Hoop Weighted Exercise

For years now I have been trying to get a waist. I am 54 years old and have been exercising all my life, and I mean all my life. As a teenager I did jazz ballet 3 times a week plus from the age of 18 I ran. I then not only exercised but I danced as well, every style you can think of and loved it. This was good of course and I have never really had any weight problems, I did put on weight when I had my two children but it wasn't long before my body went back to normal.

A few statistics:

Height 5ft2 inches

The weight I feel most comfortable at 55 to 57kgs

I'm a little under that at the moment. I say weight I feel most comfortable at because I believe that that is what you should be aiming for not what the text books say - you have to be happy with your weight. I have good legs, a strong back but my problem was always that I did not have a waist and being short there was no room between my ribs and hips or not much anyway so it looked like I was just straight down. I would do sit ups and crunches by the dozens. I would do all the waist exercises I could but nothing worked.

I had given up until, on a trip with my husband across the Gulf Country from Darwin to Brisbane we pulled up at the Leichhardt River to camp for the night and while out on a walk (I continue to exercise even when I'm away) we met a young couple travelling in a very big motor home. They invited us to have a look at the vehicle as you do when travelling, I noticed she had exercise equipment and asked about it. She was an instructor and she too did not stop her exercise when away. We got to talking about one thing and another and I saw a hula hoop hanging up in her equipment room. She told me then and there to cut back on the sit ups and crunches and give hula hooping a go, it will improve your core strength and define your waist she said and by looking at her I had to believe it.

I took the details on where to buy one which was over the internet from USA. It isn't the hula hoop the kids use, it is weighted and has small massage balls attached to the inner side rim of the hoop. When I got back home I researched the internet and found what I was looking for and bought one. It cost me around $80 AUD and 3 weeks wait. The hoop comes apart so you can take it whenever you go away and I do take it with me most of the time. I started using it for about 10 minutes it had been years since I had used one, and then I read that you should be using it in both directions clockwise and anti clockwise so away I went with that. I was a little sore at first and I think slightly bruised although I couldn't see any bruising I certainly felt it. I have now worked up to 15 minutes in each directions so 30 minutes a day usually after I return from an hour's walk and while cooling down I put the morning show on and stand there and hula hoop. No stopping only to change direction.

The results are that I have reduced my waist measurement by 2 inches and it has given me a definite shape. I have told many people about the hula hoop some have started using one themselves and are having success but you must use it for it to work. I have also done some more research on the hoop and found out that it has other benefits'. The massaging balls on the inside of the hoop do just that and massage around your middle and that stimulates both your kidneys and bowel to function better. I know myself that the bowel is certainly getting a bit of a workout, and I have never really had issues in that department, however the hoop does stimulate the bowel. Now that may be useful for those of you that do have a problem.

One lady I introduced to the hoop also has the same with her kidneys. She has been having problems for years, and now her kidneys are functioning perfectly. I'm not saying it will work for everyone this way but it is working for some of us. I have been using the hula hoop for about 18months and I will never stop, I think the 30 minutes daily is about all you need to do and I do that 6 times a week. The important thing to remember is that you should set a time to do your exercise but be flexible if something comes up. If you can't do it, don't say I won't do any today, just do it at a different time. Most of us watch some TV so whenever you do, stand up and use those hips and work that waist.

Just Google exercise hula hoops to get started. Good Luck

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