It most likely comes as no surprise I love me some hula hoop.
- It’s PLAY.
- It’s childish.
- It’s exercise without the *work* part of working out.
- You cant hoop incorrectly/wrong if youre laughing and enjoying.
I dont talk much about my hoop-LOVE here because Im definitely no role-model/expert o’the hoop.
Even after a few years, Im still an awkward hooper (translation: Ive not progressed beyond the video below), yet my herky-jerky moves are definitely eclipsed by the FUN I’m having.
…by the fun everyone has when they hoop with me.
The child loves being the expert & gleefully shouts directions & tips to me whilst I wriggle.
The husband works his core as he laughs *at* me getting my creative cardio on.
And they *both* get to show off (the Tornado somewhat more successfully) when it’s their turn to hoop it up.
(lest you think Im spasming in the photo above it is almost as good a core-workout to merely do the hooping motion.Β seriously.Β pull the shades. blast some tunes and try it!)
Hooping is fun.Β
Hooping, as Mara taught me, can be an exercise in self-love and discovering self-esteem.
Since the day Mara shared hooping changed the way she felt about her body and, more specifically, her hips hoops have been one of my GO-TO gifts for friends and family.
Who doesnt need more laughter, levity, self-love & HIP-ADORATION in her life (not to mention the clothes. I covet me the hooping clothes, but I digress…)?
Join me in celebrating World Hoop Day today? (Im so so so throwing a party next year.)
Whether your hoop be fancy (be me. Ive scored and found tons at The Dollar Store) or homemade.
Whether you party solo or with your peeps.
Get out. Grab you a circle. And GO!
When was the last time YOU hula-hooped?
Michelle @ Eat Move Balance says
December 12, 2012 at 4:26 amIf only I had been blessed with coordination to hula hoop! Unfortunately, I’m a mess of flailing arms and stiff hips! But at least there’s usually a good laugh involved, too. π
Andrea says
December 12, 2012 at 4:34 amYou are so stinkin cute. I cannot hoop to save my life. I try and try… and fail. I could never do it as a kid either!! π
Connie says
December 12, 2012 at 4:36 amI love my hoop!!
Runner Girl says
December 12, 2012 at 4:37 amI gonna make one Miz!!
MizFit says
December 12, 2012 at 8:23 amit really is a FUN PROCESS too. not just ‘can I git this over with so I can hoop?!”
Angela @ happy fit mama says
December 12, 2012 at 4:58 amI’m a horrible hooper. And I make weird faces when I do it. I may hoop just for today though!
Jen says
December 12, 2012 at 5:02 amYou make me want to go buy one right now! Although I am horrible at hooping….it’s worth a shot to practice. Maybe I’ll get good at it someday!
Katrin says
December 12, 2012 at 5:16 amMy brother and daughter got the hooping genes in our family. Even when I was a kid I could never hoop. Love the picture with you and your daughter
Nina says
December 12, 2012 at 7:36 amYou two are SO FUN!!!
Trish says
December 12, 2012 at 5:17 amMy daughter can hoop like no other!! I think I may take some lessons and get in on the hooping action. I LOVE the exercise that is not like “work” but fun!! =)
Here is to Hoop Day!!
Love the photos too! Awesome!
Happy Mama says
December 12, 2012 at 5:17 amCan you believe we have never hooped?
I’ll change that today.
Renee says
December 12, 2012 at 5:17 amLOVE THE PICS, Mizzy.
And I love my hoop.
Barbara says
December 12, 2012 at 5:19 amI’m a hopeless hooper. Never could do it as a kid. We have a couple of hoops now. Girls can’t seem to hoop either….maybe it’s genetic.
In the meantime, if you hold it around yourself and run, it makes a great force field for your spaceship according to L (it’s how they use them in P.E. at school). haha
Jenn Peas & Crayons says
December 12, 2012 at 5:28 amNow THAT is some air hooping lady! Though belly laughing is my favorite workout I must partake in some hoopage too! π
Yvonne says
December 12, 2012 at 5:30 amI love you.
That is all.
Erica { EricaDHouse.com } says
December 12, 2012 at 5:33 amI had no idea it was world hoop day – I’ve been thinking of picking one up for a while and now I have to! My Mom was a total BEAST with hula hoops while I was growing up – the kind that could get one going around her waist, arms, neck and legs at the same time.
Miz says
December 12, 2012 at 5:53 amSERIOUSLY? thats so cool!
Meredith @ DareYouTo says
December 12, 2012 at 5:56 amBEST VIDEO! Haha. And hooping in a sweatshirt–that’s a challenge! I used to hula hoop all the time when I was little. My old hoops are probably still in my parents’ garage. I should go snag one!
Kierston says
December 12, 2012 at 5:59 amOkay so #1…you are an awesome hoola hooper (did you see how much wind was blowing and how you managed to twirl like that?!)
#2 Did I ever tell you that my Dad held Hoola Hooping classes at this TKD School? An instructor would come in and teach…I watched in pure amazement (this was a couple of years ago). How I wish I would have joined.
If you have a party…I will join in…and…I will even shoot a video! π
Liisi from FitSmarty says
December 12, 2012 at 6:01 amTweeted it! I also love hula hoops. What a fun way to keep yourself toned π
And I like to be an “expert” when my boyfriend is trying to hula.. He is so bad at this π so I can work out my core muscles while laughing..
Che Angela says
December 12, 2012 at 6:10 amWhat? Pull the shades?!?!? Pshaw… Unapologetically hoop. They catch you hoopin’… They hatin’…
Fancy Nancy says
December 12, 2012 at 6:10 amHoop day?! Sweet!!! I am horrible at it but love to do it!!! My students are awesome hula hoopers! They never fail to make me laugh!
