I've just recently learned of hooping and I've become a bit obsessed by researching it. I would like to start off with hooping as primarily for fitness and weight loss. I hear conflicting info about whether heavier is better. I'm torn between what'd be easier to start with and what is best for weight loss benefits. I've looked at some two or three pounders. I don't plan on going any higher than that. Can anyone help me with my decision?
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Re: suggested first hoop for me
Wed, July 2, 2008 - 5:41 PMI think bigger and heavier also translate to easier, to some degree.
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Re: suggested first hoop for me
Fri, July 4, 2008 - 5:44 AMIMO, 2 pounds or higher is too heavy. you're going to bruise even from a regular (1-1.5 pound) hoop at the beginning, adding more weight to that is going to make it worse and mean you're going to have more downtime between hoop sessions while you wait for the soreness to subside.
my suggestion is to buy a regular hoop, which is still plenty heavy and big, and focus on learning the basics... hooping with a regular one still burs around 600 calories an hour, not too shabby! :) there are plenty of us on here who have hoop websites who can make you what you're looking for, i run tailspinhoops.com and there are plenty of other awesome hoop-makers at your service here. :)
good luck and welcome to the tribe!
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Re: suggested first hoop for me
Fri, July 4, 2008 - 6:21 AMI agree. Don't get one of those weighted hoops. They're a drag. I have one and I never ever use it and everyone who tries it puts it right down. Don't waste your money. They suck the fun right out of hooping. That said, I would recommend a BIG hoop, meaning big and round and made with 160 psi tubing. I don't recommend getting one with water in it. Just a regular hoop that is at least 3/4-inch around and, when stood on it's side, comes up to around your nipples will give you everything you want in a hoop. You'll get a workout but you'll also have complete control of the hoop so that you can learn tricks and get your dance on, which will allow you to burn even more calories in the future. In the end, it's not so much about the tool but what you do with it.
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Re: suggested first hoop for me
Fri, July 4, 2008 - 10:21 AMYes, I agree with everyone, just get the strandard size hoop and bigger enough to " groove". Trust, when I say, I'm a full figure and you WILL get a workout. Matter of fact, you will be exhausted with the movements and bulid up sweat. ONCE you started to move around in your hoop, you will burn calories. As the body become accustomed to different movements, just like any excercise, it will be easier.
HAPPY HOOPING SUGA...
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Cut back on calories
Mon, July 7, 2008 - 5:53 AMWeight loss is primarily dependent on how much you (don') eat. It takes way more exercise than intake restraint to lose weight. Exercise for fitness is about feeling and looking better, not about losing weight, per se.
That said, the best hoop is the one you will use the most. I have a 6#, 6' hoop that's fun, but I can only hoop it for about 10 minutes max before getting bored. That big and there's only so much you can do with it. For real exercise, I use a much smaller hoop and dance for 45 minutes or longer.
A hoop that's big enough for your body's rhythm, but not so big as to be boring quickly, will probably encourage you to hoop the most. When it gets slow or you want new tricks, make (or buy) a smaller one. Many of us on here have hoop "wardrobes," anyway. I used to concern myself with the "best" size, but now I'm finding that I want a range, for different styles of dancing. You get about 10 hoops from a 100' roll of tubing, give or take...
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Re: Cut back on calories
Mon, July 21, 2008 - 2:35 PMI almost forgot about this thread and then I found it again. Well, as an update, I do have a hoop with the water in it and I LOVE it. I can seriously rock with it. I'm spinning and walking and grooving. I had no bruising on my waist, just some soreness, but to me, it was similar to working out after a long hiatus. You have some soreness initially, then it goes away. I had no downtime at all. I just kept doing it as long as I felt comfortable. I also have one without the water and the same psi and that one I don't like as much because it falls so fast. I do use that one for chest hooping practice and I'm making some progress. If I so much as breathe wrong, it seems like it hits the floor. The heavy one is much more forgiving with a little bobble on a move (I can get it back into a correct spin) and it doesn't beat up my feet too bad because it doesn't fall so easily. I can see it falling almost in slow motion so my feet can clear the area faster.
I do plan on starting to make my own, but I'm not sure about the psi of the one I have. I'll have to ask the seller about it (got it on ebay). That way I know what psi I'd like best. Hopefully, I'll be like the pros and do some trial and error to find the ones I like best much like a wardrobe.
BTW, NOBODY uses weighted hoops? What about extra layers of tape for extra weight? -
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Re: Cut back on calories
Mon, July 21, 2008 - 6:16 PMcongrats on your first hoop and lovin it.
I'm glad your happy with the weight. I think the weight is great for a workout. but for me when it was time to learn tricks and move it off my body it was a little intimidating cause it hurts when that shit hits yo face. so, i stayed large in diameter but downsized to 100 psi 1/2 inch tubing which to this day is my favorite hoop. It's considerably lighter BUT i have to move more to keep it up cause there's not the weight to keep it's own momentum and i move around the yard like crazy cause i'm not afraid of it...
for future reference.
If you love hooping as much as i do you'll have a collection of hoops in 6 months that you use for different tricks, styles, songs....
hoop on
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