Saw Grace Jones with Hoola Hoop - Do they help you lose weight, keep trim?

sb44

Well, after being spellbound by 64 year old Grace Jones with her hoola hoop at the Diamond Jubilee concert, I have this sudden urge to go out and buy a hoola hoop!

I picked up a dvd in a charity shop yesterday ' Heart Hulaerobics ' , not watched it yet but it was only £1 so I will redonate it if it's rubbish.

I have seen some of the weighted ones (2lb) for sale locally and was wondering, do they actually help you keep fit and are they worth buying?

Ta.

SailorSam

You can do classes,similar to aerobics http://www.thehoopdanceco.co.uk/

aliasojo

I didn't even know you got weighted hoops. Wonder if they are much harder to 'hula'.

sb44

SailorSam wrote: »

You can do classes,similar to aerobics http://www.thehoopdanceco.co.uk/

Thanks for the link, off to take a longer look now.

Ta.

coinxoperated

I would just like to add....

This was one of the most bizare things I have ever seen.

Who hula hoops and sings to the queen? Loopdeloop with the hoolahoop!

lolly5648

aliasojo wrote: »

I didn't even know you got weighted hoops. Wonder if they are much harder to 'hula'.

Does anyone know the best place to buy a weighted hoop?

aliasojo

lolly5648 wrote: »

Does anyone know the best place to buy a weighted hoop?

Check out sailorsam's link. Option to buy there. Don't know where on the High Street though.

barjam_2

lolly5648 wrote: »

Does anyone know the best place to buy a weighted hoop?

the weighted hoops are ususally found in a sports dept/area although did find this on a supermarket

http://www.tesco.com/direct/one-body-weighted-hoola-hoop/208-1410.prd


i bought some cheap kids hula's to try out before buying weighted ones, cant bloomin hulahoop to save me life so never got round to buying weighted hoop :rotfl:

sb44

barjam wrote: »

the weighted hoops are ususally found in a sports dept/area although did find this on a supermarket

http://www.tesco.com/direct/one-body-weighted-hoola-hoop/208-1410.prd


i bought some cheap kids hula's to try out before buying weighted ones, cant bloomin hulahoop to save me life so never got round to buying weighted hoop :rotfl:

I can't either, I am hoping a weighted one makes a difference and I can keep it up!

jenniewb

IMO, they don't 'keep you trim', they may help but where weight control comes into things, what you eat matters more, I'd say around 65% then anything else, followed by how much exercise you do and the rest is things like stress, hormone levels, genetics and so on.

If your looking at making an impact with exercise, its best not to select one and to have as much variety as possible, not only because your body gets used to things annoyingly quickly (in about 6-8 weeks) and you have to change your programme, but also to keep you interested and focused as well as improving your health rather then just the health of a single body part IYSWIM.

When exercising, cardiovascular exercise- things that make your heart beat fast and push you so you're out of breath/cannot finish a conversation whilst exercising, this is important.

Also its important to ensure you work your muscles because your muscles naturally depete as you age and its a losing battle the older you get. If you have more muscle your body requires more calories to maintain them so its an added benefit to some! Muscles also help you feel more energetic and help with things like your posture and so on, they are equally important to cardiovascular exercise.

Another type of exercise which is important is core exercise. It helps with your balance, your posture and your co-ordination. I'd imagine if the hoola hoop stuff would be of any benefit. it would be to help with core stability, I can't see it being of any benefit to building muscles as there are more efficient ways of doing things, I can't see if being of any real cardiovascular exercise- unless you've never done any exercise past a slow walk for the past few years- and if this is you, the coordination aspect of the hoola will make it very difficult for you to do this.

I think its a bit of a gimmick, the hoola thing was big a few years ago in many gyms, not so big now but you never know. Its easy if you just remember its a pevic thrust and not a circular movement (and yes, I did try this quite regularly for a few months in a gym a few years ago.)

Better then doing nothing but please don't let it replace a decent gym workout or aerobics class.

jetplane

I agree with jenniewb

It is marvelous that Grace Jones can hoola hoop like that at her age but she has always been rock hard and amazon like and been a long term paticipent of exercise for strength, stamina, toning etc. Madonna is another example of someone who has constantly worked out and no doubt she could hoola hoop no problemo. Infact they could have a hoola hoop standoff madge & gracey - :rotfl:

I think Grace Jones' stare might burn madges hoola hoop though :eek: