Showing posts with label hooping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hooping. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Deanne Love, behind the scenes
Check it out! Deanne Love has been instrumental in my hoop skills. I consider her my teacher, though we've never met. I really hope to meet her one day.
Thursday, February 1, 2018
Monday, January 29, 2018
Friday, December 22, 2017
Miss MoJangles
I got to take workshop with this lady last night. She's a celebrity among hoopers. She's super nice, too! I learned a lot, had a lot of fun, and am super sore today. Gee, sometimes hooping can feel just as strenuous as aerials.
Here's a lil sneek peek at her mad skillz.
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Here's a lil sneek peek at her mad skillz.
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Thursday, June 22, 2017
Greenhouse
So much sun. Level floors. All weather. The possibilities for my hoop dance are endless. I think I'd live out here. And then...install an aerial hoop rig, and I'm set.
Saturday, June 3, 2017
Rachael Lust
Star struck. Got to meet Rachael Lust last night, at her workshop. It was intense, much of it advanced, but so much fun. I learned a ton. Some I picked up quickly, some will take work. I'm so glad I went.
By the way, if you don't know who Rachael Lust is, check this out...
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By the way, if you don't know who Rachael Lust is, check this out...
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Friday, May 20, 2016
Deanne Love
She's gotta be my favorite hooper. Her enthusiasm and sweetness, I think I'd like her in person. Her willingness to spend time "teaching" me, it's invaluable. I've learned more from her tutorials than anyone else. I also really dig her style, her pixie haircuts and colors, her healthy body and quirky clothes...she's just adorable!
Saturday, May 14, 2016
Sunday, December 13, 2015
Shoulder Hooping
This is coming along, not quite there yet. Thought I had an aha moment, if I keep my hands held together in front of my body, arms straight, can seem to keep it going longer, not indefinitely yet. Except I found that's not correct.
Then I showed my husband a cool trick, chest hooping, right arm in to shoulder hooping. He was impressed. It's harder to then get the left arm in, as well, but I did it once, kept it spinning about one or two times.
Now to work on shoulder hooping with more neutral arms. Don't want to learn the wrong way.
Knee hooping is still about a 50/50 hit or miss.
Then I showed my husband a cool trick, chest hooping, right arm in to shoulder hooping. He was impressed. It's harder to then get the left arm in, as well, but I did it once, kept it spinning about one or two times.
Now to work on shoulder hooping with more neutral arms. Don't want to learn the wrong way.
Knee hooping is still about a 50/50 hit or miss.
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
New Hoop!
Yay, it arrived last night. I let it gradually uncoil from the trip and snapped it together this morning. I did a simple hoop flow with it, working on smear variations and some basic waist hooping. I LOVE the color. And I do like this brand, Canyon Hoops. They make quality hoops with quality tape.
It's their Control Flex hoop, a 3/4 ID hoop, so a bit over an inch thick. It's 40" in diameter. And it weighs 20oz. With blue and sparkly violet grip tape. So pretty.....
Now to incorporate more hoop flow sessions into my days and weeks. And master hip hooping and chest hooping and just generally fall in love with hooping again.
It's their Control Flex hoop, a 3/4 ID hoop, so a bit over an inch thick. It's 40" in diameter. And it weighs 20oz. With blue and sparkly violet grip tape. So pretty.....
My hoop collection
Now to incorporate more hoop flow sessions into my days and weeks. And master hip hooping and chest hooping and just generally fall in love with hooping again.
Friday, October 9, 2015
What size hula hoop should I buy?
Let's not talk about derby last night. Let's talk about my experience buying hula hoops. I have three now. And each one isn't quite what I wanted. Good thing I have money leftover in my "allowance." Hooping is not a cheap hobby, but it's cheaper than a lot of my other hobbies.
*cough* ice skating *cough*
The bigger the diameter of the hoop, the slower it rotates, and therefore, the easier it is to learn.
For a beginner, even someone like me as a beginner/intermediate, you want to measure from the floor to your belly button. I'll use my measurements as examples. My belly button is 40" from the floor. As a beginner, I knew I wanted at least a 40" diameter hula hoop. Stores just don't sell these generally, so I had to order online. I hate ordering online because returns are practically impossible, plus you have to pay for shipping.
Then you want to measure around your waist. As a beginner, you definitely don't want a hoop with a smaller diameter than your waist measurement. You probably want to add 4"-6" to that number. My waist measures 36" so a 40" or 42" is perfect. But if you're as tall as I am with a bigger waist, you might want a bigger hoop. And vice versa.
