Comments on: Workout Review: Hoop It Up

By: Man Fugere

Man Fugere — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:53:57 +0000

Just came across cool joke – A bartender is just a pharmacist with a limited inventory.

By: Chiao

Chiao — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:48:01 +0000

Oh, in Taiwan, girls grew up hula hooping cuz it really helped shaping up the waist line. When I was in college, what we did everynight is hula hooping and talking at the same time lol I love hula hooping and my husband enjoyed watching me doing that :p

By: Curlychronicles

Curlychronicles — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:29:42 +0000

I love hooping, I just wish I had more room in the apartment ..but I’m clearing out things I don’t need so soon I’ll be good to go!

I’m so frugal minded I made my own hoop..there’s tutorials on youtube and on the web regarding how to do it..super cheap and super easy!

By: Nina

Nina — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:20:01 +0000

So glad that my favorite blogger is now adding exercise program reviews to the Afrobella mix! Fantastic! Thanks for sharing your journey.

Hoopnotica looks like fun. May have to check that one out myself.

By: Christine

Christine — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:16:27 +0000

Man do I actively suck at hula hooping, although you’ve inspired me to maybe give it another go. Probably not with the DVD though, as I totally suffer from a way too small living room/den to get this on.

How is your biking/bike hunt going? I just upgraded my cruiser to a touring bike at a great vintage bike shop in my neighborhood and am so so excited. (The upgrade was necessary as I wanted to do an MS ride that is literally 75 miles (!). Insane, I am totally going to have to work my tush off to get to inshape enough to do it, but it’s for a good cause, and that’s inspiration, now I just have to put the sweat into it.) Good luck Bella! Hope Chicago is treating you well.

By: b.

b. — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:00:59 +0000

After reading this, I searched and found a YT from Hoopnotica where the woman is hooping to Beyonce. Fierce!

I read about hooping as exercise a few months ago and entertained the thought. I’ll have to consider a little harder now!

By: Lovelyrett

Lovelyrett — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:33:19 +0000

This sounds really good. Have you tried Belly dancing? I think it may work the same muscles, it’s just another workout to try. I love it!

By: marilyn

marilyn — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:28:01 +0000

I love Hula, when I went to Spain with my girlfriends we had a Hoopa competition to ‘Soca’ music (big in the uk, participants were from Dominica, St Vincent and Jamaica). I have never seen or experience anything so funny in my life it was great fun. The next day our abs were so tight but sore.

Try it to some ‘Soca’ it’s amazing.

By: Los Angelista

Los Angelista — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:59:13 +0000

Neat idea. I’ve seen a hula hoop workout class at my local park, but since I’ve been known as the Worlds Worst Hula Hooper since childhood, I’ve never tried it. I’ll bet you do get great abs from it though!