Hula-Hoop anyone?

So with the marathon training there's one night a week that I have to do cross training. I decided that the body ball and resistance bands weren't enough so I bought a weighted hula-hoop. So with the marathon training there's one night a week that I have to do cross training. I decided that the body ball and resistance bands weren't enough so I bought a weighted hula-hoop.
Now hula- hooping sounds like fun huh? Trust me, get a 4# one and then talk to me. Last night was my first time. I could only keep it going for a little less than a minute. I already have bruises. This, I was warned about. So today I had a bright idea to put a waist trimmer band on and give it another go. Not a good idea. You see the hula hoop is designed to grip your mid section as it goes around. With the band....it falls to the ground. Off with the band and suck it up! Here I go -



Caution to Sports Hoop users:
Due to the strong impact direct to abdominal and body muscles.
Some new users will feel hurt to their muscle in the first two weeks.
* Use 1-3 minutes only per day in the first week
* Use 3-5 minutes daily in the second week
* Use 5-10 minutes after two weeks, once or twice a day only.
New users over exercise may get bruises in the first two weeks.

Now me, I got bruises after the first time. But my abs are loving the attention they are getting right now.

Next week I will be posting some Body Ball exercises that you can do at home.
For more information on the Acu Hoop please check out this link.

http://www.sports-hoop.com/