I found a weighted fitness hoop that was 42" from Canyon Hoops. I primarily focused on waist hooping when I started, for cardio and core. To make things more difficult, I would turn 360, march forward and backward, learn hooping in the opposite direction to which I was most comfortable (I prefer to hoop counter-clockwise, so I worked on mastering clockwise hooping). With my Fitbit Charge HR, I was able to track how my hoop workouts affected my heart rate.
When I wanted to begin learning off-body tricks, my weighted hoop was no longer any good. It's just too heavy. So I ordered a beginner dance hoop made from HDPE (This site is helpful in describing the types of material used.) It's over an inch thick and is 38" in diameter and weighs 17 ounces. When ordering a hoop, what I didn't know at the time was sometimes you'll see O.D. and other times, you'll see I.D. Duh for me, this means thickness measured either from "outer diameter" or "inner diameter." My dance hoop was 3/4" INNER diameter. So the thickness of the tubing increased the overall thickness of my hoop.
And it worked well for off-body. Generally, the smaller the hoop, the easier the off-body tricks are to learn. Until I wanted to start learning hip hooping and chest/shoulder hooping. The 38" is just not big enough. (Here are five reasons you can't shoulder hoop.) I went back to my 42" weighted for hip hooping, but it was too painful to attempt chest hooping with. As it is, I still have a bruise on my hip bone.
I've just ordered a third dance hoop. It's 40" in diameter and 3/4" OUTER diameter. So it's thinner but bigger, still lightweight. However, I did not fully confirm the color. These come in a variety of colors. I wanted an antique gold. What I got was a "soft buttery yellow" as described by the maker. After my order. So even she describes it as yellow, even though it's called "inca gold." If only I had emailed her before I ordered. Live and learn. Die and forget it all.
I won't be ordering another hoop for a while. When I do, my guess is it'll be smaller in diameter, probably the same 3/4" ID thickness, but I'll make sure to speak with a person first about the actual shade. *grumble*
In summary, before ordering your hoop:
Hope this helps!
*cough* ice skating *cough*
The bigger the diameter of the hoop, the slower it rotates, and therefore, the easier it is to learn.
For a beginner, even someone like me as a beginner/intermediate, you want to measure from the floor to your belly button. I'll use my measurements as examples. My belly button is 40" from the floor. As a beginner, I knew I wanted at least a 40" diameter hula hoop. Stores just don't sell these generally, so I had to order online. I hate ordering online because returns are practically impossible, plus you have to pay for shipping.
Then you want to measure around your waist. As a beginner, you definitely don't want a hoop with a smaller diameter than your waist measurement. You probably want to add 4"-6" to that number. My waist measures 36" so a 40" or 42" is perfect. But if you're as tall as I am with a bigger waist, you might want a bigger hoop. And vice versa.
I found a weighted fitness hoop that was 42" from Canyon Hoops. I primarily focused on waist hooping when I started, for cardio and core. To make things more difficult, I would turn 360, march forward and backward, learn hooping in the opposite direction to which I was most comfortable (I prefer to hoop counter-clockwise, so I worked on mastering clockwise hooping). With my Fitbit Charge HR, I was able to track how my hoop workouts affected my heart rate.
When I wanted to begin learning off-body tricks, my weighted hoop was no longer any good. It's just too heavy. So I ordered a beginner dance hoop made from HDPE (This site is helpful in describing the types of material used.) It's over an inch thick and is 38" in diameter and weighs 17 ounces. When ordering a hoop, what I didn't know at the time was sometimes you'll see O.D. and other times, you'll see I.D. Duh for me, this means thickness measured either from "outer diameter" or "inner diameter." My dance hoop was 3/4" INNER diameter. So the thickness of the tubing increased the overall thickness of my hoop.
And it worked well for off-body. Generally, the smaller the hoop, the easier the off-body tricks are to learn. Until I wanted to start learning hip hooping and chest/shoulder hooping. The 38" is just not big enough. (Here are five reasons you can't shoulder hoop.) I went back to my 42" weighted for hip hooping, but it was too painful to attempt chest hooping with. As it is, I still have a bruise on my hip bone.
I've just ordered a third dance hoop. It's 40" in diameter and 3/4" OUTER diameter. So it's thinner but bigger, still lightweight. However, I did not fully confirm the color. These come in a variety of colors. I wanted an antique gold. What I got was a "soft buttery yellow" as described by the maker. After my order. So even she describes it as yellow, even though it's called "inca gold." If only I had emailed her before I ordered. Live and learn. Die and forget it all.
I won't be ordering another hoop for a while. When I do, my guess is it'll be smaller in diameter, probably the same 3/4" ID thickness, but I'll make sure to speak with a person first about the actual shade. *grumble*
In summary, before ordering your hoop:
- measure from the floor to your belly button
- measure your waist
- verify diameter, thickness, AND color
Hope this helps!