hula hooping

rlv2680
rlv2680 Posts: 289 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
so i just started to get into hula hooping. It's so much fun. Anyone else out there a fan?
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  • scgroom
    scgroom Posts: 7
    I just started this week with a 3-pound hoop. I love it! Unfortunately, I do it indoors in our smallish apartment and my husband is convinced I'm going to break something. What can I say? I guess it makes me feel like a kid in more ways than one - and I love how it works my abs!
  • MariFitBody
    MariFitBody Posts: 287 Member
    I just order mine I saw these girls doing it at the beach and it looks like soooo much fun!
  • chm2616
    chm2616 Posts: 434 Member
    where do you order them from??!?! sounds like fun!!!!!
  • slynn92185
    slynn92185 Posts: 6 Member
    bump
  • leika79
    leika79 Posts: 114
    i really want to give this a whirl (see what i did there!) i hear its great for your mid section, and mine needs all the help it can get! i'm not a big fan of exersizing in general, but this is more like play
  • supplemama
    supplemama Posts: 1,956 Member
    Me!! I just started about 2 weeks ago. It is fun and quite a workout! I got my hoop from walmart but I need a better one. I need one that is bigger and has more weight.

    ETA: you can buy them online, just google hula hoops. I'm looking at several websites right now.
  • KrisyKat
    KrisyKat Posts: 740 Member
    Why not just dance hula? Or Tahitian for that matter?

    It's sexier, is better for your core, and burns more calories in the process...:wink:
  • Doing_The_Unstruck
    Doing_The_Unstruck Posts: 241 Member
    I hula my hoop back n forth.
  • TheFunBun
    TheFunBun Posts: 793 Member
    I love hooping! I buy mine from Etsy. If anyone needs a seller, I've got a few bookmarked that are pretty fantastic.

    I'm to the point where I am starting to get a lot of decent tricks.

    And Kristy, I insist you watch a shpongledhoops video before you say your hula is sexier than ours. ;)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmQoXTowkgk
  • paulsmisses
    paulsmisses Posts: 178
    do you burn a lot of calories doing it?
  • junepinktigger
    junepinktigger Posts: 88 Member
    i didnt know you got ones to work out with, i did it when i was little. i may have to invest, :)
  • Inebriated
    Inebriated Posts: 271
    I love hula hooping, I bought a weighted hula hoop from Etsy last year.
  • TheDudette
    TheDudette Posts: 173 Member
    Love my weighted hula hoop.
  • AliciaStaton
    AliciaStaton Posts: 328 Member
    Yea I do it as part of my belly dancing class, the teacher decided to do something different for around 15 in the class and its fun. I am from the UK and got my from Home Bargains at £7 if anyone is interested.:bigsmile:
  • kayemme
    kayemme Posts: 1,782 Member
    hellz yes. check groups, we have one.
  • kayemme
    kayemme Posts: 1,782 Member
    I just started this week with a 3-pound hoop. I love it! Unfortunately, I do it indoors in our smallish apartment and my husband is convinced I'm going to break something. What can I say? I guess it makes me feel like a kid in more ways than one - and I love how it works my abs!

    i broke a light bulb just last week... better to do it outside.
  • brittigno
    brittigno Posts: 193 Member
    I bought one at the dollar store and just couldn't get into it. :( IDK why because it was fun...
  • BRANDYGR8MOVES
    BRANDYGR8MOVES Posts: 87 Member
    wondering can really big girls do this i would love to show my 3 yr old how to
  • acidosaur
    acidosaur Posts: 295 Member
    I love to hula but currently am just doing it on wii fit plus. still love it! and it burns a lot of calories :)
  • MoreThanMommie
    MoreThanMommie Posts: 597 Member
    I could do it when I was little but I recently I bought a hoop thinking it could make my workouts more fun. But now I can't do it. I can't keep it going for more than a few turns before it's on the ground. What am I doing wrong? I've even watched a few beginner youtube videos and tried a couple of their ideas. No luck. Should I just keep trying?
  • MariFitBody
    MariFitBody Posts: 287 Member
    where do you order them from??!?! sounds like fun!!!!!

    http://www.hoopnotica.com The girl looked like she was getting a great w/o and her abs were to die for!!
  • supplemama
    supplemama Posts: 1,956 Member
    do you burn a lot of calories doing it?

    yes, you burn 200 calories for just 30 minutes of hooping!
  • supplemama
    supplemama Posts: 1,956 Member
    I could do it when I was little but I recently I bought a hoop thinking it could make my workouts more fun. But now I can't do it. I can't keep it going for more than a few turns before it's on the ground. What am I doing wrong? I've even watched a few beginner youtube videos and tried a couple of their ideas. No luck. Should I just keep trying?

    Keep trying! Also you may need a heavier hoop.
  • supplemama
    supplemama Posts: 1,956 Member
    wondering can really big girls do this i would love to show my 3 yr old how to

    I currently am really big, I currently weigh 206.2 pounds. You can do this!!
  • rlv2680
    rlv2680 Posts: 289 Member
    it's a lot harder to hoop with the kind you get at the dollar store and such, you need a bigger and heavier one. I just made one for real cheap with supplies from home depot.
    you can google how to make your own hula hoop.
  • doutri2
    doutri2 Posts: 186 Member
    "I could do it when I was little but I recently I bought a hoop thinking it could make my workouts more fun. But now I can't do it. I can't keep it going for more than a few turns before it's on the ground. What am I doing wrong? I've even watched a few beginner youtube videos and tried a couple of their ideas. No luck. Should I just keep trying?"


    I have been hooping since Jan. 2012 and I love it. I am in my front yard almost every day hooping and when I am not, I am on You Tube looking for more instruction and cooler tricks.

    For the person who stated, they can't do it anymore, the trick is to thrust your hips forward and back, so that your hips are actually pushing the hoop around. There is a misconception that our hips should circle and follow the hoop. The best way to start is with one foot in front of the other and practice just moving the hips forward and back.

    It will take a little "relearning", but in no time, you will be hooping again.

    I bought my hoop on Ebay from a gal who hand makes them in New Jersey. She even sent me a free one.
  • doutri2
    doutri2 Posts: 186 Member
    I could do it when I was little but I recently I bought a hoop thinking it could make my workouts more fun. But now I can't do it. I can't keep it going for more than a few turns before it's on the ground. What am I doing wrong? I've even watched a few beginner youtube videos and tried a couple of their ideas. No luck. Should I just keep trying?

    Sorry, I just figured out how to "quote" someone and now I can't remove this post. In my previous post, I wish I had learned how to quote someone before I finished my post.
  • doutri2
    doutri2 Posts: 186 Member
    do you burn a lot of calories doing it?

    According to my Hoopnotica instructor, she said 600 calories an hour. I know I didn't burn that much in class, but it may be different with a video.
  • foxyforce
    foxyforce Posts: 3,078 Member
    i feel like i can't do it for long, does anyone else have this problem???
  • doutri2
    doutri2 Posts: 186 Member
    i feel like i can't do it for long, does anyone else have this problem???

    Do you mean that you can't keep it spinning or you get bored?

    If it's the spinning, you need to work more on technique. Hips should either move forward/back with feet staggered or hips side to side with feet parallel.

    If you are bored, use the hoop for both off the body and the on the body tricks. I like the video clips you can find on YouTube.

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