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Post by trixiecat on Aug 25, 2019 21:17:20 GMT
Has anyone tried one of these? My friend uses it every morning. She said she does 300 rotations with her hands down and 300 rotations with her hands up. I am intrigued, but don't want to spend $25 on something I can't do. I guess with the weights it is something I will have to work my way into for a longer duration. I will say my friend looks amazing and she is 60.
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Post by trollie on Aug 25, 2019 21:19:15 GMT
Never heard of this, but how freaking fun! Totally want one now!
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Post by trixiecat on Aug 25, 2019 21:25:07 GMT
I know right?? My girlfriend has a gorgeous body for 60 years old. She said when she was in high school she loved to hoola hoop and now does it 5 mornings a week with the weighted one.
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Post by trollie on Aug 25, 2019 21:27:03 GMT
I trying this out. I am not into working out, but this is something I can do!
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Post by peasquared on Aug 25, 2019 21:30:19 GMT
I have one. To be honest, I haven't used it in a couple of years. But, I will say, start slow. I had so much fun with it, that I didn't realize how banged up my body was getting. It took weeks for the soreness to go away. All over. I kept at it for quite awhile, though.
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Post by elaine on Aug 25, 2019 21:30:27 GMT
According to mayoclinic.org, heavier hula hoops are easier to keep in motion than lighter ones:
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Post by snyder on Aug 25, 2019 22:06:53 GMT
Has anyone tried one of these? My friend uses it every morning. She said she does 300 rotations with her hands down and 300 rotations with her hands up. I am intrigued, but don't want to spend $25 on something I can't do. I guess with the weights it is something I will have to work my way into for a longer duration. I will say my friend looks amazing and she is 60. Never heard of this, but intrigued. When you say hands down and up, is she still doing the rotations around the waist, but puts her hands either up or down or does she rotate it arm her arms in some fashion? TIA. |
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Post by Mary Kay Lady on Aug 25, 2019 22:22:31 GMT
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Post by liya on Aug 25, 2019 22:24:41 GMT
I forgot I had one. I got it at Aldis. I never used it. Off to look at the video Mary Kay Lady posted. |
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Post by Fidget on Aug 25, 2019 22:25:02 GMT
If only I could keep a hula hoop up
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Post by dewryce on Aug 25, 2019 22:45:17 GMT
They’re fun, and they work muscles you may have never known you had. But if you have back issues, start *very* slowly, a little bit a day until you see if it aggravates any existing problems.
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Post by Jockscrap on Aug 25, 2019 22:49:22 GMT
I have one and it cost a lot of money. Used it for a few months and went to a few classes. I got pretty good at it but oh the bruising at the beginning. You do get used to it, but I was black and blue and very tender for a few weeks.
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Post by summer on Aug 25, 2019 22:57:59 GMT
I bought one years ago, they were selling them for $25 at that women’s only gym Curves. They are horrible! It just falls down and bruises your ankles! I sold mine on eBay. I can’t recommend it at all. It was a bad purchase!
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Post by moodyblue on Aug 26, 2019 0:37:03 GMT
It looks so easy when she does it. But then I remember who I am and doubt my ability. |
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Post by trixiecat on Aug 26, 2019 12:12:30 GMT
She still does the rotations but half are with her hands up in the air above her head and the other half are with her hands probably near her waist. I did read about the bruising as well. She bought hers on Amazon. I might see if they have them at Dicks and try them out first. On Amazon they are about $25.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2019 12:15:37 GMT
I bought one in a charity shop for £2, it was easy to use and I could do 15/20 minutes at a time but my god the bruises were appalling. I gave it back to the charity shop in the end as it was just too painful for me.
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Post by auntkelly on Aug 26, 2019 12:19:35 GMT
I used mine pretty regularly for about six months, but could not get past the bruising. I was always black and blue around the waist, so I gave it up.
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Post by elaine on Aug 26, 2019 13:01:07 GMT
OMG. You had me up until the bruising. Why in the world would someone subject themselves to exercise that causes regular bruising? I bruise easily and can’t imagine what I’d look like.
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Post by llinin on Aug 26, 2019 13:34:24 GMT
I bought 2-one for the waist and a smaller one to use on my arms. I never had any problem with bruising because I was never able to keep it going. I failed the hula hoop.
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Post by Skellinton on Aug 26, 2019 14:03:17 GMT
OMG. You had me up until the bruising. Why in the world would someone subject themselves to exercise that causes regular bruising? I bruise easily and can’t imagine what I’d look like. I bruise easily too, I bet I would look I was wearing a purple or black belt if I hula hooped with a weighted hula hoop. Too bad, because it sounds fun. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2019 14:15:34 GMT
I have one, and I suck at it. How can something that was so easy as a child be so hard now?! I can't keep the thing on my waist! It's really fun to do though, and quite a good core work out.
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Post by teddyw on Aug 26, 2019 15:15:03 GMT
I bruise easily and did when I first started using it. With regular use I quit bruising.
I found mine at Marshall’s or TJMaxx
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Post by paget on Aug 26, 2019 15:18:46 GMT
I never heard of this before!! I’ve been doing a lot of working out but skip most core things because my PT said I shouldn’t do sit ups or related exercises due to a back issue I have. This could be great for me. I’ve been looking at hoops on amazon and the reviews are mixed. Does anyone have one they like?
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Post by Jockscrap on Aug 30, 2019 16:44:04 GMT
I bruise easily and did when I first started using it. With regular use I quit bruising. I found mine at Marshall’s or TJMaxx This was me too. I guess it is an incentive to keep going with using it regularly but it’s a big disincentive to not go back to it after a break - that’s where I am. I used to stuff folded up T-shirts down my yoga pants! |
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Post by malibou on Aug 30, 2019 18:03:22 GMT
I find the weighted ones way easier to keep up than the regular cheapies we had as a kid.
I don't bruise easily, but everyday for the first few weeks I was sure I was going to have a purple and black belt. After a few weeks that feeling was gone.
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