Hi all! New to this sub but I’m an old hooper! I used to hoop about 15 years ago and ditched my hoops a few years back because life. I had them made locally and wanted to get back into hooping and have no idea wear to start to find a new one or what size to start over with—I had two hoops many years ago and couldn’t tell you what size they were. If anyone can give me some tips to choose a size. I would say my skills were intermediate when I stopped.

I'm 5 feet and pretty small, 25 in waist. My shoulders (16 in across) and hips/thighs are a tad broad for my size. I live in a hot climate. I exercise moderately and can spin a 37 in 2 lb hoop that I'm looking to replace very easily around my waist. 37 in feels way too huge for me. I know the difference in what I'm considering getting and what I have will be huge and it will be way harder but I'm pretty sure it will bring me much closer to the experience I'm looking for and that I can adapt with practice. Still, I'd like to ask what you more experienced folks think.

I saw a few other small folks say they used a 28 in to start with and went down to a 26-25 in later.

So I was planning to do something similar and get these two hoops, one to start with and one to work up to, also guessing each will have their strengths, weaknesses, and limitations:

5/8 hdpe 28 inches taped 5/8 polypro 26 inches taped

I want to ideally be able to do on and off body with both, but I am interested mostly in learning on body tricks with maybe some off body thrown in. Multi hooping on body seems cool too. I would ideally also like to be able to just spin at least one of them around my core for a while as well like regular. I figured once I can use the 26 easily going back to the 28 will be useful for practicing new tricks.

Do you folks think these sizes make sense? Will I be able to have everything I want in each of them, or will they each have limitations? Will I get almost none of what I want out of either of them? Is 28 in too small for someone my size for on body and just regular spinning around your core? Would it make more sense to just go with polypro for both since I'm in a warm climate?

Thanks for all the advice!

Hi!I don't know what to do, I've spent over 100$ on hoops I have no use for because I can't get them to spin on my waist. I suspect it's because I'm overweight? I've bought two hoops so far that were marketed for beginners, but I can't keep either of them up for even a single spin. They don't feel as heavy as the ones that I used in high school, and I'm definitely not as thin and athletic as I was in high school either. I'm also 5'6 if that matters.

They hoops I have are 40" and 38" in diameter respectively and one was actually listed as weighted (lies.) They're each maybe a pound and a half or less? One didn't list the weight and one was 1.3lbs, and they're almost identical in weight. Do I need a heavier hoop? A bigger hoop? I know I could get smaller hoops and do the more dancey bits and the tricks and stuff, but I thought it would be simpler to get started with just waist hooping.

I was actively hooping for about 8 months but started feeling uninspired and burned out. I am wanting to try and break out of this rut.

Today, I picked up my hoop for the first time in about 6 months and noticed the same challenges that stalled my progress before. I tend to rush through everything, trying to pack in as many moves as possible, and struggle to stay focused. I find myself trying to keep up with fast-paced music, which makes my flow feel repetitive, as I end up doing the same moves in the same order.

What are some helpful strategies or structures for improving flow, pacing, and learning new moves?

Hello hoopers, I’m really enjoying on-body hooping with a larger hoop. Just wondering if you know of any hoopers who specifically do this style of hooping and dance that I could follow or watch for inspiration?

Which do y'all think burns more calories and is better for exercise/cardio?

Trying to work out more after being rather deconditioned for 3-4 years.

I have a basic metal "weighted" hoop from amazon. Probably 2 lb on its own maybe? Can be filled with beans etc.

The dance moves I see on this subreddit are really cool. I'd consider getting into that kind of hooping, though I don't have much space. There is exactly 1 spot I can stand in in my backyard where I can spin the hoop regularly around my body. I can keep it going for a long time, it feels pretty easy but not like it's doing nothing. I usually go pretty fast I think.

Weighted is usually marketed for exercise, but I've read some opinions here that they might be worse because the weight gives them more momentum. Hoping to hear more opinions from others here.

Also if anyone has tried them, what do folks think about the kind of hoop that stays in place on your body and has a weight on a rope you swing around it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mokPex-jAYU&t=39s

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Wish you all a great day and would love to read comments. Warm regards Elwin <3