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Hooping is sweeping the country for young and old alike.
We have invested a lot of time and effort into researching the best methods and products on the market today and have selected a range of products that we as professional, qualified instructors have tried and tested over the past 6 years. We have found these products to be most suitable for beginners and individuals who just want to get into shape.  Instructors will also find them to be most durable and safe for their class members.

There is no such thing as ‘I can’t hoop!.’  Everyone can hoop, but it is important that if you are new to hooping that you learn to do it properly so as to avoid injury and to get the best possible workout.  Make sure that your instructor is a REPS qualified instructor who can assess you and guide you ensuring that you minimise the risk of injury and can provide you with a safe and effective hoop exercise session.

Like Pilates, hooping is great for improving posture, strength and core stability. It will enable you to achieve a higher level of fitness in just 30 minutes up to 3 times a week. It is a fun and challenging workout and one that will keep you motivated and wanting to come back for more. Definitely not boring!

The Core

 

We can provide:

  • 1-2-1 personal training sessions
  • Small group classes
  • Workshops for schools, youth centres and businesses
  • Register of Exercise Professionals teacher certification courses
    (1-2-1 or group)

 

For more information contact us on 01423 709852 or email enquiries@myhoopingstore.co.uk

Hooping Info

What's with the tape?

The tape serves a couple purposes. Not only does the tape look great and get some looks it also acts as a "body gripper", that is to say that it helps the hoop stay on your body and not slide down. It also adds some weight to the hoop, which helps keep the spinning momentum and gives you a good aerobic workout.

What size is right for me?

This is a matter of preference than anything else. Almost any hoop will work for you. These hoops are bigger and heavier than the hoops you would find in a Toys R Us for example. The hoop should measure somewhere between your navel and your chest, although you could hoop with one taller than yourself if you want! Smaller hoops mean faster hooping and larger ones mean slower hooping, it's all up to you. When you are trying a new move with your hoop, the larger ones give you a little more time than the smaller ones, so it is actually best to have one of both sizes or one heavy for a more intensive workout and a lighter one for when you want to dance or do more complicated tricks with your hoop.

A general guideline for adults:

5ft-5ft 5” – 36-39” (any smaller can be custom made, please contact us)

5ft 5”-5ft 10” – 41”-43”

5ft 10” and above – 43” (any larger can be custom made, please contact us)

Please note the Canyon Cardio Heavy Hoop is 32.5” due to the fact that these hoops are designed to be used off the body as a resistance tool.

As you get more experienced, you will most probably want a smaller hoop and these rotate faster and will perform better for you. 

I haven't hooped since I was a kid, will one of these work for me?

Yes, any of these hoops will work just great! They are heavier and bigger than a kids toy hoop, which means the hoop will gyrate more slowly around your body and you can really feel where your body should be moving. If you can't hoop one direction then try the other, one way or another you will be hooping by the end of the day! Come to one of our classes, or sign up for one of our courses.  Choose from: beginners; intermediate; advanced.  Alternatively, we can highly recommend the instructional dvds.

Belly HoopWhat’s the difference between the Heavy 200psi Hoop and the lighter smaller and larger hoops?Diana Lopez

The heavier hoops are good for beginners and also for static strength and isolationwork.  They give more resistance as they are heavier and require more effort to rotate.  The lighter, larger and smaller hoops are Dance Hoops, good for general hooping as above but also best for the dance moves used in Hoop Dance Fusion and off-body hooping as they are larger/smaller and lighter. 

Don’t waste your money on buying inferior quality.  If you invest in the right hoop and products you are more likely:-

 

 

  • To be hooping safely and at the level that’s right for you and you are more likely to get the results you want, i.e. strengthen your core and build your cardio-vascular fitness.  
  • If you were to join a gym this could cost you up to £50 per month and the truth is how much time does this take?  Whereas 10-30 minutes a day with your hoop is not only a convenient way to exercise but it’s fun also.  If it’s fun you are more likely to do it.
  • Joining a 6 week beginners class course is also highly recommended.  If this is not possible, these links will provide further information.  You are welcome to join our hooping community for social interaction, details of events and general advice.  Find us on facebookFacebook and follow us on twitterTwitter, otherwise hooping.org and You Tube are also good resources.

What Can Hooping do for me?
Hooping promotes well being for the body, mind, and spirit.

BODY

Taking 10-15 minutes a few times daily to be active and move around will get the blood flowing and stimulate every cell in your body! Flex and Strengthen your core, which consists of 35 muscles attached to your spine and pelvis. Your core supports and stabilizes the rest of your body. You can improve balance, stability, and posture by working your core. Hooping is a great core strengthening activity and can also be a great cardio exercise where you can burn up to a 100 cal/10 min.


Can crunches Burn Fat off the Midsection?
Anyone with basic training in physiology knows you can’t spot reduce with exercises. In other words, working the muscles in a targeted section of the body will not reduce the fat there.  Some people believe that the heavier the hoop, the more fat they will remove from their midsection.  It is what you do with your hoop that is the most important, i.e. raising your heart rate to around 75-85% of it’s maximum for a sustained period, meaning you are working in the fat burning zone.  At the same time you are using your core and building muscle in the area.  This will not happen overnight, but with a consistent and regular programme.
Throw your Scales Away!  The scale doesn’t tell you how much fat you’ve lost nor how much muscle you’ve gained – both of which are vital to your health.  Numerous patients and clients have told us that they gave up on exercise programmes because they were gaining weight.  When asked to describe their programme, it was obvious they were adding much needed muscles, which are more dense than fat, thus the weight gain.  Muscle uses more energy to maintain it, thus more calories are burned, the more lean muscle tissue you have.  Hooping can help you to build a stronger core and, therefore, a stronger back

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Visceroptosis
Visceroptosis is a common problem particularly among women.  When the body’s natural girdle (particularly the transversus muscle) becomes defective, it can no longer support the internal organs.  Constipation can cause the large transverse colon to become enlarged and heavy.  If the abdominal wall is not able to provide support, the colon, liver and stomach begin to droop, putting abnormal pressure on the rest of the digestive tract and the underlying uterus and bladder.  This can lead to increased menstrual pain and incontinence.


Circulatory support
Behind the abdominal organs, along the spine, lies the largest artery in the body, the abdominal aorta, and the largest vein in the body, the inferior vena cava.  When the body moves correctly and is properly exercised, pressure changes occur in the core that assists the heart and extremity muscles to circulate blood and lymphatic fluid throughout the body.  If for any reason the core stops functioning correctly, the heart not only has to work harder, but the fluids flowing through the core become relatively stagnant.  If your core function diminishes and you can’t effectively move fluids through your organs, the chances of constipation and disease increases, while your energy levels progressively decrease.

MIND

While you are developing coordination you also stimulate the right and left sides of your brain with various hooping exercises. People tend to function mostly from the left side of the brain which is our logical and reasoning side, while the right side of the brain is the intuitive and creative side. Hooping can be a great brain stimulator, which can promote a healthier approach to work, school and life in general.

SPIRIT

Get into the now when you hoop it up! As you spin in a swirling vortex of energy created by you, feel vibrant, youthful and happy! Feel relaxed and calm yet energised and ecstatic. Use the hooping experience to manifest and transform your relationships, health and overall well-being! 
“I never thought I could hoop, but I have found that to my surprise I have eventually mastered the basic skills and feel such a sense of achievement.  My balance is better and recently when I went skiing it seemed to be so much easier and I am sure this is due to the hula hooping classes I attended before I went”.  Wanda, Harrogate Hooper