Kinesi-hoop has been hooping all summer and has failed to update the blog and facebook page in a LONG time!
Kinesi-hoop still hopes you are enjoying your new weighted fitness hoop.
To purchase one, please contact Kinesi-hoop at kinesihoop@aol.com or sarahjanicek@aol.com.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
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Monday, March 9, 2009
Fremd HS- Success
I would like to thank all of you who purchased or tested out a Kinesi-hoop at the Fremd Craft Show on March 7, 2009. This show was a great success! Please email me with questions or suggestions of any kind.
Happy Hooping!
Sarah
Happy Hooping!
Sarah
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Weighted hula hoops: Exercise gimmick or good idea?
I'd like to vary my exercise routine. Are weighted hula hoop workouts for real, or are they just an exercise gimmick?
- No name / No state given
Mayo Clinic physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist Edward Laskowski, M.D and colleagues answer select questions from readers.
Answer
It's not a gimmick. Weighted hula hoops, available at most sporting goods stores, are bigger and heavier than traditional hula hoops. You can use weighted hula hoops as one component of an overall fitness program or simply as a fun way to burn calories. In general, the bigger you are, the bigger the hoop should be. The weight of the hoop is up to you. Lighter hoops require more energy to keep them going. Heavier hoops are easier to keep going, which may lead to a longer workout. How do you get started? Hold the hoop against your back, slightly above your waist. Put one foot ahead of the other. Then push the hoop around your waist, and shift your weight back and forth from one foot to the other to keep the hoop moving.
By Mayo Clinic Staff
July 10, 2007
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http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/weighted-hula-hoops/AN01638
The Inexpensive Way to Get in Shape and Have Fun
By Charles Stuart Platkin
Benefits: "Great transverse [rotational] and frontal [side-to-side] plane movement, which are important for reducing injury. Develops static balance [a foundation for the more important dynamic balance], improves core/trunk conditioning and flexibility," says Fabio Comana, an exercise physiologist for the American Council on Exercise. Plus, it requires "considerable abdominal or 'core' muscle activity, and promotes balance," adds H. James Phillips, School of Graduate Medical Education, Seton Hall University. Good for pelvic flexibility.
What you need: A Kinesi-hoop
How you play: Get the right size hoop, says Ron Klint, the founder of Canyon Hoops. "Most hoops sold at the big box stores like Target or Kmart are kids' hoops. Unless you are very small or have the energy of a 6-year-old, you should avoid buying a kids' hoop. Adults need adult-size hoops that are larger in diameter and heavier. The measurement from the floor to the top of the hoop should be between 36 and 42 inches, or more for larger men and extremely overweight individuals. Anything from as little as 1 pound up to 5 pounds is common for adult hoops." You can get a lighter hoop to make your work a bit harder.
How to get started? First, give yourself plenty of room. "Step into the circle, and place the hoop firmly against your back with your hands on both sides. With your knees slightly bent, put one foot a bit in front of the other in a relaxed, comfortable position. Give the hoop a fast spin around your waist [the hoop should rotate over your bellybutton]. Using a rocking motion, mostly back and forth, catch the hoop and 'bump' it in the front of your body then the back. Do not try to turn with the hoop in a circular motion. Get in the rhythm," says Klint.
Having trouble keeping it going? "Try putting the opposite foot in front and rotating the hoop in the opposite direction. Most right-handed people rotate the hoop from right to left, and left-handed people clockwise, left to right. Try it both ways and you will immediately see which is best for you," says Klint. If you want to put more spice to your hoop workout, Klint recommends adding some music.
How many calories you burn (based on a 155-pound person): Basic hula hooping burns about 5.2 calories per minute, or 158 calories for a half-hour. If you get fancy, dancing and moving around, you could burn up to 7.6 calories per minute, or about 229 calories for a half-hour.
Benefits: "Great transverse [rotational] and frontal [side-to-side] plane movement, which are important for reducing injury. Develops static balance [a foundation for the more important dynamic balance], improves core/trunk conditioning and flexibility," says Fabio Comana, an exercise physiologist for the American Council on Exercise. Plus, it requires "considerable abdominal or 'core' muscle activity, and promotes balance," adds H. James Phillips, School of Graduate Medical Education, Seton Hall University. Good for pelvic flexibility.
