WORLD HOOP DAY.
It most likely comes as no surprise I love me some hula hoop.
- It’s PLAY.
- It’s childish.
- It’s exercise without the *work* part of working out.
- You cant hoop incorrectly/wrong if youre laughing and enjoying.
I dont talk much about my hoop-LOVE here because Im definitely no role-model/expert o’the hoop.
Even after a few years, Im still an awkward hooper (translation: Ive not progressed beyond the video below), yet my herky-jerky moves are definitely eclipsed by the FUN I’m having.
…by the fun everyone has when they hoop with me.
The child loves being the expert & gleefully shouts directions & tips to me whilst I wriggle.
Oh Mama. You so crazy!
The husband works his core as he laughs *at* me getting my creative cardio on.
And they *both* get to show off (the Tornado somewhat more successfully) when it’s their turn to hoop it up.
Check out these 7 year old hips, Lady!
(lest you think Im spasming in the photo above it is almost as good a core-workout to merely do the hooping motion. seriously. pull the shades. blast some tunes and try it!)
Hooping is fun.
Hooping, as Mara taught me, can be an exercise in self-love and discovering self-esteem.
Since the day Mara shared hooping changed the way she felt about her body and, more specifically, her hips hoops have been one of my GO-TO gifts for friends and family.
Who doesnt need more laughter, levity, self-love & HIP-ADORATION in her life (not to mention the clothes. I covet me the hooping clothes, but I digress…)?
Join me in celebrating World Hoop Day today? (Im so so so throwing a party next year.)
Whether your hoop be fancy (be me. Ive scored and found tons at The Dollar Store) or homemade.
Whether you party solo or with your peeps.
Get out. Grab you a circle. And GO!
When was the last time YOU hula-hooped?
Tags: Hooping for exercise, Miz be awkward, world hooping day!
If only I had been blessed with coordination to hula hoop! Unfortunately, I’m a mess of flailing arms and stiff hips! But at least there’s usually a good laugh involved, too.
You are so stinkin cute. I cannot hoop to save my life. I try and try… and fail. I could never do it as a kid either!!
I love my hoop!!
I gonna make one Miz!!
it really is a FUN PROCESS too. not just ‘can I git this over with so I can hoop?!”
I’m a horrible hooper. And I make weird faces when I do it. I may hoop just for today though!
You make me want to go buy one right now! Although I am horrible at hooping….it’s worth a shot to practice. Maybe I’ll get good at it someday!
My brother and daughter got the hooping genes in our family. Even when I was a kid I could never hoop. Love the picture with you and your daughter
You two are SO FUN!!!
My daughter can hoop like no other!! I think I may take some lessons and get in on the hooping action. I LOVE the exercise that is not like “work” but fun!! =)
Here is to Hoop Day!!
Love the photos too! Awesome!
Can you believe we have never hooped?
I’ll change that today.
LOVE THE PICS, Mizzy.
And I love my hoop.
I’m a hopeless hooper. Never could do it as a kid. We have a couple of hoops now. Girls can’t seem to hoop either….maybe it’s genetic.
In the meantime, if you hold it around yourself and run, it makes a great force field for your spaceship according to L (it’s how they use them in P.E. at school). haha
Now THAT is some air hooping lady! Though belly laughing is my favorite workout I must partake in some hoopage too!
I love you.
That is all.
I had no idea it was world hoop day – I’ve been thinking of picking one up for a while and now I have to! My Mom was a total BEAST with hula hoops while I was growing up – the kind that could get one going around her waist, arms, neck and legs at the same time.
SERIOUSLY? thats so cool!
BEST VIDEO! Haha. And hooping in a sweatshirt–that’s a challenge! I used to hula hoop all the time when I was little. My old hoops are probably still in my parents’ garage. I should go snag one!
Okay so #1…you are an awesome hoola hooper (did you see how much wind was blowing and how you managed to twirl like that?!)
#2 Did I ever tell you that my Dad held Hoola Hooping classes at this TKD School? An instructor would come in and teach…I watched in pure amazement (this was a couple of years ago). How I wish I would have joined.
If you have a party…I will join in…and…I will even shoot a video!
