That promise is on this page:
www.sports-hoop.com/main_ins...tion.html

It does say 10 minutes to learn but on the learning page it promises that 10 minutes per day will result in up to two inches off your waist per month "until fit".

great input hoopers. here's my experience.

my sister gave me one of the 5# steel rod, padded sport hoops, that is not ribbed...i always warmup w/ this hoop,( i call it the hoop of death)..i hoop in both directions and practise hand hooping (not easy mind you) for about 10 minutes on each side..i also use it for behind my back warmups to stretch out the back muscles. it took awhile but i can now do off body hooping with it, but dont recommend it unless you work out consistently with it. waist hooping, bi directionally and than handhooping prayer style, than right handed and than left handed in both directions. i am now able to stop the hoop and reverse it above my head. in the beginning it caused alot of bruising and i am quick to move out of the way when it falls. i hoop dance practise with it as well, since it rotates slower, i can practise more dance moves....but that took awhile. and i also cool down w/ slow rotations with it...even if you're totally into the spiritual aspect of the hoop, the heavy hoop can help you with dance ..it's not a trick hoop, it's a workout hoop.

i dont recommend this hoop if you dont have some core strength, cause that is what it is designed to do, build strength. and it does. i also read it's 2" reduction. i suppose that would depend on how much you need to lose. for me, i carry some mid age weight, but using the sport hoop to build strength gives me that cardio push quick and also builds your muscles in your upper arms. so, even if you have a wider girth than you want, the heavy hoop can help once you get used to it and the abs build strngth. no doubt it has reduced that midage arm hang down you will eventually get...sigh

like others have said the heavier the hoop, the harder you work, so your cardio shoots up..and stays in the "fat burning zone" while you weight down to the other hoops.
but, it is not one you want to use for more than maybe 20-30 minutes per 1.5 hr. session. (my avg.) and always go both directions, more so w/ this hoop.
the most on the heavy hoop is waist to shoulder and off body...i'll swing it around and do leg lifts. for me. i recently saw a hoop video of a girl did all done w/ a heavy hoop... it was pretty amazing, i'd be beat after using that hoop like the others. of course, she was at least 20 yrs. younger. try chest hooping w/ those hoops. bruises dalare. but, it has been the best hoop for me to learn reverse directional hooping..(i dont know tech term...when you turn in opposite direction of the hoop..that heavy hoop allows me to work my way around and free my arms up to do some dance moves while making 1/4 turns....

when i move onto our standard hoops, it's a different experience. the hoop is lighter, i'm warmed up an seem to be more agile. i feel adequately stretched out and then can practise more complex tricks and dance...

i have all sizes of hoops and start and end with the sport hoop. i have trimmed and toned, but it's all relative to size and how much you got to firm up...i still have a ways to go, but the sport hoop is a great tool in my hoop box...

btw, the ribbed ones dont interest me..they seem like those old ribbed rolling machnes in early exercise gyms...you'd kneel and place one leg against this ribbed wheel contraption and it would like pound out the flab...

another suggestion. put on 2 hoops, same size and # and you basically have the wieghted hoop described, only you can practise taking one off and other tricks.

enough from me..i can dance and get into the zone w/ that hoop, however it is primarily designed to be a core and strength builder..

great input hoopers. here's my experience.

my sister gave me one of the 5# steel rod, padded sport hoops, that is not ribbed...i always warmup w/ this hoop,( i call it the hoop of death)..i hoop in both directions and practise hand hooping (not easy mind you) for about 10 minutes on each side..i also use it for behind my back warmups to stretch out the back muscles. it took awhile but i can now do off body hooping with it, but dont recommend it unless you work out consistently with it. waist hooping, bi directionally and than handhooping prayer style, than right handed and than left handed in both directions. i am now able to stop the hoop and reverse it above my head. in the beginning it caused alot of bruising and i am quick to move out of the way when it falls. i hoop dance practise with it as well, since it rotates slower, i can practise more dance moves....but that took awhile. and i also cool down w/ slow rotations with it...even if you're totally into the spiritual aspect of the hoop, the heavy hoop can help you with dance ..it's not a trick hoop, it's a workout hoop.

i dont recommend this hoop if you dont have some core strength, cause that is what it is designed to do, build strength. and it does. i also read it's 2" reduction. i suppose that would depend on how much you need to lose. for me, i carry some mid age weight, but using the sport hoop to build strength gives me that cardio push quick and also builds your muscles in your upper arms. so, even if you have a wider girth than you want, the heavy hoop can help once you get used to it and the abs build strngth. no doubt it has reduced that midage arm hang down you will eventually get...sigh

like others have said the heavier the hoop, the harder you work, so your cardio shoots up..and stays in the "fat burning zone" while you weight down to the other hoops.
but, it is not one you want to use for more than maybe 20-30 minutes per 1.5 hr. session. (my avg.) and always go both directions, more so w/ this hoop.
the most on the heavy hoop is waist to shoulder and off body...i'll swing it around and do leg lifts. for me. i recently saw a hoop video of a girl did all done w/ a heavy hoop... it was pretty amazing, i'd be beat after using that hoop like the others. of course, she was at least 20 yrs. younger. try chest hooping w/ those hoops. bruises dalare. but, it has been the best hoop for me to learn reverse directional hooping..(i dont know tech term...when you turn in opposite direction of the hoop..that heavy hoop allows me to work my way around and free my arms up to do some dance moves while making 1/4 turns....

when i move onto our standard hoops, it's a different experience. the hoop is lighter, i'm warmed up an seem to be more agile. i feel adequately stretched out and then can practise more complex tricks and dance...

i have all sizes of hoops and start and end with the sport hoop. i have trimmed and toned, but it's all relative to size and how much you got to firm up...i still have a ways to go, but the sport hoop is a great tool in my hoop box...

btw, the ribbed ones dont interest me..they seem like those old ribbed rolling machnes in early exercise gyms...you'd kneel and place one leg against this ribbed wheel contraption and it would like pound out the flab...

another suggestion. put on 2 hoops, same size and # and you basically have the wieghted hoop described, only you can practise taking one off and other tricks.

enough from me..i can dance and get into the zone w/ that hoop, however it is primarily designed to be a core and strength builder..