Monday, October 31, 2011

What Hula Hooping Can Offer You

       There are many different types of hula hooping. To name a few there is fire hooping, hoop dancing, circus style, exercise hooping, and many more. There is a wide variety to fit the needs of many different people.
     The most obvious benefit to hula hooping is that it is good exersize. It gets children and adults outside playing together and having fun. Hooping also give kids freedom to imagine by making up tricks.
     What a lot of people do not know is that it can help in the mental health field. Studies showed that hula hooping promotes depression improvement, balance, coordination, social development, self and group acceptance, memory, and it also helps kids with ADHD.
    Who would have thought that a hoop could do all of that? Michelle Obama even has a hoola hooping program for children called the "Healthy Kids Fair" to get kids to eat healthier and exercise. There are many programs like Michelle Obama's around our country that promote exercise through hula hooping.

      Another kind of hula hooping is fire hooping. The hula hoops have stick like projections that come off of them with kerosene soaked balls on the ends of them that are caught on fire while the person dances. It is a more dangerous type of hula hooping but there are classes to teach safety and lots of practice done before attempting. It is a really beautiful thing to watch if ever given the chance.
     This style of hooping is more of a dance style because some of the tricks done with regular hoops can be very dangerous unless a person is trained very well.

     An alternative to fire hoops, if it seems to risky or you are a beginner, would be an LED hula hoop. The LED hula hoops are a white or clear PVC type hoop that contains LED lights in many different color patterns with a battery that fits inside the top. These hoops are great for doing circus style tricks and twirls, or for dancing and exercise as well.
     Most of the hoops now are collapsable and easier to travel with. LED and Fire hoops are great for night time activities because they light up and the colors run together. Mini hoops are fun to use also. You can use just one or multiple to make different illusions and patterns.
Rechargeable Convertible Rainbow LED Hula Hoop
       All of these hoops can come in different weights and sizes. Usually the exercise hoops are heavier than the performance hoops. If you are a beginner it is easier to start off with a hoop that is bigger in diameter and weight. There different web sites that tell you how big the hoop should be for your perticular size.
   On average the hoop should come up to your waist. http://www.jasonunbound.com/hoops.html is a great website for making your own hula hoops. This is what I started off with for my practice hoop. They are very sturdy and durable.
    All of the supplies cost around $40 from Lows but you can make up to 9 adult size hoops. You Tube has great tutorials to learn tricks at home to get you up and exercising!
    Here are some links to videos of different types of hula hooping:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlWkXrL5qms&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ5MP6SW4PQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsHdtB1yEdI&feature=related
    I got this information from:

http://www.sooperarticles.com/health-fitness-articles/hula-hoop-history-1958-2010-influence-hoop-dance-american-pop-culture-455480.html
    

      
     

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