Tweeted it! I also love hula hoops. What a fun way to keep yourself toned
so I can work out my core muscles while laughing..
And I like to be an “expert” when my boyfriend is trying to hula.. He is so bad at this
What? Pull the shades?!?!? Pshaw… Unapologetically hoop. They catch you hoopin’… They hatin’…
Hoop day?! Sweet!!! I am horrible at it but love to do it!!! My students are awesome hula hoopers! They never fail to make me laugh!
My hips don’t hoop but I would laugh for sure if I got my husb to try!
i’m coming to your party next year. I’ll bring the hola hoops with a built in radio too. Yes, my niece has one!
Love hula hooping! Seriously, burn calories and laugh and have fun…such a great way to get in a fun workout!
YOU ARE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hate to admit it has been a long time BUT I was great at hooping as a kid!
SO fun! I can’t wait to hoop with Kay!!
My 9 year old puts me to shame. He can hoop foreverrrr. I still need to work on keeping it going!
Hoop Day?!! Who knew such a day existed? I’ve never really nailed the hooping around the middle thing – I always put them on my arms and spin them there. I also really like to impress my boys by skipping the hoop. Maybe I will try the middle again since that is the one that really gets your core – plus the boys can have some entertainment!!
I have a serious lack in coordination and cannot hula hoop! I wish I was good at it. It was always so embarrassing back in school when I couldn’t hula hoop like my friends lol.
Happy World Hoop Day!! My 4 year old niece is a rockstar with the hula hoop. She and her grandmother (my mother) have hula-hoop offs. It’s beyond awesome. And my mom gets super competitive!
I have two barely used hoops sitting in my garage right now. I am heading out there to get one now. They belong to my stepdaughter, but I don’t think she’ll mind…
PERFECT. I await yer guest post about MY FIRST HOOP’perience.
Happy Hoop Day!
I wonder if I still have a hoop in the garage? I want to PLAY!
oh my I can’t even remember the last time I did that! middle school maybe? How sad is that! It’s def a workout!
Last time I “hooped” i had a few grey gooses flowing through the bloodstream. I was terrible. That is all.
I’m terrible at hooping, which makes it even better exercise for me. I get in lots of squats picking up the hoop! And endorphin rushes from laughing at myself.
Off to find my hoop and celebrate!
I really want to find a hoop class in our area. I hear they’re fantastic for your core, and a ton of fun too. HAPPY HOOP DAY!!!!!
I can’t actually hula hoop, but if it’s wii fit hula hooping, I kick so much ass.
It’s been a long time since I’ve attempted to hula hoop. I’m pretty sure I’d scare everyone within a mile radius with my “moves.”
I have no hoop skillz. We used to just roll the hoop down the street and chase after it!
Can’t even remember when! But I remember it was ugly. I’m sure it still would be, but it would be a blast anyhow.
Hooping is so so so fun. I used to be a rhythmic gymnast and one of my favorite apparatus (aparatuses? aparatii?
) was the hoop. 
Happy hoop day!
Love it! That was a really cute video
I just started hooping classes and really enjoy it! We’re working on crazy stuff, which is just frustrating and hysterical.
The last time I hula hooped? Probably about the same time I pogo-sticked. Way too long ago! I need me a hoop (and a stick!)
Its been years since I have hooped! I wish I could join you but I’m recovering from foot surgery and “couched” right now!
We hula hoop daily around here! My five year old daughter can keep that thing going forever… me on the other hand… a few revolutions if I’m lucky.
My students hula-hoop all the time. I apparently do not have the right gyration because I can’t do it to save my life. (And that sounded dirty.)
I remember when I was younger all I wanted to do was hula-hoop! So much fun, I need to get me one. I think my niece would love it too!
I bought a Hoopnotica hoop and I just love it. I think it’s way easier to use than the others. I think it’s because it has a ribbon wrapped around it which helps it “cling” to your clothing. The one I bought is a travel hoop, so it breaks down into pieces for portability and then snaps back together for use. I haven’t mastered all the moves yet (it came with an instructional DVD), but it’s great fun.
I love hula hooping, but I am so bad at it. However, my lack of talent makes me more determined!!!