Coco says
December 12, 2012 at 6:21 amMy hips don’t hoop but I would laugh for sure if I got my husb to try!
lindsay says
December 12, 2012 at 6:28 ami’m coming to your party next year. I’ll bring the hola hoops with a built in radio too. Yes, my niece has one!
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says
December 12, 2012 at 7:34 amLove hula hooping! Seriously, burn calories and laugh and have fun…such a great way to get in a fun workout!
Jody - Fit at 55 says
December 12, 2012 at 7:36 amYOU ARE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hate to admit it has been a long time BUT I was great at hooping as a kid! π
Erica says
December 12, 2012 at 8:05 amSO fun! I can’t wait to hoop with Kay!!
Kerri O says
December 12, 2012 at 8:05 amMy 9 year old puts me to shame. He can hoop foreverrrr. I still need to work on keeping it going!
Kim says
December 12, 2012 at 8:10 amHoop Day?!! Who knew such a day existed? I’ve never really nailed the hooping around the middle thing – I always put them on my arms and spin them there. I also really like to impress my boys by skipping the hoop. Maybe I will try the middle again since that is the one that really gets your core – plus the boys can have some entertainment!!
Kristen says
December 12, 2012 at 8:10 amI have a serious lack in coordination and cannot hula hoop! I wish I was good at it. It was always so embarrassing back in school when I couldn’t hula hoop like my friends lol.
Christine @ Love, Life, Surf says
December 12, 2012 at 8:18 amHappy World Hoop Day!! My 4 year old niece is a rockstar with the hula hoop. She and her grandmother (my mother) have hula-hoop offs. It’s beyond awesome. And my mom gets super competitive!
Sam says
December 12, 2012 at 8:22 amI have two barely used hoops sitting in my garage right now. I am heading out there to get one now. They belong to my stepdaughter, but I don’t think she’ll mind… π
MizFit says
December 12, 2012 at 8:24 amPERFECT. I await yer guest post about MY FIRST HOOP’perience.
mimi says
December 12, 2012 at 8:31 amHappy Hoop Day!
Katie @ Talk Less, Say More says
December 12, 2012 at 8:36 amI wonder if I still have a hoop in the garage? I want to PLAY! π
Heather says
December 12, 2012 at 8:55 amoh my I can’t even remember the last time I did that! middle school maybe? How sad is that! It’s def a workout!
Brad Gouthro says
December 12, 2012 at 9:30 amLast time I “hooped” i had a few grey gooses flowing through the bloodstream. I was terrible. That is all.
Cammy@TippyToeDiet says
December 12, 2012 at 9:44 amI’m terrible at hooping, which makes it even better exercise for me. I get in lots of squats picking up the hoop! And endorphin rushes from laughing at myself. π
Off to find my hoop and celebrate!
Roz@weightingfor50 says
December 12, 2012 at 10:56 amI really want to find a hoop class in our area. I hear they’re fantastic for your core, and a ton of fun too. HAPPY HOOP DAY!!!!!
Cat @ Breakfast to Bed says
December 12, 2012 at 11:20 amI can’t actually hula hoop, but if it’s wii fit hula hooping, I kick so much ass.
Mo says
December 12, 2012 at 12:31 pmIt’s been a long time since I’ve attempted to hula hoop. I’m pretty sure I’d scare everyone within a mile radius with my “moves.”
Lori says
December 12, 2012 at 12:33 pmI have no hoop skillz. We used to just roll the hoop down the street and chase after it!
misszippy1 says
December 12, 2012 at 12:44 pmCan’t even remember when! But I remember it was ugly. I’m sure it still would be, but it would be a blast anyhow.
Quix says
December 12, 2012 at 2:08 pmHooping is so so so fun. I used to be a rhythmic gymnast and one of my favorite apparatus (aparatuses? aparatii? :D) was the hoop. π Happy hoop day!
Lia says
December 12, 2012 at 5:19 pmLove it! That was a really cute video π I just started hooping classes and really enjoy it! We’re working on crazy stuff, which is just frustrating and hysterical.
Tamara says
December 12, 2012 at 7:35 pmThe last time I hula hooped? Probably about the same time I pogo-sticked. Way too long ago! I need me a hoop (and a stick!)
Tami @Nutmeg Notebook says
December 12, 2012 at 9:12 pmIts been years since I have hooped! I wish I could join you but I’m recovering from foot surgery and “couched” right now!
Lisa @ RunWiki says
December 12, 2012 at 9:31 pmWe hula hoop daily around here! My five year old daughter can keep that thing going forever… me on the other hand… a few revolutions if I’m lucky.
Abby @ BackAtSquareZero says
December 12, 2012 at 9:31 pmMy students hula-hoop all the time. I apparently do not have the right gyration because I can’t do it to save my life. (And that sounded dirty.)
purelymichelle says
December 13, 2012 at 9:28 amI remember when I was younger all I wanted to do was hula-hoop! So much fun, I need to get me one. I think my niece would love it too!
Teresa says
December 13, 2012 at 4:30 pmI bought a Hoopnotica hoop and I just love it. I think it’s way easier to use than the others. I think it’s because it has a ribbon wrapped around it which helps it “cling” to your clothing. The one I bought is a travel hoop, so it breaks down into pieces for portability and then snaps back together for use. I haven’t mastered all the moves yet (it came with an instructional DVD), but it’s great fun.
Jess says
December 14, 2012 at 3:14 amI love hula hooping, but I am so bad at it. However, my lack of talent makes me more determined!!!