http://www.hooping.org/ Serving the underground hula hooping community. en-us 2010-07-05T01:52:09-08:00 http://www.hooping.org/archives/003378.html Hooping.org 4.0 will arrive on Tuesday, July 6th, which is tomorrow, so forgive us for not posting more today while we fine tune everything and get the new site ready for the big unveiling. It's going to be a very exciting week here at Hooping.org with some announcements and surprises and contests. There are... Fresh Philo 2010-07-05T01:52:09-08:00 http://www.hooping.org/archives/003377.html Still wondering what to do with your holiday weekend? Maybe it's time for a hula hoop party. Erin writes, "Well, some friends and I have been wanting to make hula hoops forever. ... It was so much fun!!! The little one swam for over two hours, went on three kayaking rides with Sasa, used... Fresh Philo 2010-07-02T02:33:36-08:00 http://www.hooping.org/archives/003375.html It's a big holiday weekend in the US and you too could be hooping while hanging from the rafters, just like Erin Beanblossom. She lives in Bellingham, Washington.... Photos Philo 2010-07-02T01:56:32-08:00 http://www.hooping.org/archives/003374.html Casey OConnell of Stellar Sunshine Hoops lights up the holiday weekend - with flames. She lives in Goshen, New York.... Videos Philo 2010-07-02T01:15:42-08:00 http://www.hooping.org/archives/003373.html She's hooping to the street musicians on Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado.... Videos Philo 2010-07-01T02:38:37-08:00 http://www.hooping.org/archives/003376.html As we move into the Independence Day weekend, Paul "Dizzy Hips" Blair is looking at setting a new world record. In fact he's looking at breaking the world record that he already owns for the fastest time running a 10k while hula hooping at Mt. Shasta’s July 4th Mountain Runners Fun Run/Walk in Mt.... Fresh Philo 2010-07-01T02:14:36-08:00 http://www.hooping.org/archives/003372.html Kelly Jean of YooHoop.com and Hal Clayton hoop it up for a USAirways employee newsletter story about their hooping and fitness. They live in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Photos by Sharley Misia Hamilton.... Photos Philo 2010-07-01T01:28:37-08:00 http://www.hooping.org/archives/003370.html There's a new hooping family in town and Tara Wagner, The Organic Sister, is not only hooping it up with her kid and her husband, she's decided she's going to share her talent with others - and thinks having a little public accountability about that may be in order. She writes, "I’m fairly certain... Fresh Philo 2010-06-30T01:36:51-08:00 http://www.hooping.org/archives/003371.html Thanks to all of the beautiful beta testers who have been so awesome in helping us check the new website for bugs, we're getting ready to move forward. In fact, Hooping.org 4.0 will arrive on Tuesday, July 6th, and you're not going to want to miss being here for our big relaunch day! Why?... Fresh Philo 2010-06-30T00:43:47-08:00 http://www.hooping.org/archives/003369.html Lisa "Velocity" Rizzoli spins it up at Saqquara in Egypt. She lives in Reno, Nevada.... Photos Philo 2010-06-30T00:19:48-08:00 http://www.hooping.org/archives/003368.html Caroleeena hoop dances at a studio in Raleigh, North Carolina. Soundtrack: "Change" by Lynx (on iTunes).... Videos Philo 2010-06-30T00:09:40-08:00 http://www.hooping.org/archives/003367.html About a year ago, Jeanne Lieder of Hoop Motion had a hoop dream. Instead of just dancing with her favorite circular accessory, a hoop of course, she imagined using a hoop for a regimen that integrated other forms of exercise: aerobics, boxing and yoga. The Washington Post Express reports, "Not only does keeping that... Fresh Philo 2010-06-29T00:34:14-08:00 http://www.hooping.org/archives/003365.html Ross Cleland is having a hooping epiphany. Do you know Ross Cleland? You will! He lives in the UK.... Videos Philo 2010-06-29T00:03:50-08:00 http://www.hooping.org/archives/003366.html Amy Van Scoik of Amethyst Hoops and photographer John Bitter are traveling in Mexico. Here she lights up the night above Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico.... Photos Philo 2010-06-29T00:00:33-08:00 http://www.hooping.org/archives/003364.html In the UK, the Manchester Evening News reports, "Naked hula hooping might not be everyone’s idea of a normal office activity, but for Claire French (of Dreads N Hoops) it’s all in a day’s work. Claire runs hula hooping workshops and was picked by a TV company to show off her skills to a... Fresh Philo 2010-06-28T02:13:33-08:00