....and I for one love it!!!! with a weighted hoop I could finally do what I no longer could ...

Ah hah! hmmmmmmm when I read my TITLE in this article I just wondered how true it was ... it certainly sounded like FUN ... but not willing to go out there and spend money on something I was not sure I could or would want to continue to do I decide to make my own .... BUT ... it was not until the other day that I read an article from the Mayo Clinic site regarding these here hoops ...

Because this is what caught my eye a year ago...

Hoop Yourself Slim With This Hula-Hoop Workout

What's not to love about this super-fun workout? It burns mega calories, sculpts your body, and blasts off belly fat.  http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20397949,00.html 

And just the other day I was sharing my crafts and read this awesome article from the Mayo Clinic that confirms just how AWESOME this FUN workout it .... and we CAN ALL DO IT ...the WEIGHTED HOOPS are EASIER to work with than the smaller un-weighted ones.....  click on the link and read for yourselves....
 http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/weighted-hula-hoops/AN01638 

Do weighted hula hoops provide a good workout, or are they just a gimmick?

Answer

from Edward R. Laskowski, M.D.

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..... read more here.... http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/weighted-hula-hoops/AN01638 

Yesterday morning we did not do our regular run ... so instead I had an awesome workout on my hula hoops I MADE MYSELF! .... 60 minutes on my water weighted hoop and 30 minutes on my homemade unweighted hoop.... and I have fun....

This is me ... making hoops and hula-ing my old arse into sculpted fitness ... shrinkles and all..to think FOR YEARS I COULD NO LONGER HULA .. and now I can rock that hoop...
 

I even hulaed on the green at the Festival of Arts and Ideas with strangers on a dare by my DS lol...
 


I am loving being fit ... and I LOVE THAT MY LABEL SAYS .... MADE IN THE U.S.A.!!!! more than I love the awesome size and that I am no longer a 4-5X ...
 

I put on my BCBG XS dress and took a picture for my digital album A Picture A Day Keeps the Pounds and the Inches Away....
 
Then I made it workplace friendly by pitching something over it...
  

I love making an empowerment collage ... by taking a picture of me before my WLS and placing it beside a current picture of me TODAY...


 

and this is another goofy thread ... because I choose to speak about my journey in 1st person as I can only account for me on this walk while giving my full support, understanding and substance where/whenever I can to others I meet along the way .... 

5 years and 6 months post RNY ... it feels as if it was just yesterday ... the excitement/joy and anticipation are still there equally new equally strong .... because Life with health and mobility ROCKS ... and how about looking good one may ask? well I did that at each and every size I ever was .... I loved loved loved to be groomed and dressed from a size 4-5X all the way down to an XS in some fashions today... whatever awesome plus sized I did not buy I custom made .. pretty much like I do today,,...

Thank you kindly for allowing me to share ... SNIPPETS OF MY JOURNEY POST WLS...  

Where can you buy these?  Or how do you make them on your own?
Tks,
K.

I followed these instructions here ... they were so easy and I got EVERYTHING at Lowe's and my total was about $30 including the rolls of different color tape AND the tool and tubing.... 

http://www.jasonunbound.com/hoops.html 

I made mine just because I love making things and I made so many out of that coil of tubing ... you can get awesome weighted ones already made at any sports store ...

Some shared links to awesome hula video workouts on this thread that I cross posted on the RNY board .... I wish I could hula like that ... so I am going to try ,,,

You look great as always. Good idea for a post.I am not as crafty- so I bought a weighted hula hoop in Walmart and I love it as a way to mix things up. I got the Danskin one - it even came with a dvd for $20- for anyone looking for one, check the Walmart site.  I orig went to either Modell's or Sports Authority and  the one there was about $45.

 My DD paid $55 for hers before I even got the itch to make mines last year .... she got them at a sports store... you got a great deal ...I will share this info with others on my group.  Is yours weighted? both weighted and unweighted ones are great workouts ... I can keep the weighted ones going longer than I can do the unweighted ones .... you have to be a real pro IMO to do the unweighted ones its hard LOL to think that is all we used before ... I used to hula ALL the time until I could not ... even after losing all this weight I had a hard time getting back to being able to do it ... I am glad I can now and I love the workout ...

Thanks for sharing this awesome info...

I want a Hula-Hoop!

I've honestly been thinking about getting one, just because I remember it being FUN when I was a kid---and FSM knows it was exercise!

I wish you lived closer---I think you and I would REALLY enjoy fabric-shopping together.

You can have one of these hulas... I'll make one with your name on it too... I wonder how one would package a hula for shipping?  ...

Fabric shopping is FUN .... imagine if we lived closer we could take the train into the Big Apple and go to Mood fabrics I rather go in person than go shopping online ... the designer remnants are to die for and they cost so much less when one hits a bargain ... plus its like a city in that big store ...  that would be awesome ... 

Super cute as always. 

Thank you beautiful ... just got through having a LATE but awesome dinner ... Al baked zucchini and tomatoes from our garden (thanks to him and our neighbor and their green thumbs because I kill everything so I stay away from the plants) in an awesome cheesy casserole .. he outdid himself ..... and after working all day and then hanging out with my daughter I was really looking forward to it...

I tried hooping this winter and the little girls in the group were kicking my old lady butt! I'm still looking for my fun exercise!