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spr ing 20 0 9 hooping a revolutionary fitness program inclu d e s dvd christabel zamor with ariane conrad magine an exercise that works every major and minor muscle group burns 600 calories an hour builds balance and flexibility requires no investment beyond $25 to $35 and makes you feel exuberant delightful sassy and sexy and is so much more like play than work that you want to keep doing it that s right what goes around comes around the hula-hoop which burst into fad-dom fifty years ago is hot all over again but this time for enormously beneficial reasons christabel zamor credited with reviving the hula-hoop with her hoopgirlŽ workout is leading what time magazine calls the inventive new wave of fitness that is catching on in health clubs across america hooping brings the best of hoopgirl into a full-color fully illustrated book plus a 40-minute instructional dvd here s how to get ho horizontal whisper started where to find and how to use the larger heavier sticky hoops stretches and warm-ups and what to wear and then more than 50 step-by3 1 2 4 step exercises that focus on the core abs back butt upper body lower body and overall well-being the exercises are as fun as they sound limbo booty blitz float up wildwest and each group comes with a recommended playlist of music plus challenges for going further hooping it s not just fitness but metamorphosis into a renewed you with a strong core joyful attitude and a glow of self-confidence 3 6 ˇ ch a p t er 1 ilove yo ur legs ˇ 3 7 in horizontal whisper while passing the hoop around your body on the horizontal plane you ll lift one leg straight ahead and pass the hoop under it hooping is the new trend an inventive wave of fitness that is catching on in health clubs across america time magazine from the hoopgirl herself christabel zamor credited with reviving the hula-hoop an easy playful highly effective exercise that works every part of the body can be done anywhere and requires only a $25 to $35 investment 50 step-by-step exercises in full-color includes 40-minute instructional dvd 15-city author tour national radio satellite tour start this move in wildwest so the hoop has some momentum on a horizontal plane parallel to the ground from wildwest at the moment when you normally grasp the hoop as it rolls over your palm grasp the hoop and bring it down in front of you raise the leg that s on the same side of your body as the direction of the hoop s orbit so if your hoop is rotating to your left raise your left leg engage your abs pulling your belly button towards your spine and lift the leg high extending it straight out in front allow the momentum of the hoop to lead it into a horizontal path around your body passing it from one hand to the next so the hoop comes full circle around your body continue to pass the hoop around your body from hand to hand when you re ready as the hoop is coming around the front of you really press into the ground with the foot you re standing on to stabilize and balance you can whisper raise a leg each time the hoop makes one revolution around you or you can pass the hoop hand-to-hand for one or more rounds around your body challenge yourself engage your abs and don t forget to breathe in this variation of horizontal whisper you raise and extend one leg behind you.to master this move your upper body has to lean forward while your arms reach back to near your inseam with a hand ready on either side of the leg you re standing on to release and grab the hoop focus your awareness on the standing leg by really pushing down onto that foot so that you stay balanced steady and strong christabel zamor has been teaching soldout hooping classes since 2001 and performing hoop dance internationally for clients such as cirque du soleil and universal pictures she trains and licenses hoopgirlŽ workout to instructors in gyms across the country hooping full-color photos throughout includes 40-minute dvd 208 pages 71 4 x 91 8 paper $15.95 20.95 can isbn 978-0-7611-5241-5 no 15241 ariane conrad is an editor and writer living in san francisco she is the coauthor of the greencollar economy by van jones 14 ships april workman

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