When Vanessa Branstetter, 38, started CrossFit last year she couldnt perform one pull-up. Not only has she conquered that challenge, shes doing a host of everyday and athletic activities with greater ease, thanks to the workoutregimen.

An ER doctor and mother of two, Branstetter said shed exercised her whole life, from high school sports, kayaking and backpacking to aerobics, yoga and triathlons. But after developing repetitive use injuries from running, including Achilles tendonitis and back pain, she triedCrossFit.

Its made me much stronger than Ive ever been. Anything that involves lifting and carrying

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Encouraged by trainer Chris Benesch during a workout at CrossFit Spokane, Vanessa Branstetter fights her way up for another pullup. The days workout included a 400-meter run, 21 repetitions with a 35-pound kettle bell and 12 pull ups. The exercises were repeated threetimes. (Full-size photo)(All photos)

Go to http://www.crossfit.com to find a CrossFit affiliatedgym.

Local monthly membership prices range from $80 to $160 depending on contract length and other terms, with drop-in rates for group sessions typically $15 to $20 perclass.

Many gyms give military, student and familydiscounts.

When Vanessa Branstetter, 38, started CrossFit last year she couldnt perform one pull-up. Not only has she conquered that challenge, shes doing a host of everyday and athletic activities with greater ease, thanks to the workoutregimen.

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Meagan Reaves during her twice-weekly aerobics class.

The 21-year-old bounces about six feet in the air in a room where the whole floor is made of square trampolines, connected to form a massive grid. She sometimes runs from one square to the next, jumping from trampoline to trampoline, and even bounces off some trampolines mounted at 60-degree angles on the walls.

"It's a workout, but it doesn't feel like a workout," she said. "We run up the walls and it kind of feels like flying. I feel like a kid when I do it."

Reaves attends Skyrobics classes at the SkyZone Indoor Trampoline Park in Jackson, Tenn., but Chattanooga residents soon will have a chance to join her in the air. Three trampoline parks are slated to open in the Chattanooga region this year, part of a national wave of bounding growth in an industry that's got millions of Americans bouncing.

"It's a whole lot of fun," Reaves said. "Everyone should try it."

Trampoline parks are a brand-new form of family entertainment center. The facilities usually include rooms of wall-to-wall trampolines that customers pay to jump, flip and bounce on. Many offer a slew of extra activities, ranging from trampoline dodgeball courts to aerial obstacle courses over giant foam pits.

The trampoline parks planned for Chattanooga will run the gamut. The first is set to open on Chattanooga's Southside in February. Built by local developer John Wise, Jump Park Chattanooga will include 20,000 square feet of trampolines, a trampoline dodgeball court, a foam pit and an upstairs full of table games like pingpong, shuffleboard and darts.

Jump Park Chattanooga will also include a cafe and party rooms and will be next door to a 10-lane boutique bowling alley that will feature a full bar and restaurant.

"It will really be a one-stop shop for families to come out," said general manager Scott Proesch. Wise plans to add a second location in Ooltewah by the end of summer.

Between those openings, out-of-town developer Case Lawrence's trampoline park is slated to open in May near Hamilton Place mall. The 30,000-square-foot building will be half-full with trampolines, Lawrence said. The center will also feature an aerial obstacle course and trapeze where customers can hone their skills above giant foam pits.

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) Its the second full week into the New Year and those of you with resolutions to lose weight may already be getting a little bored. Thats why the WCCO Morning Show went flying into some unique workouts. For Thursday, Natalie Nyhus definitely went outside the box an aerobics class held completely on trampolines.

If you really want to blow up your workout routine, make like the kids and jump around. Sky Zone indoor trampoline park is offering fitness classes for adults.

Sky Zone fitness is a super effective and fun workout. We focus on cardio, resistance, plyometrics as well as strength, Sky Zone fitness instructor Kristy Adams said.

All of that on trampolines, because duh, fun!

Were going to save you from your treadmill here. We are going to keep you moving. We are going to keep your energy up, Adams said.

The result is a fast-paced class, and a super high-calorie burn up to 1,000 of them in an hour-long class. Many who practice this feel like theyve taken a welcome return to their childhood.

I think thats what pulls people in. They get to feel that same way as they did when they were little, Adams said.

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