{"id":555,"date":"2019-01-31T09:42:13","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T09:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wp\/?p=555"},"modified":"2019-01-31T09:42:13","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T09:42:13","slug":"why-i-am-a-hoop-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lisajohnsonfitness.com\/why-i-am-a-hoop-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I am a Hoop Girl!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have found a new, fun and totally cool exercise and I love, love, LOVE it. \u00a0Hooping!<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"wp-image-556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lisajohnsonfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/hooping-image-hoopnotica-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Yes, the basic premise still holds just like when you were a kid: taking a hula hoop, holding it at your hips, and whizzing it around your waist. \u00a0But there is\u00a0<strong><em>so<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0much more. \u00a0You can hoop anywhere on your body from your neck to your feet, plus there are all kinds of tricks you can do with your arms that will make you look cool while you\u2019re exercising.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, while I was in the park practicing my fledgling moves, women kept watching me go through my different routines.\u00a0There were a lot of smiles and a lot of people who were pausing to see what I could do. \u00a0One woman borrowed her daughter\u2019s hoop and started doing it on her own.\u00a0I walked over, let her borrow my \u201cadult-size\u201d hoop, gave her a tip, and within two minutes she was cruising along on some basic moves.<\/p>\n<p>So here are some facts, courtesy of the new book,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/circushoops.sectorlink.org\/eshop\/10Browse.asp\">Hooping, A revolutionary Fitness Program by Christabel Zamor.<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Egyptian children in 1000 BC played with large hoops of dried grapevines and stiff grasses. They would propel the hoops with a stick and also swing it around their waists.<\/li>\n<li>In the late 1800s, British sailors visited the\u00a0Hawaiian islands\u00a0and noticed parallels between the hip motions of native hula dances and the popular activity back home, then called Hoops. \u00a0Hence was born Hula Hoops.<\/li>\n<li>In 1958, Wham-O manufactured its first hula hoop. \u00a025 million hoops were sold that first year and over 100 million the next.<\/li>\n<li>The current Hoop craze, which has been building over this past decade, features a wide variety of moves, both on the body (hoop travels along the torso) and off the body (hoop spins on arms or legs or is held in the hands). \u00a0Dancers have found the hoop makes a good prop and the fluid movement and bright colors catch the eye during a performance. Several hoop troops have cropped up including The HoopGirl Allstars in\u00a0San Francisco, and the Boston Hoop Troop in\u00a0Massachusetts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here\u2019s the kicker: Hooping is great for your arms, your abs, and your bum. AND it\u2019s cardio as well! \u00a0Depending on the intensity of your hooping, you\u2019ll burn as much as 10 calories per minute, equivalent to a fast walk or a steady jog.<\/p>\n<p>You will need an adult sized hoop. \u00a0The one I have is made with irrigation hose and has tape wound around it in pretty colors. \u00a0You can buy them online in the $30 to $40 range. \u00a0Specialty hoops that have LEDs, glow in the dark, or break down so you can tuck them in a bag cost more.<\/p>\n<p>For me, I find my new workout is great cardio and has really defined my arms and abs in a new way. \u00a0My first love is Pilates and I will always do that for resistance training, but I\u2019m cutting back on running and adding hoop work into the mix. Plus, I\u2019m having a lot more fun!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoopnotica.com\/\">Hoopnotica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hoopgirl.com\/\">HoopGirl<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hooping.org\/\">Hooping.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Picture credit to Hoopnotica.com. \u00a0Thanks \u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have found a new, fun and totally cool exercise and I love, love, LOVE it. \u00a0Hooping! 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