Five Beat Weaved Added to the Tutorial List

Posted on October 10, 2011 by admin

As I mentioned before, I’m trying to bulk up the tutorial section of the site and today my goal was to expand the mini/doubles section.  Last year I couldn’t even find a five beat weave tutorial on Youtube and today I was able to find two really great tutorials.

It’s a bit funny because in one of the videos, harmonyhoops comments on the fact that she now understands why no tutorials exist online because it is such a hard move to break down.

I believe it.

The five beat weave is HARD.  HARD!!  I read somewhere that you should learn to do the five beat weave within one year of starting your hoop journey because it will be much harder if you wait.

I believe it.

It’s all about timing.  You have to be patient and wait for just the exact moment to continue with the move.  Yikes!  I can do it now after a lot of practice.  A LOT!  Make sure you are using very light hoops and heck, if you want to be like steve2bags in his tutorial… add a helmet!

Here is the Five Beat Weave Tutorial Page.

Have fun!  Please share any tutorials you find that have been useful!  I love adding to the collection.

Posted in Hula Hoop Tutorial | Leave a comment

DigiHoop – Kick Start

Posted on October 9, 2011 by admin

I recently learned about a project that two men have undertaken to develop a better LED hoop.  I quite honestly have never seen anything like it.

This hoop has over 100 LED lights in it, which is much greater than your standard LED (I’m hope I’m getting the terminology correct).  At any rate, not only do you have more lights, but you have the capability to program them in whatever order you would like.  Have minis and want to sync them?  Easy breezy!  Want to program your hoop to match your hoop to the music you are dancing to?  No problem.  You use a magnetic devise to change programs.  It uses your computer to download the programs for the lights.  HUH?

The video below has the founders describing what the product and project is.  I have offered up $ 250 to their kick start program.  Not only will that guarantee me a hoop once they are made, but it feels good to be supporting something I’m so interested in.   There is a demo of the hoop at the end of the video.

Posted in Hula Hoop News | Leave a comment

New Hula Hoop Tutorial Added

Posted on October 5, 2011 by admin

My favourite part of this website is the Tutorial list I have been creating for as long as the website has existed…  (maybe a year and a half at this point?)  I have worked hard to find tutorials that break down moves that I have learned or eventually want to learn.  Today I read a discussion on HoopCity where a hooper asks how to do a continuous vertical duck out (this is on my eventual list… lol).

Now, I didn’t have much to add to the discussion, but she did post a link to a great youtube video that does seem to break the move down quite well.  Most importantly, it is great for a visual learner.  The hooper has short hair and is wearing a sleeveless dress so you can see exactly where the hoop is hitting and what she is doing with her body.

I have added a new page to our Tutorials section for this move here, but I also wanted to share it here.  Feel free to send me any other link that you have found especially helpful at learning this move (or any other move for that matter).  I love growing the tutorials section.

Posted in Hula Hoop Tutorial | Leave a comment

Change To Our Services

Posted on October 2, 2011 by admin

Last year was a crazy year for me and my family.  I was working almost full time, I was definitely a full time Mom and I was a part time Mompreneur for a few businesses.  I’ll be honest, I loved all three of my jobs.  Unfortunately though, something had to give.

I have quit my job and am now staying home exclusively with my youngest.  Although on the surface, it seems like I have more time, I in fact feel like I have less.

As a result, I’m changing up my Hula Hoop business to try and accommodate our living situation.  I will no longer be shipping hula hoops.  If you are local and want to purchase a hula hoop, I will sell to you, but I will no longer be mailing them out.

I do apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.  I will fill all orders purchased via paypal to date, but that will be it.

The website will begin to concentrate a lot more on the art of hula hooping, tutorials, etc.  I will likely monetize the site in some form whether that is selling advertising banner space or adding other types of adds to help pay for hosting, etc.

Please contact me with any questions or comments you may have.

Yours in Hooping!
Jodie

Posted in Hula Hoop Store | Leave a comment

Children with Speech and Language Disorders and Delays in Red Deer

Posted on June 2, 2011 by admin

Whew! That title is a mouthful… but describes the little kiddos that I’m trying to help. As you may know, my oldest son has a language disorder. What you likely do not know is that there is no support grou in Red Deer to assist parents of these children.

