Happy New Year from all of us at Ruby Hooping! New Year, new you? Nah, we say “New Year, more empowered you!” January inspires most of us to set fresh fitness resolutions, but it can be hard to know where to start.
Teresa, your resident Ruby hoopmaker, here with the first post of 2025. Great news: hula hooping is still the best way to make fitness fun!
If the idea of chaining yourself to an elliptical makes you want to run screaming, let us introduce the humble hula hoop: a simple circle that is like a portal to a whole new world. Cardio exercise has never been so enjoyable, building skills and toning your muscles will become an exciting new challenge. You’re sure to be rushing each day to pick up your hoop and maximize your fitness potential with hula hoop workouts.
Benefits of Hula Hooping for Fitness
Hula hooping is a low-impact, effective workout that feels more like play than exercise. Music and hooping go hand and hand: picture yourself vibing to your favorite music, body moving in synch with your hoop, boosting those endorphins till your worries are gone and your body is toned. Hula hooping has a way of working out your whole body without the drudgery of more boring fitness routines. Additionally, hooping enables you to be gentle on your joints, while still getting a full body cardio workout. There’s a wide variety of ways to engage your core and get in great cardio as you learn on-body waist hooping, off body tricks, and everything in between. Your heart will love you as you boost cardiovascular health with regular workouts.
Hula hooping is an exercise that’s easy to stick with. Forget a summer bod- you’ll want to keep moving year round. The fun and true enjoyment found in hooping is its own motivation, drawing you back time and time again.
Another surprise benefit to hooping is boosting coordination. Every single person, and every single body type, can access this powerful plus! Exercise hula hooping improves your balance as you move in novel ways. Your senses and body find equilibrium as you progress. New hoopers often find that they effortlessly targeted new muscle groups all over their bodies and engaged their core during hooping workouts. Your brain and body will train together to find equilibrium as you build muscle memory to keep the hoop flowing.
A massive benefit to hula hooping is skyrocketing your self confidence. Keeping the hoop up for an extended time the first time will have you feeling over the moon. You did that! As you unlock more and more skills, you’ll see that your body is powerful and capable. Feel great knowing you are a kick ass hooper!
Five Beginner Fitness Tips
First, let’s start with some goal setting. Research shows that writing goals down makes you 33-42% more likely to accomplish them. Decide on a specific goal, for example “I will complete a hula hoop workout 20 times this month by hooping from 7:00-7:45 every weekday evening.” Create a motivating visual of your progress by coloring in a box for each workout on a chart or calendar for the month. Write your goal down on paper and hang it in a noticeable spot- your bathroom mirror, the fridge, a sticky note by your car stereo-wherever you will see it frequently. Read it aloud to yourself several times a day. Not only will it help you remember to hoop, but you’ll actually be training your brain to follow through and make it happen.
Next, you’ll need just the right hoop to start your journey. Our Go Getter Hula Hoop Starter Pack has everything that you need to begin your hula hoop workouts. We customize each handmade set to your size and desired color at Ruby Headquarters in North Carolina. The starter pack includes a sparkly beginner hoop that’s sized just right for on-body waist hooping, a colorful HDPE dance hoop for off-body hooping and tricks and a pair of mini hoops to practice your flow with two hoops.
Remember that we’re just an email away if you have any questions during your ordering process. Browse our shop to see countless other exciting options from affordable budget practice hoops to weighted exercise hoops. We have happily helped thousands of beginner hoopers, just like you, match with their perfect hoop. Your ideal hoop is waiting to be custom made for you!
Third, connect with a friend to help motivate and keep each other accountable. Setting common goals will help you both stay on track. Next, join our Ruby Hoopers socials to be inspired by the most vibrant and inclusive hooping community around (okay, we might be a little biased, but we think Ruby Fam is the best out there!). Hop into fitness challenges, see videos of others finding their flow through hula hooping, and make your own New Years fitness goals a reality!
Fourth, be consistent! Commit to your new hooping fitness routine. Hooping is not a passing fad diet or wacky gimmick workout trend, it’s a true lifestyle shift. Hoop into your healthy full body workouts as an essential part of your daily self care habits. Above all, try not to make excuses, but if you miss a day, move forward and get back on track the next.
Fifth, set the tone with daily positive affirmations. The words you speak to yourself matter. Shine beautifully with kindness that starts with you. One of our favorites at Ruby Hooping is, “I hoop for me.” Ask yourself what your key goals are and turn those into an affirmation: “I am strong and learning new skills. I am capable! I joyously take care of my body and my mind by hooping every day!”
How to Get Started Hula Hooping
Now that you have the urge to dive into your hula hooping fitness resolutions, just how exactly do you start?
Lindsay, aka Mama Ruby, has been a hooper for 12 years! All those years ago, she envisioned a size inclusive hooping community that helped ANY beginner access hooping as a powerful tool to transform their lives. That vision is now reality, and we invite you to join us as a part of Ruby Fam! Mama Ruby created a self guided six week course to teach you all the basics to become an amazing hooper while crushing your new years fitness goals!
What better way to start 2025 than with the joy of hooping and all the resources you need to get started with hula hoop workouts right at your fingertips?!
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Order today to kick off 2025 with your new hooping journey!