I was squating into a horse stance hooping in the reverse direction and realized how much faster I hoop in my dominant direction. I couldn't keep the hoop up unless I hooped faster. Revelation! Hooray!
I think there is also something to explain why one of my legs is larger than the other. I will have to work on that to make things more even.
I am not quite flexible enough to do the foot pass with my left foot, but I will keep trying.
I've spent a great deal of my "free hoop time" trying to master 5 beat weave. I hope I get it eventually! I feel like I'm getting closer but its so difficult!
Tomorrow is 4th of July. I am pretty busy so I will trade my rest day on Thursday to Wednesday so I can spend time with the family.
Uh oh, baby woke up from her nap! Have a great hoopin' day everybody!
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Day 9: Rocking out
So today was another leg day, but I was a little disappointed in my inability to do the thigh trick by Babz. I don't think there is enough area between my thighs to even grab the hoop, let alone spin it on my thighs (a feat in its own.) I am going to trade that move for another.
I have got that foot pass almost NAILED! I just need to remember to fully bend my knee to grab the hoop. The back-spinning hoop to one legged hooping won't work for me. I like to keep my hoops pretty and realized I don't want to backspin them. I hoop outside on the dirt and the cement, both are not very nice to gaffers tape! So no more of that move either.
Instead I am doing knee breaks from elbow hooping and one-legged hooping. One legged hooping should evolve into hooping on my arms (one vertical, one horizontal) and my legs (ditto). I need to get started adding hoops to do some multis.
I was thinking of hooping again tomorrow but not until my homework is finished! I had a blast of customers today and I gotta finish up my hoopmaking. I made 4 of 12 already. Not too difficult, I love making them really so the time flies. I will probably even have time to hoop after I mail them ^_^
I have got that foot pass almost NAILED! I just need to remember to fully bend my knee to grab the hoop. The back-spinning hoop to one legged hooping won't work for me. I like to keep my hoops pretty and realized I don't want to backspin them. I hoop outside on the dirt and the cement, both are not very nice to gaffers tape! So no more of that move either.
Instead I am doing knee breaks from elbow hooping and one-legged hooping. One legged hooping should evolve into hooping on my arms (one vertical, one horizontal) and my legs (ditto). I need to get started adding hoops to do some multis.
I was thinking of hooping again tomorrow but not until my homework is finished! I had a blast of customers today and I gotta finish up my hoopmaking. I made 4 of 12 already. Not too difficult, I love making them really so the time flies. I will probably even have time to hoop after I mail them ^_^
Monday, June 25, 2012
Breast Cancer and Chest Hula Hooping
First I would like to say that this post is not a scientific fact, however, it is based on scientific evidence and deserves to be heard!
Core hooping is inarguably beneficial to your lymphatic system because as the hoop revolves around your body it massages and pumps your lymph nodes which can only circulate out the toxins if the muscles around them are moving. There are not muscles in the breast, and the best way to get those lymphs moving is to make sure they keep moving! Having breasts constantly squeezed in decreases the outflow of toxins. I've recently discovered information about the increase of breast cancer among women who wear bras. A book titled Dressed to Kill by Sydney Ross Singer and Soma Grismaijer breaks down the notion that wearing a bra increases the risk of breast cancer because it restricts the natural movement of the lymphatic system within the tissues of the breast. There is about a 125 time fold increase in breast cancer compared to women who do not wear them.
As a woman with a 36D breast size and having worn a bra since I was 12 years old, I know that when you move, your breasts move. I started off small and saw that my grandmother, a women who I apparently had the same "figure" as, was very large chested. I was told that to avoid this, I was going to need to wear a bra which would restrict their movement, keep them from sagging, and possible make them smaller. Well that sounded great to me! However that is not what happened. And I currently feel betrayed that this information was possibly even the opposite of what needed to be done. Apparently going bra free can assist in retaining the elasticity in breasts to keep them from sagging. I still grew a large bust and with breast cancer looming in on both sides of my family, I am seeking methods to avoid this dark booby-hating monster.
If there is NO WAY you're going to get rid of your bra, maybe there is still a way to help decrease the risk of getting breast cancer. I think chest hooping or rebounding (jumping on trampolines, pogo sticks, or anything that bounces you!) can help.
