how to choose your first hula hoop?
Hello,
did you saw a video of a hula hooper, an ad showing you the amazing benefits of hooping or simply you got interested in trying it for yourself? You are ready, set up for action, but…you don’t know where to begin? No worries, let’s solve it together.
The first super important question is: HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR FIRST HULA HOOP for on-body spinning? Watch the video:
Wait, wait…what does on-body spinning even mean? All the basic spins around your body – waist hooping, hip hooping, knees, chest & shoulders.
Now, you will definetely need an adult size hula hoop, adjusted to your body type & height, plus further adjustment to the style of hooping that interests you most.
Let’s take a look at the type of hoops. When you enter a professional hoop shop, you’ll see a whole range of names like polypro, hdpe, led, beginner hoops, weighted hoops, etc. What does it all mean?
Hoops are characterized by few types of properties, regarding to their destination, these are:
diameter of your hoop,
diameter of the pipe,
material of the pipe,
weight,
decoration.
Choosing the right properties for your first choice hoop will depend on the style of hooping you are interested in. When you’re a complete newbe to hula hooping you will probably focus on achieving the basic skills first, such as waist hooping. Maybe you want to try more on-body spinning – waist hooping, maybe sometimes move it to your hips or shoulders, move around, dance with your hoop. You may be also interested in hula hooping, because you are looking for a fun way to lose a few kilos. You are more into super fast tricks & manipulations, training to become a hula hoop ninja. All of these ideas lead us back to the original question – how to choose a hula hoop, but with that knowledge we can add – to your needs.
Take a look at the video below to check out the differences between different styles.
In the resume table below you can see how would I divide the hoops, depending on their diameter, materials & weight regarding to the chosen style. You have absolutely no idea what are the hula hooping styles? Jump straight to this article: HULA HOOPING STYLES
You can also get a very specific info & guidance from professional hoop providers. Where to buy you first hula hoop? Best answer would be “in the hula hoop shop”. Below you can find a directory of hoop providers divided on worlds areas, while creating this list some of them gave me a special promo codes, so you can get discounts:
You can search through sports shops in your area, but always make sure to be prepared with what you are looking for. If you are a total beginner, who plans to learn how to waist hoop, than you wouldn’t like to get yourself a tiny kids hoop.
IF YOU ARE A HULA HOOP PROVIDER & YOU WISH TO BE MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE, CONTACT ME AT hello.kafri@gmail.com
If you are still having doubts about choosing the right size hoop for you feel free to contact me or write a comment below, I’ll be happy to help.
Kafri
fot. Michal Pawlik
video: Milena Lupa
