I was surprised this week to see an article in an online paper about hoola hooping as exercise during lockdown.
Surprised because I’ve been thinking about the one in the garage for some time. It was here when I moved in nearly 9yrs ago and full of webs and grime. I keep looking it and wondering if I should have a bash. I’d have to clean it first but it’s the webs that put me off touching it (shudders).
Then I remember as a kid I could never hoola hoop anyway. I tried when I was a younger adult and still couldn’t do it.
How about you? Could you hoola successfully?
I’ve also thought about skipping. As a kid when I badly fractured my leg, as part of physio (a year later) I had to do 100 skips a day.
I’ve a long piece of rope that I thought about having a go with. But I’m feared jumping up and down might lead to earthquakes. I’d love to be able to skip like boxers do, no idea how they get to that stage though.
Funny you should say that, only the other day I asked John if he knew where my skipping rope was. I had been thinking as I can’t get to the gym there is other exercises I can do at home. I’m power walking but I thought I’d have a go at skipping and I’ve also got a kettlebell, I think I’ll start doing that too.
I could never hula hoop as a kid so I doubt I will be able to now, now you mention it though, I might just go buy one and have a go lol.
Edited to add, I used to be able to do the bumps with a skipping rope!
Oh, I used to like doing the ‘bump’, meaning that hip bumping when dancing. Do you mean that?
Can’t imagine doing it with skipping rope You’ll have to explain that one too!
I was quite good at Hoola Hooping in my schooldays, it was great fun. I bought one for my daughter when she was 8 or 9 and she was pretty good at it too.
Gone are those days, my waist has disappeared and we all know you can’t “Hoop” properly without a waist!
Oh well done Mags! Honestly, I used to start whizzing it round to to get it going and it just fell down. I couldn’t get to the rhythm stage (gosh that sounds rude :-D).
My waist was ok, I just couldn’t do the damn thing!
I used to hula hoop as a child. Somehow it was introduced into exercise classes about six years ago and became a bit of a fad for a while…I bought one and still have it - they’re different from the old lightweight hoops - much heavier. I’m pretty useless at it but give it another go sometime.
Another Hoola Gal The hoop I found in the garage must be an old one from years ago, it’s very light. I really must try to get my act together and clean the muck and webs off (shudders again) and try it.
I feel sure I will fail though
I was never any good with the hoola hoop , I was a thin child with no hips to hold up a hoop but I loved skipping particularly the communal skipping with a washing line
Oh yes, communal skipping - that was great fun. And I remember those times when two at each end were doing the ropes and each individual had to zoom in to skip and run out and let the next one in.
Then there was the French skipping. I used to enjoy that too.
I wonder if kids still skip like that these days? Probably not - too dangerous
You’ll have to explain that one too!
The hoop I found in the garage must be an old one from years ago, it’s very light. I really must try to get my act together and clean the muck and webs off (shudders again) and try it.