I remember the first time I "got" chest hooping. It hurt. From then on I avoided it because I thought it would make my breasts bruised, weak, or heaven forbid SAGGY! Well now I think that is not true. Just as I trained my breasts when I was 12 into being confined, I now want to train them to endure a beating for awhile to make them stronger. I know any pain associated with chest hooping will subside. It will increase the blood flow, strengthen the tired tendons, give my lymphatic system a jolt, and aid in overall health!
Its strange to think that the constant massaging that a hoop does when it is going around my body could be in any way helping it. But it is a fact that massaging the lymph nodes is healthy and will decrease the risk of cancer. So I can put two and two together! I've also heard that a trampoline can decrease lymphatic cysts after just 2 weeks! I think chest hooping should be added to the list of prevention cures. While we cannot find something to obliterate the disease, we can do anything in our power to prevent it. And since lymphatic cysts are decreased after they have been discovered, I guess it really does obliterate it too.
A healthy lymphatic system can help you cure everything from cellulite to cancer. I think chest hooping has the potential to decrease breast cancer because of its effects on pumping/circulating the contents of the lymphatic system in the chest region. I think it should be recognized as an effective workout for lymphatic diseases anywhere on the body as it can be used on several parts of the body.
Core hooping is inarguably beneficial to your lymphatic system because as the hoop revolves around your body it massages and pumps your lymph nodes which can only circulate out the toxins if the muscles around them are moving. There are not muscles in the breast, and the best way to get those lymphs moving is to make sure they keep moving! Having breasts constantly squeezed in decreases the outflow of toxins. I've recently discovered information about the increase of breast cancer among women who wear bras. A book titled Dressed to Kill by Sydney Ross Singer and Soma Grismaijer breaks down the notion that wearing a bra increases the risk of breast cancer because it restricts the natural movement of the lymphatic system within the tissues of the breast. There is about a 125 time fold increase in breast cancer compared to women who do not wear them.
As a woman with a 36D breast size and having worn a bra since I was 12 years old, I know that when you move, your breasts move. I started off small and saw that my grandmother, a women who I apparently had the same "figure" as, was very large chested. I was told that to avoid this, I was going to need to wear a bra which would restrict their movement, keep them from sagging, and possible make them smaller. Well that sounded great to me! However that is not what happened. And I currently feel betrayed that this information was possibly even the opposite of what needed to be done. Apparently going bra free can assist in retaining the elasticity in breasts to keep them from sagging. I still grew a large bust and with breast cancer looming in on both sides of my family, I am seeking methods to avoid this dark booby-hating monster.
If there is NO WAY you're going to get rid of your bra, maybe there is still a way to help decrease the risk of getting breast cancer. I think chest hooping or rebounding (jumping on trampolines, pogo sticks, or anything that bounces you!) can help.
I remember the first time I "got" chest hooping. It hurt. From then on I avoided it because I thought it would make my breasts bruised, weak, or heaven forbid SAGGY! Well now I think that is not true. Just as I trained my breasts when I was 12 into being confined, I now want to train them to endure a beating for awhile to make them stronger. I know any pain associated with chest hooping will subside. It will increase the blood flow, strengthen the tired tendons, give my lymphatic system a jolt, and aid in overall health!
Its strange to think that the constant massaging that a hoop does when it is going around my body could be in any way helping it. But it is a fact that massaging the lymph nodes is healthy and will decrease the risk of cancer. So I can put two and two together! I've also heard that a trampoline can decrease lymphatic cysts after just 2 weeks! I think chest hooping should be added to the list of prevention cures. While we cannot find something to obliterate the disease, we can do anything in our power to prevent it. And since lymphatic cysts are decreased after they have been discovered, I guess it really does obliterate it too.
A healthy lymphatic system can help you cure everything from cellulite to cancer. I think chest hooping has the potential to decrease breast cancer because of its effects on pumping/circulating the contents of the lymphatic system in the chest region. I think it should be recognized as an effective workout for lymphatic diseases anywhere on the body as it can be used on several parts of the body.
Week2: Day 8 - LEGS
So yesterday I did my homework and picked out some videos of some rad leg hooping tricks.
Vertical Thigh Breaks!
Backspin into One Leg Hooping!
And lastly, though there were MANY more tricks I wanted to try out this week...
