electromagnetic energy system (chi). If the only exercise you took part in was the health bounce, it would be enough to maintain your well-being.