An hour at Flip Out is far more than just bouncing around, the centre’s integrated trampoline system involves all kinds of different activities to get stuck into.

From a swinging punch bag in one corner, to a bouncing basketball court in the other, to human ping pong section and a huge foam pit at the back to jump and flip into without fear of injury, you cant help but get carried away with playing around.

“Even though this is a new concept we’re already seeing some really neat moves being pulled out.”

While it might seem the centre is just an excuse to play around with your mates, (which is wicked) it’s also amazing exercise, an hour on the trampolines burns over a 1,000kcals, with trampoline cardio and yoga classes.

The freerunners leaping from surface to surface and bouncing between trampolines around the centre look amazingly agile compare to the average person, but it seems that Flip Out’s features make it a lot easier for anyone to come and give it a go.

“You just need a basic awareness, social awareness, peripheral awareness ad to understand the basics of muscle and photographic memory” he says. “Once you get that it just mean that you get really proficient with movement.”

“The first thing you learn is how to land. Landing is important for many reasons, you prolong your joints, you look after your body overall and it adds to the beauty of movement.”

“The second thing is learning how to bail out. If i was going for a move and miscalculated it, there are about four other moves I could go for before I actually crash out.”

One other section of Flip Out are snowboarders looking to perfect their tricks before they hit the park in Winter.

Flip Out’s snowboards fasten onto your feet and allow bouncers to try out poses that you’re not confident enough to execute on the slopes, with the comfort of knowing there’s a soft landing ahead of you in the huge foam pit.

“You’ll get some people who come to try flips on snowboards because they can try the tricks in a safe environment” says Chima.

The other aspect is that with snowboarding, everyone is looking for big air. On a trampoline it does give you a bit more time. It’s not the same as when you’re out in the alps, but it does give a bit more time to practice those movements and try transitioning from one pose to another, to another grab before you land.”

Whether you want to give freerunning a go, practice your park riding before you hit the slopes or just want a new after work hobby, we’ll see you at Flip Out soon.

A session at Flip Out costs £12 and the prices of classes and events differ. Check out their website here. 

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