Sunday, June 8, 2008

Health Benefits Of Hula Hooping

Exercise hula hoops are great for weight loss, fitness, building mobility and flexibility, and a wide variety of other skills. They even help you to build coordination. Exercise can actually make you feel more revived then a nap. Regular physical activity increases your energy level.

Hula-Hooping is not just a childhood sport anymore. These Hula-Hoops are weighted and have a special tape that sticks to you slightly. Hula-hooping is surprisingly exhausting. The more minutes you play, the more games/exercises you unlock.

Hula Hooping classes helps build stamina, strengthens your abs and core. Class consist of learning the basic hooping technique from waists hooping, hips and knees. Hula hooping is a low-intensity workout for most people, and according to the American Council on Exercise , you should burn approximately 200 calories if you work out for 30 minutes. This varies according to your current weight.

Start with hooping for 3 minutes, then rest 1 minute, hoop for 3 minutes, then rest for 1 minute, hoop for 3 minutes, rest for 1. Build your time slowly. You don't need a big group to start, just a toe hold and some enthusiasm.

Students will need to wear clothes in which they can move in. Hoops need a smooth surface to spin, so bike pants are recommended or cargo style pants. Students will have the opportunity to purchase rare, full fashioned seamed nylons that are pulled from the original 1950's machines that created them, and there will be a drawing for a free pair! Bring your garter belts and your imagination!


Move your waist in a circular motion, pressing against the hoop. Keep your pace quick enough to keep the hoop hoisted on your waist; practice spinning for 3 to 5 minutes. Move the hoop so that it is touching one hip. Movement and breath coordinate to nurture the flexibility of our spine, strengthen the core musculature of the torso, and promote the integral functional of our organs. Optimal health is nurtured through hooping.

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