Keepin' it real & sharing what a hooping session looks like for me right now in my tiny hooping space.
I had already been hooping this hard for about 30 mins, so I'm sweaty & out of breath but... I'm not caring. We're all friends here, right?
Not shown... but yes, my hoop hit the tree once or thrice through the season. Oops!
Wishing you love & hoop-bliss today, xox,
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Awesome!! You have a lot of hoops! So, as a total newbie, if I were to purchase a hoop or hoops, what should I get? And I love your headphones - can you share more about those, too? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThank you Donna!
DeleteI have some info on this page here on the site : http://www.hooptacular.com/p/beginners.html
If that doesn't help, please ask away! I'm here! <3!
Amanda! You got some smooth skills there. You look like you're getting a good workout and having great fun, too.
ReplyDeleteAnnnnnnnnne-Marie! I'm smiling so big that you're here <3 Thank you! A good workout for sure... the changes in my body of the last few months has been crazy-good... fun, oh yes! :) Smooth, maybe sometimes, haha!
DeleteThank you <3
Every time you post another hoop video or yourself or another hooper, I feel braver about trying it myself. I'm just beginning to exercise again after many years of not-so-much activity. I go and walk on the treadmill and ride the recumbent bikes at the gym, I don't want anything to do with somebody screaming at me in a spin class or a PX90 or bootcamp fitness. I want to reconnect with my aging body (I'm 50) in a natural, private, and womanly way. Hooping just looks like it would be that and then some. How do I get started? How do you know what to do with the hoop. Your moves seem to be almost choreographed and I'm very uncoordinated. Can you help dispel the fear for those of us on the fence? Thank you for sharing your inspiring videos Amanda!
ReplyDeleteHi Love! I'm right there with you when it comes to not much moving for years... I haven't exercised regularly since 2005... I would start... walking, swinging my kettlebell, sit-ups, zumba, yoga, pilates, but none of those activities would ever stick past a week or two.
DeleteHooping is a beautiful thing, even to just waist hoop, never progressing past that, it's still a gorgeous way to move.
I posted some info on these pages : http://www.hooptacular.com/p/beginners.html & http://www.hooptacular.com/p/why-hoop.html ... then once you get your hoop you can check out this page : http://www.hooptacular.com/p/how-to.html
I started to create a post especially for older hoopers... I plan on creating one for curvy hoopers, for male hoopers. Any & everyone can benefit from hooping... I can say that with absolute certainty.
So happy you're here, thank you! <3!
Eeeep, I thought those links would be clickable! All of them are links in the navigation bar directly below the header! xoxoxo
Deletethis was purely beeeeYOUtiful!! For me, I love the sweaty realness of your hooping, more than something all tidy and orchestrated. this was just the joy of you!! Question--why did you change hoops at the end?
ReplyDeleteAwwww! Thank you Maureen! This is what it looks like here, unless I'm working on a new move, then it's just me trying over & over again :D
DeleteI switched to a hoop that was two inches smaller than the one I was using... I wanted to the hoop to spin a little faster, I wasn't finding flow inside that moment with the larger one. I switch out a good lot while practicing... finding what feels best that day, or for that song, depending on my mood or what I am working on... sometimes I'll use the same hoop for the whole session, most of the time I'll switch out a few times, they all just feel different. I hope that made sense! Ha! <3! (Thank you for being here!)
omg...i have *got* to get myself a hoop!
ReplyDeletei love that you are sharing this...love how you are making it work for you...thank you...xo