What you need: A Kinesi-hoop
How you play: Get the right size hoop, says Ron Klint, the founder of Canyon Hoops. "Most hoops sold at the big box stores like Target or Kmart are kids' hoops. Unless you are very small or have the energy of a 6-year-old, you should avoid buying a kids' hoop. Adults need adult-size hoops that are larger in diameter and heavier. The measurement from the floor to the top of the hoop should be between 36 and 42 inches, or more for larger men and extremely overweight individuals. Anything from as little as 1 pound up to 5 pounds is common for adult hoops." You can get a lighter hoop to make your work a bit harder.
How to get started? First, give yourself plenty of room. "Step into the circle, and place the hoop firmly against your back with your hands on both sides. With your knees slightly bent, put one foot a bit in front of the other in a relaxed, comfortable position. Give the hoop a fast spin around your waist [the hoop should rotate over your bellybutton]. Using a rocking motion, mostly back and forth, catch the hoop and 'bump' it in the front of your body then the back. Do not try to turn with the hoop in a circular motion. Get in the rhythm," says Klint.
Having trouble keeping it going? "Try putting the opposite foot in front and rotating the hoop in the opposite direction. Most right-handed people rotate the hoop from right to left, and left-handed people clockwise, left to right. Try it both ways and you will immediately see which is best for you," says Klint. If you want to put more spice to your hoop workout, Klint recommends adding some music.
How many calories you burn (based on a 155-pound person): Basic hula hooping burns about 5.2 calories per minute, or 158 calories for a half-hour. If you get fancy, dancing and moving around, you could burn up to 7.6 calories per minute, or about 229 calories for a half-hour.
Hoops in the News
Minnesota News: Get Fit With The Hoop
KARE 11 in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, let viewers know that hoops are not just for kids. Chris Freytag reports, "Hooping can burn around 100 calories in ten minutes. ten minutes in the morning, 10 minutes in the evening; not too hard! Hula hooping is also great for low impact exercise, you can do it at home and it's just plain fun. I have a client who had foot surgery and was worried about not being able to do any cardio exercise, she had a boot on her foot and could stand up but couldn't power walk, bike, etc. So I sent her home with a weighted hula hoop and she was able to get her heart rate up without using her foot. Now that's getting creative!" An event was held at the Mall of America.
Workout Hoopla in Iowa
The Telegraph Herald in Dubuque, Iowa, reports, "Cindi Haugen 'hooped' her way to a smaller waist.’In one month I lost 2 inches, in the second month I lost 2 inches and I have lost 5 inches since April,' Haugen said. Haugen used a weighted hula hoop to shed inches. The Dubuque woman thought so highly of the workout, she decided to create weighted hula hoops and she sells them to raise funds for her children's school, Resurrection Catholic Elementary School. ... 'I couldn't hula hoop when I first started -- I had never hula hooped before,' Haugen said.'"
Washington D.C. Hoops For Fitness
WUSA9 in Washington DC reports, "You need a little bit of rhythm at least to learn the basic stance, but once you get going participants say you don't even realize you're working out, because it's so much fun. A revolution is happening these days in the fitness world says participants like Jocelyn Gordon. Jocelyn is a movement therapist who teaches dance, yoga and movement, but these days she spends most her time teaching people the joy and benefits of the hula hoop exercise. ... From the kids at Camp Oje to the women working out in Arlington, Hoopers say, doing it for just twenty minutes and you will reap the benefits of building strength and muscle tone. Sheila Cordaro, owner and fitness instructor of Fit4Moms says don't mistake hula hooping just for fun. "It's an exercise that hits every part of your core. You get a full body workout," she explains
Take Care Of Your Waist!
Over at Women's Health Blog they're urging women to take care of their waists - by hooping of course. "During centuries-old existence a mankind thought up lots of ways to stay fit. Various diets, starvations, physical exercises… But hoop remains one of the most original and in many respects pleasant ways. ... We offer a list of advantages of hoop exercising: 1. Pleasant pastime. Hula-hoop makes struggle against superfluous pounds exclusively pleasant. 2. An irreplaceable assistant in training of muscles of hands, backs, feet and shoulders. Its use provides a set of various exercises on extension. 3. Effective organization of time. Hoop rotating for only 10 minutes a day in a waist zone will provide you a considerable effect in its reduction and strengthening. Each of us tried hoop in childhood. Now we matured and forgot about an old hoop. But, having left the childhood, we have not left our dreams: we dream, as before, of a beautiful harmonious body and smooth skin. There is a simple way to embody this dream in reality. It is a way from our childhood, it is a hula-hoop."
