I wasn't able to do it, either, until 'Naked started being interested. He found out that the main reason most people can't do it is that the hoops you find in regular stores are too small in diameter and too light to stay up. (He's made us hoops from irrigation tubing for $2-3 each, but you can buy pretty ones for about $20.) The other problem is that most people trying gyrating madly around the middle to keep the hoop up. Really, you want one foot in front and one in back and just rock from one to the other.
'Naked likes to do it in front of the tv after LB is in bed. I prefer to do it in the afternoon, with fun music, and make a game out of it with LB. Either way, it's fun enough to keep both of us interested, and (with enough space at home) we don't have to worry about child care or gym memberships or getting LB to move fast enough for a walk to be exercise... and you can look on Youtube for cool hoop dancing vids, too, for inspiration, and on hoopnotica.com for instructional dvds.
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'Naked likes to do it in front of the tv after LB is in bed. I prefer to do it in the afternoon, with fun music, and make a game out of it with LB. Either way, it's fun enough to keep both of us interested, and (with enough space at home) we don't have to worry about child care or gym memberships or getting LB to move fast enough for a walk to be exercise... and you can look on Youtube for cool hoop dancing vids, too, for inspiration, and on hoopnotica.com for instructional dvds.