~Top 5 Tip from a Hoop Workout Expert~

~Hoop Your Way To Weight Loss~

Noticeably heavier than toy 'hula hoops,' the strategically weighted hoop and is easier to keep around your waist (vs. your ankles) than a kid’s plastic hoop.

Yet because a hoop workout requires constant push-pull contractions in your core muscles (abs plus obliques, at the sides of your waist) as well as in the glutes and thighs, the added resistance created by a somewhat heavier hoop has a remarkable way of sculpting and reshaping in all the right places.

It also burns 100 calories every 10 minutes. That’s as much as running on a treadmill — and a lot more fun.And it’s low-impact, so it won’t put a lot of stress on your joints.

To help you get into a hoop workout at home, here to share the top five hula hooping workout tips. 

1.    Stabilize your torso and legs, and mobilize your midsection. Only use your abdominal muscles and hips to keep the hoop spinning.

2.    Scoop your belly in and lift your ribcage. Extend from the center of your body out. The better your posture, the easier it will be to hoop.

3.    Hold the hoop parallel to the floor as you start the spin, and give it some good momentum so it doesn’t start out wobbly.

4.    If your hoop starts to fall, lengthen your spine, push forward and back, and move faster. Imagine yourself as the axis of the orbit, not the orbit itself. If you try to move with the hoop (rotating your hips in a circle) the hoop will lose momentum and fall. Move side to side with your waist and hips or back to front with your belly. Feel the centrifugal force, but don’t try to be the circle; let the circle move around you.

5.    Stick with it. "The longer you hoop, the more your body gets used to the movements," Shurin points out, "and the more skill and confidence you'll have with your hoop." And that will make your workouts even more effective and more fun.

The goal is not only better fitness, but also improving the connection between your mind and body. These are movements proven to reduce stress, relieve chronic pain ... but most important, this will give you a sense of peace and radiance.