Hulaerobics Hits Scotland
Dozens of people have taken part in the first sessions of "hulaerobics" at the Cowdenbeath Leisure Centre in Fife, Scotland. Glen Rorrison, Fife's sport and leisure manager, told the BBC, "We have had to rush through an order for more hula hoops." Class instructor Debbie Leitch informed them, "Hulaerobics is a great body toning class in which you learn to hoop on your torso, arms and legs. It's ideal for losing those unsightly bulges around the waist and hips and it will also tighten your behind, improve your posture, elevate your heart rate and allow you to have a lot of fun while you are getting fit."
KARE 11 in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, let viewers know that hoops are not just for kids. Chris Freytag reports, "Hooping can burn around 100 calories in ten minutes. ten minutes in the morning, 10 minutes in the evening; not too hard! Hula hooping is also great for low impact exercise, you can do it at home and it's just plain fun. I have a client who had foot surgery and was worried about not being able to do any cardio exercise, she had a boot on her foot and could stand up but couldn't power walk, bike, etc. So I sent her home with a weighted hula hoop and she was able to get her heart rate up without using her foot. Now that's getting creative!" An event was held at the Mall of America.
Workout Hoopla in Iowa
The Telegraph Herald in Dubuque, Iowa, reports, "Cindi Haugen 'hooped' her way to a smaller waist.’In one month I lost 2 inches, in the second month I lost 2 inches and I have lost 5 inches since April,' Haugen said. Haugen used a weighted hula hoop to shed inches. The Dubuque woman thought so highly of the workout, she decided to create weighted hula hoops and she sells them to raise funds for her children's school, Resurrection Catholic Elementary School. ... 'I couldn't hula hoop when I first started -- I had never hula hooped before,' Haugen said.'"
Washington D.C. Hoops For Fitness
WUSA9 in Washington DC reports, "You need a little bit of rhythm at least to learn the basic stance, but once you get going participants say you don't even realize you're working out, because it's so much fun. A revolution is happening these days in the fitness world says participants like Jocelyn Gordon. Jocelyn is a movement therapist who teaches dance, yoga and movement, but these days she spends most her time teaching people the joy and benefits of the hula hoop exercise. ... From the kids at Camp Oje to the women working out in Arlington, Hoopers say, doing it for just twenty minutes and you will reap the benefits of building strength and muscle tone. Sheila Cordaro, owner and fitness instructor of Fit4Moms says don't mistake hula hooping just for fun. "It's an exercise that hits every part of your core. You get a full body workout," she explains
Take Care Of Your Waist!
Over at Women's Health Blog they're urging women to take care of their waists - by hooping of course. "During centuries-old existence a mankind thought up lots of ways to stay fit. Various diets, starvations, physical exercises… But hoop remains one of the most original and in many respects pleasant ways. ... We offer a list of advantages of hoop exercising: 1. Pleasant pastime. Hula-hoop makes struggle against superfluous pounds exclusively pleasant. 2. An irreplaceable assistant in training of muscles of hands, backs, feet and shoulders. Its use provides a set of various exercises on extension. 3. Effective organization of time. Hoop rotating for only 10 minutes a day in a waist zone will provide you a considerable effect in its reduction and strengthening. Each of us tried hoop in childhood. Now we matured and forgot about an old hoop. But, having left the childhood, we have not left our dreams: we dream, as before, of a beautiful harmonious body and smooth skin. There is a simple way to embody this dream in reality. It is a way from our childhood, it is a hula-hoop."
Hulaerobics Hits Scotland
Dozens of people have taken part in the first sessions of "hulaerobics" at the Cowdenbeath Leisure Centre in Fife, Scotland. Glen Rorrison, Fife's sport and leisure manager, told the BBC, "We have had to rush through an order for more hula hoops." Class instructor Debbie Leitch informed them, "Hulaerobics is a great body toning class in which you learn to hoop on your torso, arms and legs. It's ideal for losing those unsightly bulges around the waist and hips and it will also tighten your behind, improve your posture, elevate your heart rate and allow you to have a lot of fun while you are getting fit."
WHAT DOCTORS SAY ABOUT HOOP FITNESS:
“Hoops promote health and healing while stimulating the body and the mind. You can't help but smile! I recommend you give it a try."
-Dr. Rey Alcerro, Chiropractor
"You can use weighted hula hoops as one component of an overall fitness program or simply as a fun way to burn calories."
-Edward Laskowski, MD and colleagues from the Mayo Clinic
-Dr. Rey Alcerro, Chiropractor
"You can use weighted hula hoops as one component of an overall fitness program or simply as a fun way to burn calories."
-Edward Laskowski, MD and colleagues from the Mayo Clinic
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