During its centuries-old existence, mankind has come up with a lot of ways to keep yourself in good shape. What was not discussed: all kinds of diets, and starvation, and a variety of physical exercises … but one of the most original and in many ways pleasant ways is still a hoop. That’s it about the hoop we’ll talk.

It is interesting that the miracle hoop owes its creation to the American Arthur Melin, the founder of the WHAM-O company, which specialized in the so-called flying saucers, however, which soon lost their popularity. And that’s when the hula-hoop came to replace them. Being instantly in demand, he gained unprecedented success: in the first year, more than one hundred million hoops were sold all over the world.

In Russia, the hula hoop appeared in the 60s. However, there it was received with cool indifference. In the 90s, the hula hoop became the most popular in Bulgaria as a circus art. There, for the first time, they began to practice the torsion of several hoops at a distance, all over the body. Later, with traveling circuses, the hula-hoop came and became popular in Russian circuses.

Benefits of hoop training
What are the benefits of hoop training?

Good time. The hula hoop (hoop) makes the fight against extra pounds an extremely enjoyable experience.
The hoop is an indispensable assistant in training the muscles of the arms, back, legs and shoulders. Its use provides many options for stretching exercises.
Efficient time management. By rotating the hoop just 10 minutes a day in the waist area, you will feel a significant effect in reducing and strengthening it. Each of us remembers how a girl twisted a hoop around her waist for days. Now we have matured and removed the old hoop behind the closet to gather dust. But, having parted with childhood, we have not parted with our dreams: we, as before, dream of a beautiful slender body and smooth skin. There is an easy way to make your dream come true. This is a way from childhood, this is a hula hoop.
Hoop exercises develop coordination, flexibility, strength, sense of rhythm, artistry, and also perfectly burn excess fat in problem areas of your body.
In the process of exercise with a hoop, the bowel function is normalized.
Burning extra pounds. The elasticity, flexibility and ease of rotation of the hula hoop will allow you to eliminate excess fat from any part. body without difficult and boring exercises.
Hoop exercises
Now, having made sure that the exercises with the hoop will bring us not only a lot of pleasure, but also great benefits, let’s turn our attention to how the exercises with the hoop are performed.

So, stand up straight, legs straight or slightly bent at the knees shoulder-width apart or slightly wider. The weight of the body is evenly distributed over the foot, the toes point slightly outward. Take the hoop in your hands.

Tighten your abdominal and lower back muscles and try to keep them in that position throughout the workout. Now you can release the hoop, giving it a rotation. With movements of the body, legs and neck, we make the hoop spin around the waist and hips.

And do not forget that everything is in your hands. The sooner you start the path to the ideal figure, the faster it will pass.

Important points of hoop exercises
Despite the fact that rotating the hips and twisting the hoop is the prerogative of women, the strong half of humanity can also use the hula hoop to deal with the “beer” tummy.
In an effort to make a waist, do not overdo it: it is not recommended to twist a weighted hoop for more than 20 minutes. But if desired, such training can be repeated two or three times a day.
To see the results of your efforts faster, combine them with a healthy balanced diet. After training, do not eat for an hour and a half: the body needs to recover and calm down. Otherwise, all carefully spent kilocalories will come back.