Up the challenge while you tone your belly, butt and thighs with these three advanced Hula-hoop moves from Christabel Zamor, author of the new book, Hooping: A Revolutionary Fitness Program.
Walk
As soon as you’ve stabilized the hoop’s orbit around your waist, it’s time to get those feet in motion! Keeping your shoulders down and back and your head up, try taking baby steps forward. After each step, pause to regain the steady, level pump of the hoop around your core.
Don’t be discouraged if the hoop falls or is knocked to the ground at first—just pick it up and keep going. Before long, you’ll be walking and hooping at the same time. At first, anything you do with your feet will likely knock the hoop to the ground. Just pick it up and keep going. It won’t take long before you can walk and hoop at the same time.
Once you’re comfortable, try this sequence:
- Stand with your feet parallel, pumping the hoop around your waist.
- As you pump, shift all your weight to your right foot, using your left just to keep balance. Return to standing with your feet flat on the floor and your weight evenly distributed. Next, shift all your weight to your left foot.
- Continue to pump as you step to the right with your right foot, and touch your left foot beside your right. Repeat on the left. Continue to step-touch side-to-side.
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Comments (9)
I guess it is the most difficult thing to do especially for me. LOL
Hello to hoopers of America,
I’m 54 yrs old and have been hooping for 2yrs now.It’ s great for the body and mind and I love Christabel.I’ve been following her on you tube,and have bought all her hoop dvd’s,she’s so good.
Hooping is all about the fun. Playing, not exercising. It’s tough to take yourself too seriously when hooping. I find I can hoop for hours at the park with friends. How fun is that? And these big new hoops make it so much easier than the cheap light ones from when we were kids.
Hoop it up!
Where can I purchase the hula hoop?
I buy all my hoops from Diana at http://www.bodyhoops.com
I have an Infinity hoop (which basically twists in half, so I can travel on an airplane with it), and I have 3 other sizes, small, medium & large. They’re like Shoes now… Different ones for different occasions.
Jodi
hi, if you are still looking for hoops, let me know i custom make the for people.
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