A Throwback Exercise: Hula Hooping Becomes the Hot New Workout. To get in shape for her October wedding, Dawn-Samantha Cahill, 25, a production coordinator in New York City, tried every exercise routine she could think of.
But the upended positions that yoga required made her feel self-conscious. Running on a treadmill was a bore. And lifting weights was just too difficult. Frustrated, Cahill started overeating instead of exercising, and her weight, on a petite, 5-ft. 2-in. frame, ballooned to 212 lb. Cahill was nearly ready to give up, until one day last spring, she discovered a video on YouTube about hula-hooping. Subscribe Now Get TIME the way you want it The print magazine in your mailbox The Tablet Edition on your iPad® Subscriber-only content on TIME.com, including magazine stories and access to the TIME Archive. Hula hooping from the hoop's perspective. Fun Hula-Hoop Exercise Routine. 6 Unusual Things I Learned From Hula Hooping Altucher Confidential. Posted by James Altucher I was living on my own after ten years of marriage and my kids were visiting me every two weeks I didn’t know what to do with them.
I didn’t have a door on my bathroom. I had girl problems. I had money problems. And now I had two tiny people who I needed to entertain. If you think about it superficially, what does a 40 year old man have in common with a 12 year old girl and a 9 year old girl. But they were my kids and I loved them and I wanted them to love me back. (beautiful) Kids don’t deserve the burden that’s thrust on them. Plus kids are often cruel to each other. So I did the only thing I knew to do with them. I found a woman who performed with a circus. “I can’t do that,” I said. “Sure you can,” she said, and she had a hula hoop for me. But I did learn 6 Valuable Things From Hula Hooping A) What seems hard is sometimes very easy.
A lot of people say “I can’t do it” through their whole lives. B) You need a teacher. But you can get virtual teachers as well. Weighted hula hoops: Exercise gimmick or good idea? Weighted hula hoops can be a good addition to your exercise program, especially if you're able to hula hoop for at least 10 minutes at a time.
In fact, any type of hula hooping, with a weighted hula hoop or a regular hula hoop, can help you meet your exercise goals. Weighted hula hoops are bigger and heavier than traditional hula hoops. You can use a weighted hula hoop as part of an overall fitness program, to add variety to your workouts, or simply as a fun way to get more active. Keep in mind that for most healthy adults, the Department of Health and Human Services recommends getting at least 150 minutes a week of moderate aerobic activity or 75 minutes a week of vigorous aerobic activity. If you try a weighted hula hoop, use a hula hoop that's the right size for you. Check with your doctor before using any kind of hula hoop if you have medical concerns, especially a history of back problems.
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