What I am attempting to do is create a group of parents and/or professionals that are interested in scheduled meetings to discuss a variety of topics related to these children. As well, the group could also be used a spring board for play dates, etc.

I have created a mini webpage dedicated to what the group could look like and contact information if it is something that interests you.

If you are interested or know someone that may be, please send them to http://www.squidoo.com/red-deer-speech

Let’s get together do something wonderful for these children!

Jodie

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hoop Meetup June 3rd at Rotary Park in Red Deer

Posted on June 2, 2011 by admin

The meet up is going to be the same format as last year. I’m bringing hula hoops, hopefully someone else can bring some music. =) We’ll meet at Rotary Park for 3pm and I plan on staying for about an hour. Children attending must be supervised.

Hope to see you there!

Jodie

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Hula Hoop People Are Strange?

Posted on May 6, 2011 by admin

Today I was scanning webpages for anything hula hoop and I cam across this funny story about a hula hoop lady.  Apparently… she must know something everyone else doesn’t because she is able to smile and have fun regardless of what is in the news.

Isn’t it sad that many members of society have forgotten what it is like to just stop and have fun.  To stop and smell those proverbial roses.  To just… be?

Hula hooping has brought many things to my life… It makes me pause.  It makes me contemplate my thoughts for more than thirty seconds.  It slows me down.  It helps me understand my children better.  It helps me… well… be me.

Here is the link to the article, named People Are Strange.  What do you think? I think we hoopers are not the strange ones… I think it’s society that is the strange one.  But one thing I’m certain of…  I want to meet that hula hoop lady.  =)

 

Posted in Hula Hoop News | Tagged | Leave a comment

Shipping Hula Hoops to Customers

Posted on May 6, 2011 by admin

Who doesn’t like mail?  Who wouldn’t love to have a hula hoop shipped right to their doorstep?  The photo you see is how we package our hoops.  Because we are environmentally conscious, we do our absolute best to only use recycled material to ship the hoops.

As you can see from the photo, I had some brown kraft paper left around from an old wrapping paper roll.  My children wanted to colour it, the new owner of this hoop will have a lovely amateur piece of artwork to go along with their hoop.  The other two hoops were wrapped in bubble wrap that my husband had employees save from his work.  For me, it is the easiest to use.

We have looked at using boxes, but the unique shape of the hoop really makes it stand out when you simply wrap the actual hoop.  Feel free to visit our Hula Hoop Store and have a hoop of your own delivered.

Posted in HulaHoopers.ca General Information | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Hula Hoop Store Back Online

Posted on April 17, 2011 by admin

After much anticipation, our hula hoop store is back up and running! Although the store front wasn’t up, I continued to fulfill orders that came via email and also restocked Play It Again Sports with 8 new hoops for Hula Hoopers in Red Deer.

You can visit the main store page at Hula Hoop Store or you can visit the individual pages for the Weighted Hula Hoop and the Exercise Hoop that we sell. Our hula hoops are 100% customizable, so I can create any pattern or design that you desire.

Visit our Facebook Fan page to see our past creations to find some inspiration and see the options available to you.

Happy Hooping!

Posted in Hula Hoop Store | Leave a comment

Hula Hoops for Exercise – and Spring Time!

Posted on April 6, 2011 by admin

Spring is here and that means interested people asking about hula hoops for exercise.  The nice weather attracts many people outside after being couped up for the winter and it seems that this also brings out the inner hula hooper in many.  Truly.  I had to deliver another 8 hula hoops to Play It Again Sports on Monday.  There are some really nice ones too!  (Wish I had remembered to snap some photos before I dropped them off).

More to the point, spring brings on activity and the hula hoop is a perfect option for many.  It is low impact in many ways and helps you burn calories.  You can add music and start practicing various hula hoop dance moves.  You are able to be creative and have fun while keeping fit.

If you would like to see some youtube hula hoop workouts and see how others use hula hoops for exercise, visit our Hula Hoops for Exercise page.

Oh, one last thing.  The store is still offline, but if you would like to order a hoop, just send me an email.  I’m trying to find the best online storefront system that will be easy for you to navigate and easy for me to manage.

Posted in Hula Hoops for Exercise | Tagged | Leave a comment