Leg Reversal from Waist Hooping:
As it stands, many of the leg hooping tricks I admire are broadcasted by the talented Babz Robinson. She is one inventful hooper!
Some of the tricks I want to do next time are a little more advanced and require an advanced skill in foot hooping. Those include Foot Lasso and The Scorpion.
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Day 6: Arms, contd.
LOL at myself... I guess I wasn't looking at my curriculum very closely and I completed an entire week doing my ARMS and not my LEGS. hahah.... oh well. Easily adjusted! Hoopers gotta go with the flow.
Today I was doing the behind the elbow breaks and I came up with a new transition. I am hardcore practicing elbow passes and breaks now. One I especially love right now is "Elbow Sliders" I will have to practice that one too.
I would love to make a video entirely composed of elbow passes, breaks, and other strange behind the back stuff. I wish I could get down the behind the back 3 beat weave. That's sooo difficult. I'm talking about the video below:
The girl in the video is using larger minis than what I use. So maybe that is the problem. Mine are VERY fast because they are only 22". Those look about 26" Hmm, I'm watching that tutorial again. She does SUCH a good job of telling you how to do it. I think I will choose that as one of my second arm tricks in the weeks to come!
And another I want to do... but have no idea where to even start after 3 beat weave: 5 BEAT WEAVE. Is there a 7? There should be.
What hurts again? Elbows. Yikes. But it is to be expected. They are doing some rockin' moves lately.
Today I was doing the behind the elbow breaks and I came up with a new transition. I am hardcore practicing elbow passes and breaks now. One I especially love right now is "Elbow Sliders" I will have to practice that one too.
The girl in the video is using larger minis than what I use. So maybe that is the problem. Mine are VERY fast because they are only 22". Those look about 26" Hmm, I'm watching that tutorial again. She does SUCH a good job of telling you how to do it. I think I will choose that as one of my second arm tricks in the weeks to come!
And another I want to do... but have no idea where to even start after 3 beat weave: 5 BEAT WEAVE. Is there a 7? There should be.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
2011 100 Day Challenge
Its funny, I feel a little smarter already. I think the hoop is gettin' to my head.
That and I keep singing "Om Mani Padme Hum" in my head over and over like it is sung in this song below:
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Day 3: Rest... YEAH RIGHT
I know today is supposed to be my rest day but I want to hoop! haha... I know that a day of rest doesn't really mean sit around and do nothing. I gives me the opportunity to infuse my exercise regimen with something else: I'll probably do some Brazil Butt Life or go to a Zumba class. I love having a chance to incorporate dance moves into my hoopdance.
I really wish there was NIA or African Dance somewhere nearby. I'm afraid the closest I can find it is in Sacramento and that's about 45 minutes away. That's too far away for me to leave Harold with Willow (who will be 4 months in a few more weeks) and expect her to be okay since I'm EBF with her.
I've been feeling very centered lately and I was reminded of those rotating pilars that have the mantra "OM MANI PADME HUM" written over and over and as you brush past them and the rotate you are praying to your higher self.
When I went to Rainbow Gathering, 4 months pregnant with Zora, I sang Om Mani Padme Hum to myself in the meadow during the silence on the Fourth of July to pray for world peace. I stood, hula hooping in silence, praying and singing in my mind, for hours. It was beautiful.
So could I, then, be praying while hooping simply by having the worlds whirling around me over and over? I think yes! So I am going to make a Tibetan Prayer Flag Hoop. I can't wait for them to come in the mail!
I really wish there was NIA or African Dance somewhere nearby. I'm afraid the closest I can find it is in Sacramento and that's about 45 minutes away. That's too far away for me to leave Harold with Willow (who will be 4 months in a few more weeks) and expect her to be okay since I'm EBF with her.
I've been feeling very centered lately and I was reminded of those rotating pilars that have the mantra "OM MANI PADME HUM" written over and over and as you brush past them and the rotate you are praying to your higher self.
When I went to Rainbow Gathering, 4 months pregnant with Zora, I sang Om Mani Padme Hum to myself in the meadow during the silence on the Fourth of July to pray for world peace. I stood, hula hooping in silence, praying and singing in my mind, for hours. It was beautiful.
So could I, then, be praying while hooping simply by having the worlds whirling around me over and over? I think yes! So I am going to make a Tibetan Prayer Flag Hoop. I can't wait for them to come in the mail!
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