Surely many people dream of having a beautiful and slender body, a flat stomach and a wasp waist. Some exhaust themselves with diets, for others the gym has become a second home, and some even expose their bodies to more radical methods - surgical intervention. You can achieve the desired effect using an ordinary hoop.
Types of hoops
There are several types of hoops. An ordinary gymnastic hoop is a lightweight apparatus that is made of lightweight metal or plastic. It is lightweight and is recommended for use by children and adults. Useful for people who are just starting to practice exercises with a hoop. The weighted hoop has a weight of 500 grams to 2 kilograms. Recommended for people who are actively fighting extra pounds. Such a shell is sold in sports stores, it costs more than a plastic one.
If you don't want to spend money on a weighted hoop, you can put sand or some kind of cereal into a plastic or aluminum shell.
The next type of hoop is massage, on its inner side there are massage elements (balls or suction cups). The foldable hoop is very convenient for transportation and storage, it can be folded in two or four times. There is even a hoop that counts calories. It is equipped with a counter that records the time interval and the number of rotations. Based on this, the number of calories burned is displayed.
Benefits of hoop exercise
Exercising with a hoop does not cause discomfort, while you are struggling with excess weight. The rotation of the hoop helps to relax, distract, benefit the whole body and get a boost of vivacity. To achieve the effect, it is enough to twist the projectile daily for at least twenty minutes. Turn on pleasant music or combine spins with watching your favorite TV show or movie.
The hoop acts on problem areas, strengthens the abdominal muscles, making the abdomen flat, even and elastic. In addition, such exercises have a beneficial effect on the skin and improve its condition, and its appearance improves. Hoop exercises are useful for normalizing the functioning of the internal organs. Rotation of the hoop is recommended for women who have problems with the reproductive system (prolapse of the uterus). Exercises for the normalization of bowel function, strengthening of the cardiovascular system, respiratory organs are shown. The hoop strengthens the spine and tones the muscles around it.
For the first classes, you need to allocate no more than seven minutes, you should gradually increase the interval to twenty minutes a day.
How to rotate the hoop correctly?
The starting position is as follows: stand up straight, your back should be straight. Put your feet shoulder-width apart, clasp your hands behind your head or spread apart. Rotational movements should be done calmly, rhythmically and slowly. When moving in jerks, you can harm the spine. Adjust the diet before starting exercise, do rotations on an empty stomach. After finishing your workout, do not eat for two hours.
note
Don't overdo it to get a slim waist. A weighted hoop should not be twisted for more than twenty minutes. It is undesirable for women during the menstrual cycle and the elderly to use a massage, weighted or sports hula-hoop. Before starting to rotate the hoop, you should consult a doctor for people with back and abdominal diseases who have recently given birth to women.
