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I took up hula hooping at the beginning of 2021 and practiced daily for a year. I lost 15kg and gained a lot of self confidence. I also went from hopeless at waist hooping to performing in public with a professional flow artist squad. I don’t like weighted hoops. It is good to start with a large heavy hoop to learn the…

I got excited as I like meeting other hula hoopers. Then I googled infinity hoop and my heart got sad. Hula hooping is an awesome work out - not so sure about what the infinity hoop will achieve fitness wise. Have fun with it - I am sure it will be entertaining

Thanks for the comments On the handstand thing. I have been training these for a while though this year I cut back to just doing a daily 5 minutes practice with the occasional longer training session. The sudden jump in hold time is probably just a happy coincidence @springlering62 - I am 49 so not exactly in the first…

Progress report. I figured I would try six weeks of reformer Pilates as it couldn’t hurt even if I was sceptical about the crossover benefits to my other interests. So I was working on my hanging leg raise in gymnastics class and my leg lifting ability has gone from parallel to almost toes to bar and in my handstand…

It has certainly got me thinking as I am not convinced that is going to do much for me in terms of transferable benefits but I will keep an open mind and give it a try for 6 weeks and see if there is an impact or improvement on other things that I do like ballets and gymnastics.

Quick handstand practice Long hula hoop practice learning to do palm spins and back juggle toss.

No so much resolutions, more goals of things I want to achieve in 2021 - Be a really good hula hoop dancer by the end of 2021. I have done some classes in 2020 and have signed up for more in 2021 along with a personal commitment to practice everyday. Hopefully this will lead from being a complete beginner to being someone…

I do a lot of handstands including a daily practice for a year. Never has this once been a factor i have considered in decided whether to do them or not . Sore wrist - yep something worth thinking about. Shoulder issues - another thing that might be a bad for handstanding. Unless you are super skilled at handstands it is…

I posted on this thread back in 2017. Three years on I am still being fit in my 40's and trying lots of new things. Since 2017 I kept weightlifting, spent a lot of time being average on aerial hoop, becoming obsessed with handbalancing and and currently learning how to hula hoop and do german wheel. I am probably not that…

I am short and stocky. I am 5'3 weigh 167lb and have big shoulders and back as a lot of my workouts have an upper body focus. I refer to my body type as rockin the sturdy peasant stock look but I have plenty of dudes tell me that I have a very "womanly" figure and that I should not to stress about losing weight. Not sure…

This is pretty much the cuban rotation https://www.getstrong.fit/the-cuban-rotation/exercises. There are some great shoulder mobility drills here as well - https://gmb.io/shoulder-mobility/ Mine isn't a rotator cuff injury either more a weakness in the muscles that sits beneath the shoulder blade but it eventually has a…

I agree that it is probably a good idea to see a physio to properly diagnose the issue and recommend an appropriate treatment plan. That being said I have experienced a very similar issue that you have described where mobility and range of motion is generally okay but there are certain points were it feels not quite right…

Just wanted to link this as there are some amazing resources listed here. if you want to learn to handstand - or improve your skills. https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/comments/gbje3p/welcome_to_the_handstand_motivational_month_where/

Start with working on basics so you have good foundations. Most calisthenics have progressions so once you find something easy you can move on to something harder eg https://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/do-a-pull-up/ Find a program that appeals to you and stick with it for a while. There are lots of good programs out there…

Great work @Tallawah and @mom23mangos. I should give it a try. I have been a bit lax with my handstand practice without the motivation of classes to go. I really do need to recommit as handstands are perfect to do when you are stuck at home especially as they reuire no equipment - just a wall really and self discipline.

@mom23mangos - I am super jealous of your stall bar set up. I wish I had some of those. My routine is all over the place at the moment. I usually go a gymnastic strength training gym which is focused bodyweight/calisthenics but they are shut down at the moment. They are running daily programs via instagram/zoom but I can't…

@Orphia - I have a couple of fitness goals. The two main ones are flat pancake stretch and the other is press handstand. I was hoping to master muscle up but I have a mildly dodgy shoulder and range of motion required for muscle up is no bueno so that is out for 2020. I would also like to get good at ballet and Lyra but…

I got distracted over the weekend and forgot to do yoga. Back to it this morning. Day 23 done

Day 22 for me done. I started a week late so I guess I will finish a week late. It is been a good way to establish good habits for 2020. I will definitely continue daily practice - probably for the rest of 2020. I would like to get my splits this year and consistently working on my tight hips and hamstrings is bound to…

I took a month off social media (MFP excluded) and month off daily handstand practice. I have keep going to classes at least twice a week. My kick up’s are slowing improving. My plan is to recommence daily handstand practice at the start of February as while handstands aren’t my specific goal for 2020 I figure the practice…

Hooray - Day 21 done and dusted. It had me overly excited to see the trees in the window moving today as I spend way to much time trying to figure out if it is a real view or a photoshopped picture.

Another vote for Epsom Salts as a recovery method here. I like taking Magnesium supplements and eating a banana for the potassium. For me resting makes thing worse so I like doing gentle yoga or walking to get blood circulating around around the body. If you want to go hardcore ice baths are really good for dealing with…

Perhaps consider doing an activity which improves ease of movement and range as these tend to decline with age so maybe try to incorporate a yoga or targeted stretching session into your fitness routine.

Day 20 done. I was hurting all over and really didn’t fancy doing anything movement related but morning yoga has now been firmly reestablished as part of my morning rituals to ensure that I can cope with a demanding lifestyle. Yoga is a gift.

Day 19 was tough. I have some hard core DOMs from yesterday’s workouts. I was hoping for some nice stretchy stuff for my sore hips but it was crows and what felt like a zillion chaturangas.

Day 18 done. I was hoping for a nice relaxing practice as I had already done weightlifting and then handstand class so didn’t really feel up to anything challenging- so of course it was challenging with core stuff, chaturanga’s and single leg balance.

Missed another day but back to it again after Ballet class this morning. Day 17 done.

Day 16 done. A nice relaxed hip opening session. That felt good

Day 14 done. Definitely liked today’s practice a lot especially as it was focused on hip opening which is a trouble area for me. Felt good this morning

Two of my favourite things to do exercisewise - handstands and Lyra.