Sunday Spins: Floor Hooping

Welcome to Sunday Spins! A weekly post where I share the hoop love — hope you guys enjoy!

This week I wanted to showcase a video that focuses on both gentle and athletic floor hooping, which could be good for anyone recovering from a leg injury. This is by Jenny Hoopnosis, and it shows how you can start to integrate floor work into your hooping routine. Check out her calming, yet athletic video below:

As for hoops, here’s a neat zebra print one from Etsy sure to bring out your animalistic side!

What do you think about Jenny Hoopnosis’ floor video? Do you think you would be able to incorporate some of her moves into your routine? What do you think about the zebra print hoop?

Sunday Spins: Try Something New

Welcome to Sunday Spins! A weekly post where I share the hoop love — hope you guys enjoy!

I’m ashamed to admit it, but recently I’ve been in a bit of a rut with my hooping. I can’t manage to get a few tricks down that seem so simple, and my hoop took a beating from my beach trip this summer. It’s pretty accurate to say that my hoop and I are a bit down in the dumps.

Thankfully, inspiration is never far away thanks to the internet! I found this great hooping tutorial by Katie Sunshine, one of the first YouTube hoopers I ever watched! It really inspired me to get my leg hooping down pat so that I can add some more fun into my routine. She is such a fun, joyful personality. Check out her video below:

As for hoops, I have been longing for a new one… Until I get a new one, window shopping will have to sate my appetite. And what better to long after than a totally unique style of hoop, like one made out of wood?

Try something new this week — you never know what you can do until you try! Do you think Katie Sunshine’s video is helpful? Are you as in love with the wooden hoop as I am?

Sunday Spins: Rain Dance

Welcome to Sunday Spins! A weekly post where I share the hoop love — hope you guys enjoy!

So, first of all I want to apologize for my recent absence from the blogosphere. I have been working on setting up my greeting card shop, which is finally up and running! If you’re interested, please check it out and let me know what you think: rompadomp. I love working with people on custom designs, so please email me if you’re interested!

This week I found an amazing video of hooper Mike Hayataka showing off his skills while caught in a light rainstorm. This guy has a unique and cool flow, I highly recommend watching a few of his videos.

And check out this fun hoop — talk about a cool flow of design! I love how colorful it is compared to the common one-color polypros you usually see.

Have you ever hooped in the rain or other inclement weather? What do you think of Mike’s flow? See you next week, hoop lovers!

Sunday Spins: Finding the Right Hoop + Giveaways

Welcome to Sunday Spins! A weekly post where I share the hoop love — hope you guys enjoy!

This week I wanted to share some slightly different content. I realized while looking back at my Sunday Spins that I never showed you to how to select a hoop that fits your needs! Maybe now that you’ve been introduced to all the benefits and observed others spreading the hoop love you’ll want to try it out for yourself! This week the amazing Deanna Love, creator of HoopLovers, made a very informative introduction to hoop sizes that you can view here:

Now that you know more about what hoop you should look into, here are some free giveaways that are currently open! Just click the pictures to transfer to the sites to enter!

What do you think about the giveaways I found? Will you enter them? Does Deanna’s video inspire you to get your own hoop that suits your preferred style? ‘Til next week, hoopers! xo

Sunday Spins: International Love

Welcome to Sunday Spins! A weekly post where I share the hoop love — hope you guys enjoy!

I loved getting to travel across Europe for a month this summer, and this video just made me want to go do it all over again! Karina, the featured hooper, made the video below to inspire people to travel and experience things they normally wouldn’t. Follow her lead and pursue your passions! Who knows, maybe she’ll inspire you to take up hooping yourself!

This week I found a bunch of neat hooper accessories, but decided to limit myself to just three! Check out this variety of awesomeness:

What do you think about Karina’s video? Are you in love with the holographic hoop? Share the hoop love!

Sunday Spins: Controlled Chaos

Welcome to Sunday Spins! A weekly post where I share the hoop love — hope you guys enjoy!

This week I stumbled across a hooping video unlike any other I have seen. Meet Brecken, an amazing hooper who uses the floor like no other. This video in particular reminds me of a mix between hooping and b-boying. But don’t let me ruin the fun for you, check it out for yourself:

And don’t forget to look at these sweet babies! Don’t they remind you of the galaxy? Celestial love!

Get lost in the controlled chaos! What do you think about Brecken’s style? Do you like the celestial hoops?

Sunday Spins

Welcome to Sunday Spins! In this weekly column I’m going to share inspiring hooping videos and neat gear that make me proud to say “I’m a hooper!” If you’re one of those people who are thinking right now “What is hooping?,” let me assure you that it is the most fun form of exercise and play that you will ever experience. Hooping is the upgraded version of hula hooping, where you can use different sizes and styles of hoops to create and inspire movement. Not only is it super fun, but it’s a surprisingly difficult workout. Feel the burn and the love, check out this amazing video featuring Imagine Dragon’s song “Radioactive” by the talented Chad Forsberg:

And don’t forget to check out this super cool turquoise UV hoop:

xo, your new hoop buddy!