| Benefits of Hooping |
~ Seven Benefits of Hooping ~
Hooping has shown to burn approximately 400-600 calories per hour! What else can you do this fun and burn that many calories? Hooping works your core muscles as well as thighs and buttocks. Off-the-body hooping tones arms, abs, and lats. As you learn to do more "tricks", you'll find your body shape enhanced while having fun playing with a silly circular object! It doesn't look like it but it takes a lot of stamina to keep that hoop moving which is why you'll see performances lasting from only 3-5 minutes. Your heart rate will increase as well as your lung function. Benefit 4: Improves Hand/Eye Coordination and for Some, Vision! More tricks, more fun! Eventually you'll be wanting to roll, throw and catch your hoop. As you master these tricks, you'll (maybe unknowingly) be improving hand/eye coordination. What's fun about hooping is that, you're out playing and don't even notice all the benefits. Others will though. Your balance and body coordination will improve; your proprioreceptors will come alive; you'll close your eyes and FEEL where the hoop is and what it's doing. Again, this comes with body movement. You'll be having so much fun trying new things with your hoop that you'll be doing things you didn't know you could do. Instead of your spine stiffening as you mature, it will stay and/or become more flexible with you new hooping skills. People LOVE to see others hooping and you'll LOVE to see the faces of others as they look on you with jealousy and awe as you spin your hoop! Children in particular tend to be delighted at the site of a spinning hoop. This is something you can enjoy with your children and grandchildren. Remember, fun is fundamental. Have fun! Pick up a hoop and get out and play!  |