Did you know..

*Betty coined the term Hoop Dance & Hoop Warrior in 2001.

*In 1998 she designed one of the most effective systems to tone and heal the mind and body through way of the hoop.

*Betty’s classes and dvd’s burn 600 calories/hr. and are low impact. People lose 10 pounds and 4 inches off their waist in less than one month with her dvd because it isolates muscles and detoxes the organs.

*Hoops over 3 pounds and with knobs on the inside have created internal and externally bruising.

*There are hundreds of people using hula hoops to teach their fitness classes with. Most are not certified. Some take certifications which mainly teach performance tricks. This does not educate students to use their bodies efficiently. Always check what qualifications your teacher has. Make sure they teach modifications, contraindications, spinal alignment, safe core conditioning and some form of physical therapy.

*Bad posture is compression and misalignment of the spine and the muscles around it. This causes joint pain, sciatica, low back pain, knee injury and weak cardio-respiratory function.

*For all Hoopers! Body mechanics is the study of your body in motion. Lack of education in gravitational and rotational movement will pinch nerves and create long term pain and limit your dance performances.

*Poor stabilization and mobilization between the core and the upper and lower body will overly rotate your hips and ribcage.

*If you perform using others hoop tricks that you learned, the best way to look unique is to make the tricks and dance your own.

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