≡ Slacklines and the Betty Hoop to hit O.R. – City Weekly Article
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This board rocks! It is perfect for freestyle and all mountain riding. I don;t use anything else! Hilary Sims, designer of this board, gave me a few extras and I am giving it away to the winner of the Hoop Cross Training Course. Your board will be new with no bindings.
But – you must come [...]
The Flex & Flow Method™
Over the years I realized how people could get injured by hooping the wrong way. I saw limited range of motion in hoop performers, spinal compression among yoga teachers and mass tension in the endurance muscles of athletes.
I fused physio therapy, yoga alignment & breathing, endurance training from extreme sports, [...]
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 [...]
This will be tons of fun. Santosa retreat center takes care of all meals, massage and airport pick ups. They have surf teachers, healers and drummers ready for us. Many take my training even if they dont want to teach or are new at hooping. It is a perfect time to learn the correct ways [...]
In my race to ship all the back orders of hoops out in May, I did not have time to print handling instructions. These are posted on the product page: http://bettyhoops.com/orderform.html.
I will start adding these in each hoop package and am sorry for any inconveniences.
I will also post a video on how to connect as [...]
Did you know that most who hoop use their hips to hoop rather than their core? DVD’s promote their workouts as a great core strengthening, yet don’t teach how to move from the core. Spinning the hoop is not enough. One must learn isometric work to isolate and integrate the muscles along the spine. Similar [...]
I remember back in 2003, convincing the folks at Gaiam that Hoop Dance will be the next hottest trend.They signed me for 2 years and we developed a great collapsible hoop and program. Today, Ellen Degeneres had Marisa Tomei – a celeb spokesperson for a hula hoop workout by guess who-Gaiam. After our contract ended [...]
You’re only as good as your gear and thousands say that this is the best collapsible hoop on the market!
This hoop is designed 2 sizes in 1. It fits people from 80-240 pounds. It is safely weighted at 2.3 pounds. It is also padded for a cushioned massage and the foam adds some grip as [...]
In the past few days I’ve gotten over 100 emails & calls from people outraged at Gaiam’s lack of respect & ethics in ditching me to use my hoop design and program ideas with another hoop business. This is not a case of a company wanting fresh talent. This is a company, who hired me [...]