Scrub Jay Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Just got myself a weighted hula hoop. I definitely need practice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Element Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Ouch! I get enough bruises from my regular hoop. I can't imagine using a weighted hoop! It is so much fun. Don't worry, you'll get it. It took me a couple of days to remember how to just keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I have been looking at those because I *love* to hula hoop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Element Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I love Hoop Mamas hoops. I've ordered from other places and they don't seem to know how to measure properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrub Jay Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 Yeah, I think I see dance hoops in my future. :). I love watching videos of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ipsey Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Oooh, I love to hula hoop too! I didn't realize they could be legit exercise. I'm looking into this! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I love my hoop! I use some of the hoopnotica videos on youtube. I can't do much because I'm lacking space in all directions, but it's still fun. It's also been the best therapy for my foot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xixstar Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Well you are the straw that broke the camels back - going to scrounge up the materials and finally make myself one. I did poi (fire spinning) for a long time and then hooping because the next big thing in my community and I never wanted to even give it a try. But it sounds like the perfect thing to get moving at home more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xixstar Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 So I'm curious how the weighted hoop works out. I've read different opinions on them - some saying they're awesome for fitness and others saying they just increase bruising and to pump up fitness by spinning faster/harder/more active/whatever. I told DH what I need to to go ahead and make one and it sounds like he just might have something in the workshop, woot. Love it when the materials I need are on hand somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punchie Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I sort of hoop. I love it when I do it. I also have a weighted hoop. You do get bruises when you first start, but then your body gets used to it. If you can find hooping classes nearby, they're good for getting the basics down. There are also DVDs (I like Hoopnotica). As for hoops, I bought mine from a store in Portland, OR. You can visit if you're local, or he'll ship them to you if you're not. Very good customer service. Canyon Hoops. Weighted hoops are easier to use actually. So if you've used a junky store-bought one and couldn't hoop worth anything, you need to try a weighed one. It's not you. It's the hoop. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBasil Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I love Hoop Mamas hoops. I've ordered from other places and they don't seem to know how to measure properly. I got one from here and I love it! They do custom sizes if you're looking for something specific too. I do hoop and it is so much fun. I'm not that good(yet!), but I'm working on it. Mine is 160 psi and that's perfect for me. I did buy a Hoopnotica DVD, but there's so much free on Youtube that I've used for now. Like this guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Just got myself a weighted hula hoop. I definitely need practice! Don't overdo it at first -- otherwise you'll wake up tomorrow with lots of bruises! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Whoa, we had a hoop craze at our house last week -- younger dd is Cat in Seussical, and will be hooping on stage, so everyone here at home was getting into the act. WE DO NOT HAVE ROOM FOR THAT MANY PEOPLE TO HOOP AT ONCE! PLEASE STOP IT! Sorry, it was pretty crazy for a while, and I'm still sorta stressed at the memory. Anyway, hmmm, I didn't realize this was something you could find videos for. That looks fun! Plus we have every other exercise equipment known to modern man, so why not start amassing fancy hoops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I live to hula hoop! When I get tired of the treadmill I can shoop-shoop and it will register on my pedometer. Great for around the middle! I'll have to look into a weighted hoop, never occurred to me there might be such a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Um, I *love* to hula hoop. I *live* for a variety of other reasons. Dratted phone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 :blink: I.had.no.idea people were doing this. LSNED! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Element Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Don't overdo it at first -- otherwise you'll wake up tomorrow with lots of bruises! Yeah, but they kind of make me feel like a warrior. I'll wake up a new bruise on my hand or the back of one knee and suddenly I'll feel like I earned battle scars during a heroic war or something. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmMusa Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Element Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 :blink: I.had.no.idea people were doing this. LSNED! (some) People everywhere are doing it! