FOR: BodyHoops
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Helen Solomon
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IT’S FASHIONABLE AND STYLISH, HIP AND HEALTHY BUT BEST OF ALL IT’S
TURNING ON THE ENTIRE FAMILY ¦
Fall 2006 Ojai , CA Summertime and the living was lazy - now it’s time for Fall and back to reality. Reports state that a record-breaking number of Americans are overweight, obesity in kids is at an all time high and our favorite pass time is watching reality TV. The American family is quickly deteriorating as we struggle with modern high-tech thingamajigs and search for unique activities to keep our kids from O.D.ing on video games, rap music, super heroes and Splenda®. Well, there may be some relief in sight ¦ you may think this surprisingly fun activity was a thing of the past, but our kids are associating it with the hip, underground electronic scene of tribal sounds and rhythmic gyrations and we’re finding it in our local recreation fitness centers (not to mention many high-end spas.) Believe it or not, it’s hula hooping. Although now the hoops are constructed a little differently from the Wham-O ® days and it’s now considered an art referred to as “hooping” — a fusion of dance exercise and play with weighted hoops. You’ll soon discover that hooping is quickly turning into an “au courant” fitness phenomenon for young and old alike.
This very hip and healthy past-time is being featured at health clubs, recreation centers, festivals and private events. At the forefront of the hooping movement is Diana Lopez, a former school teacher, who developed her passion into a healthy obsession. Since launching BodyHoops in 2003, she has begun to travel the world teaching and sharing the joys of hooping. Keeping up with Diana is no easy task, over the past few months she’s been on a worldwide Spa Tour (Chiva-Som in Thailand , Harbin Hot Springs North of Napa, The Oaks in Ojai , CA and Rancho La Puerta in Mexico …) as a guest instructor teaching her Cardio Hoops classes. Diana has also taped an infomercial, guest starred on a local news show, been featured in various magazine articles and performs at many special events.
What’s next on the agenda? “National accreditation for the BodyHoops Fitness Certification Program, continuing my Spa Tour, performing at a number of summer festivals and beginning foreign translations of my Hoops Dance Fusion instructional DVD beginning with Spanish,” states Diana. “The certification program is very exciting, it will enable hooping enthusiasts to introduce and teach hoop dance in a variety of settings.” The conference is being offered in beautiful Ojai , California November 11 -12, 2006, and more information can be found at our Web site, BodyHoops.com.
“People don’t realize how beneficial hooping can be: you will be flexing and strengthening core muscles, developing coordination and fluidity of motion throughout the body. It’s a fun low-impact aerobic workout where you can burn up to 100 calories per 10 minutes”, says Diana.
In addition to the certification program and “Hoop Dance Fusion” instructional DVD (a Quick Time clip is available on the home page of BodyHoops.com,) Bodyhoops manufactures durable, weighted hoops for both adults and children. All BodyHoops products are available on their Web site.
Join the hoopla, check out BodyHoops.com for more information about Diana’s DVD, classes, private lessons, hooping performances, fire dancing and certification programs.
BodyHoops for dance, exercise and play!
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