Hula Hooping Questions

how many calories do you burn in a minute doing hula hooping, use to do it as a child and won many competions, have one here and tried using it a year ago and couldn't do it, any suggestions or should I just keep trying?

okay I went on to hooping.org it say's under the faq's that you will burn 210 calories in a 30 min. session.

Not bad also tells you how to do it, I have one here so starting monday, I am gone to try it, gone to add it to the exercise data base for me also, so you should see it there, gonna put it in at 10 min , 15 min, etc. so 10 min should be 70 calories

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M7XTPGpkVA
There is a pretty basic tutorial on waist hooping. Just google hula hoop tutorials and you'll get tons of tips and tricks and fun new things to try out.

I hooped yesterday for 50 minutes. And then for 35 minutes. I also wrote it in as 210 calories per half hour also.
First session I did the hoopgirl dvd workout. http://circushoops.sectorlink.org/eshop/10Expand.asp?ProductCode=38
It was a great drill for getting better at hooping and I was sweating afterwards. Haha.
The next session I just played and put on some music and tried some more moves I learned in the hoopgirl dvd again.

I suggest NOT to get a toy hoop from the kids department. They are too small, too light, and will make it really complicated to keep it up. Some smaller girls who have the hang of it can do it, but its much better to get an adult size one that measures to your belly button when resting on the floor.

You can always purchase from online or watch a hoopmaking video and make your own hoops. It is super simple and you can get everything from the hardware store.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBreLABeqlI There is a hoopmaking video.

And here is a cool hooping weight loss transformation video I found a couple days ago.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qlAhRiBpoY

Hooping group:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/2763-hooping

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@ brittlouise - how did you make your own hoops?

Watch this video.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBreLABeqlI

That is how I make my hoops, except instead of dipping the ends in boiling water, I just heat them up with a blow dryer for about 30 seconds.

If you go to the hardware store, such as Lowes.. everything should be in the plumbing department.
You'll need the 3/4 inch, 100 or 160 Psi Flex PVC tubing (irrigation tubing). If you want a heavier hoop 160 Psi is the way to go. The come in 100 ft rolls so you are going to be able to make a lot of hoops. Which is okay, get your friends into and make them hoops at cost or just have several hoops in different colors.
You'll also need the insert couplings. They should be close to the drainage pipe if you go to Lowes. There are lots of different kinds so just go slow and scan the shelf for the one she shows you in the video. It goes inside the hoops so when its put together you will not see it! Get the 3/4 inch one.
And then to decorate your hoop just get electrical tape in the different colors. You can also buy grip tape and other fancy ones online but electrical tape will do for now.
And to make it a bit easier to cut the tubing I bought the PVC Cutter Ratchet tool. I'm really glad I bought it, it makes it a breeze to cut the tubing.

Hope this helps!

I just bought a 1.5 / 2 lbs one, should I have gone higher? I'm going to give hoopnotica a try, hoping to find a workout DVD that I actually look forward to!

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