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I'm gobsmacked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrub Jay Posted March 6, 2013 Author Share Posted March 6, 2013 I sort of hoop. I love it when I do it. I also have a weighted hoop. You do get bruises when you first start, but then your body gets used to it. If you can find hooping classes nearby, they're good for getting the basics down. There are also DVDs (I like Hoopnotica). As for hoops, I bought mine from a store in Portland, OR. You can visit if you're local, or he'll ship them to you if you're not. Very good customer service. Canyon Hoops. ) That's where I got mine, via Amazon. :) I'm still sucking at it. I can only keep it gong briefly. Please tell me it gets easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimomma Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 We made three hoops for dd two Christmases ago. They are suppose to be for dd and her friends but I got into it too! It is really fun and a great core body workout. Do watch the first few times or you will be sore in ways you never have been before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 That's where I got mine, via Amazon. :) I'm still sucking at it. I can only keep it gong briefly. Please tell me it gets easier. It gets easier. If it's a particularly heavy weighted one or if it's on the small side, it can be harder to use than something like a Hoopnotica hoop. (A little weight is good and makes it easier to use, but too much weight seems harder to manage at first.) Which one did you get? I only have two hoops right now -- a Hoopnotica one and the one that came with the Marisa Tomei Hoopbody set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrub Jay Posted March 6, 2013 Author Share Posted March 6, 2013 It gets easier. If it's a particularly heavy weighted one or if it's on the small side, it can be harder to use than something like a Hoopnotica hoop. (A little weight is good and makes it easier to use, but too much weight seems harder to manage at first.) Which one did you get? I only have two hoops right now -- a Hoopnotica one and the one that came with the Marisa Tomei Hoopbody set. That's good to know. I got this one: http://www.amazon.com/Weighted-Hula-Hoop-Exercise-Fitness/dp/B003MWQYM6/ref=sr_1_6?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1362535423&sr=1-6&keywords=weighted+hula+hoop I'm curious about dance hoops as well but wonder if they're even harder since they're not weighted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 That's good to know. I got this one: http://www.amazon.co...ghted hula hoop I'm curious about dance hoops as well but wonder if they're even harder since they're not weighted. That's a nice hoop!!! My Hoopnotica hoop is 1.5 pounds, so that's about the same as yours. I think 1.5 - 2 pounds is a good weight, especially for beginners. Everyone always tries the kids' hoops at Walmart and wonders why they have such a hard time with them -- it's mainly because they're too lightweight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xixstar Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 That's where I got mine, via Amazon. :) I'm still sucking at it. I can only keep it gong briefly. Please tell me it gets easier. It could be that a large hoop would be easier to keep going. I read a neat article of a gal that got started and ended up needing a really large hoop to really make progress at first. But practicing works too, I suppose, I just need encouragement in order to keep going so I make things as easy as possible to start. I'm planning to make my first a bit larger than usual, plus I'm making the girls some too so I'll have other options. But still trying to figure out where to store them and how to not get too obsessed and have hoops taking over my house. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBasil Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I have a large hoop and it rotates slower than a typical size hoop. I had a few e-mails with Hoop Mamas and went slightly bigger then what the rapper above recommends(floor to belly button). I went from barely being able to hoop at all to going continuously for one song in under a week. :). Practice, practice, practice, and the right hoop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xixstar Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Well practice, practice, practice begins. Made a hoop this morning (42") and haven't yet managed to really get it going, lots of falling on my toes, ouch. But there was one magic moment where it just worked and went and went and then haven't been able to recreate that moment. But seeing as how it's Day 1, that's probably not too bad. My 4 year old was watching and told me I needed to make her a hoop so she could show me how to do it. Well, fine then. So I made her a smaller hoop and turns out it isn't as easy as she thought. I'm also thinking that she could really use a lighter hoop - I didn't want to buy 100 feet of the small tubing just to make them 2 hoops but starting to think I should. They're just 3 and 4 and it seems a bit hefty right now, but we'll give it time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xixstar Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I'm still sucking at it. I can only keep it gong briefly. Please tell me it gets easier. So how is it going? I'm finally able to keep it going at my waist but not for any impressive amount of time. My next goal is to move forward or backwards, so far that isn't happening. Also trying to make it work with a side-to-side stance or even just put my right leg forward instead of my left. I'm also working on doing more tricks too or stuff I see called off-the-body because then at least I have something else to try while I'm working up stamina for moving it around my body. I'm finding some of the isolations to be pretty challenging too but fun to work on, though my arms may disagree. Also ended up with a bruise on my hand today and it just strikes me as so odd because certainly have never had a bruise there. It doesn't even hurt today while it was feeling a little tender last night. I'm tempted to get the hoopnotica dvds or something that I have more control over. Everything seems to be on youtube but I often find that some tutorials are either too long or just don't explain it well for me to get it - but I do like many of the hoopnotica clips I've seen. And also expertvillage seems to have several too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherMayI Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 This thread inspired me to go out and get myself a hula hoop- mine is from Canyon Hoops- 2lbs. My sides hurt right now, but I am having fun, and my dc keep using it (I am feeling a bit possessive over it though). I don't have unlimited wifi- so I would love some tried DVD recommendations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I haven't been able to hula hoop since my 2nd C-section 13 years ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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