Inspired by mandella0021's amazing success and love of hooping (that would be hula-hooping as a form of exercise), I finally got around to buying my first hoop. I also bought one for SR
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I'd suggest that you stick with it. It just takes some time and practice- it took me a while to be able to get the hoop to stay up at all, and then for more than 10-30 pushes as a time, but it only took maybe a week. There are some useful "how-to" hooping videos on youtube- I'd suggest watching them a few times, then trying again... If you'd like, I can look for a few of the basic ones that I thought were pretty good.
I know from my own experience that the larger hoops really are easier to keep up than a smaller one. It does take some practice, I remember getting my large hoop & thinking it would be a cinch to keep up but I was a bit dissapointed when it was harder than I thought it would be. But after many evenings of trying I was able to keep it going for at least 5 rotations and from there it got easier & I gradually increased the amount of time I could keep the hoop going before it dropped or I got tired.
i would suggest getting the hoopnotica level 1 dvd, if you haven't. took me a while with a dvd, can't imagine doing it w/o.
a bigger hoop is easier b/c of physics. bigger diameter and 1.5lbs means that it takes more time to rotate around your body, giving you more time to make the movements, and create muscle memory and muscle strength. the smaller the hoop and lighter, the more core strength and cardio endurance you need to have in order to keep the hoop up. if you make a video and post it, i can trouble shoot you and tell you how to fix any issues you might be having.
number one issue is posture-for waist hooping you need to have one foot forward (for fwd stance), knees bent, pelvis tucked in, chest and head up. if you lean or your pelvis tilts out, your hoop will not stay up. side stance waist hooping is the same except your feet are next to each other, about shoulder width apart. what size diameter/weight hoops did you get?
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a bigger hoop is easier b/c of physics. bigger diameter and 1.5lbs means that it takes more time to rotate around your body, giving you more time to make the movements, and create muscle memory and muscle strength. the smaller the hoop and lighter, the more core strength and cardio endurance you need to have in order to keep the hoop up. if you make a video and post it, i can trouble shoot you and tell you how to fix any issues you might be having.
number one issue is posture-for waist hooping you need to have one foot forward (for fwd stance), knees bent, pelvis tucked in, chest and head up. if you lean or your pelvis tilts out, your hoop will not stay up. side stance waist hooping is the same except your feet are next to each other, about shoulder width apart. what size diameter/weight hoops did you get?
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