Find Yourself In The Hoop...

Ever watched little kids hula hooping? It is a beautiful sight. Smiles, laughter, and just pure joy. They don't hold back, they have no insecurities, and they give themselves the freedom to move.

Most adults haven't picked up a hoop since they were kids. It isn't their fault. Hoops for a long time were only made in kids sizes. Most adults who are confident enough to try it, quickly get discouraged because the hoop just falls to the floor. We assume we have lost our ability to hoop, not realizing the hoop is just too small. Thankfully, some amazing people discovered that if the hoop is adult size, hooping is fun again!

I discovered hooping about 4 (maybe 5) years ago. I saw a video on Youtube of Christabel Zamor hooping! And I knew I had to try.

I have been hooked on hooping ever since! The first few weeks, I hooped for hours and hours straight! I was determined to learn it all, waist, hips, chest, shoulders...all of it! I grew more confident in myself. I began to hoop at any given opportunity. I began to feel happy, amazing, and wanted to share it with the everyone I knew!

Here are some benefits of hooping:


~Boosts self confidence!! This is huge! There aren't many activities that will make you feel so good! The hoop allows you the freedom to let go and just BE. You become more confident as you give yourself permission to move in a beautiful and feminine way. You will find yourself looking for people to hoop with, sharing tips and advice, and making new friends!

Hooping in my wedding dress at my 10yr vow renewal!

~It is great exercise! Hooping burns up 600 calories in one hour! It works all the muscles in your core, helps reduce back pain, and tones and tightens your entire body!! The hoop can be used to preform all sorts of workouts, stretches, as well as improve your flexibility!

~ Hooping will make you happy!!! You will find yourself smiling, laughing, and having a blast! You will even let go of the fear of looking silly, and just have fun! In an hour hoop class, we laugh the entire time! Exercise has never been so care-free and fun!



~Helps improve your coordination! Each hoop move (trick) is designed in a very specific way, it requires exact movements. As you practice, your coordination will improve! Moves that once seemed impossible...left arm here, right arm there, turn right, now left...will become natural!


~Hooping may jump start your new fitness habit!! Many people who begin hooping, have never exercised on a regular basis. Getting into hooping and watching your body transform, encourages many to take part in other workouts. I have seen this happen!! Taking a hoop class is a great way to get into a fitness routine! Start with hooping, then add a weight-training class, and then maybe a Spin class!!



The benefits are amazing! Many have discovered weight-loss, which encouraged better eating habits, which changed their lives!! Hooping is not just for kids...but you can feel care-free like a kid again!! Grab a hoop (adult size of-course) and get hooping!!!

Christabel, before and after hooping changed her life

My Hoop Journey

We all stumble upon something in our lives that makes us really excited...for me it was the day I discovered HoopGirl! I was in the process of becoming a personal trainer and decided to check out my options for "unique" classes I could teach. As any normal person would do, I started googling all sorts of word combos, like "dance", "fitness", "fun", and there it was... "HoopGirl". It caught my eye immediately and I clicked on the link to discover this amazing world of Hooping! I browsed their website and admired the pretty hula hoops, and then it happened...I opened their link to a YouTube video. I must have watched it 100 times, eyes glued to the screen. The video was of HoopGirl Christabel Zamore performing a hoopdance! It was incredible! I instantly knew I HAD TO HOOP! That's where it all began! My husband bought me a little kids hoop at the local store, but it was too light and too small (I wasn't quite ready to spend the money on a pro hoop). So I taped it up to weigh it down and kept practicing! I was addicted!! This led me to research making my own hoops, which led to my tiny hoop business, which led to me teaching Hoop Fitness!
I am still amazed by this beautiful, colorful circle that makes me feel so empowered! Inside my hoop i truly am unstoppable! There's no limit of what's possible with a hoop, you can keep creating, learning, and moving! It's also a great way to relax and calm down...stress-be-gone when I am inside my hoop :) Also, it's a constant challenge for my body, new moves force the body to move, twist, and bend like never before...working every single muscle!
From hoop making to hoop dancing, it's a wonderful path I stumbled upon :) It is something I was supposed to find, because I am a HOOPER! I love the creative aspect of it, the physical part of it, and the pure joy it brings to me! I smile the entire time I hoop, even when I am being challenged...I smile :)  I feel amazing when I hoop, an instant confidence boost! So I encourage you all to pick up this beautiful circle and get inside...move, dance, spin, and twirl!

This box you train in...

We all have a comfort zone, a place we feel safe, a place of  "if it works don't change it". But what if this "box" as I like to call it isn't working? How does one get outside the box and try something new? I see this as a fear, not of the new workout, but the fear of looking silly, it being too difficult, or someone else might be watching and LAUGHING!!!! Here's the deal...no one is watching, they are all too busy watching themselves workout ;) the fitness world has so much to offer; the "standard" gym equipment with reps and sets, the classic classes with weights & assortment of balls, and then there are ALL THE OTHER workouts you are scared or embarrassed to try!
If you always train the same way, you might find you are no longer seeing results, or you have stopped exercising altogether due to a SEVERE case of boredom! Get out of the box immediately!!! You are missing out on a whole new way of training! I'm not saying you should never return to your box again, all I'm asking is you try (and commit to) something new, just for a little bit ;) Most gyms offer an array of fun & exciting classes, Zumba, Turbo Kick, Strip Tease, Hooping (my favorite of-course), Flirty Girl Fitness, Ballet Fitness, Hip Hop, TRX, Spin, Yoga, Pilates...I could go on and on!
At first these classes sound odd, maybe even silly...who Hula-Hoops??? I DO! I love it and find it an extremely effective as a full body workout (not to mention my waist has never looked better). I practiced and practiced and knew that I had to commit in order to see results. Commit? For how long you ask. Well, trying something new, learning to do it correctly, and actually liking it takes time. Commit to 3 or more classes, the more time you give it the better! The first class is always uncomfortable, you are moving your body in ways you NEVER do, you might even look funny (but it's ok, it's part of the process), you might not be able to follow the moves or catch on as fast as the other students...but quitting after 1 class is GIVING UP and you're possibly missing out on something you could have enjoyed!
So...if you are in the box and are getting the "workout blues" switch it up! Sign up and take a new class! The key here is to COMMIT, if you take one class and never go back, you will never truly know if you liked it! Don't shy away from these bizarre-sounding workouts...they are very effective and lots of fun. Give your body the change it is screaming out for, move in ways that are challenging in a whole new way!