Pictured above or below or wherever Blogger decides to place it, is what I call the hula hoop of ab torture. This one is obviously a knock off I purchased from Amazon as the real brand (Infinity Hoop) is upwards of sixty bucks. This one was around thirty. It had decent reviews on Amazon. I have a friend that has one and she likes it. I watched some YouTube videos and also read some articles. Reviews are mixed. Some think it is a gimmick as it gives the impression that you can spot reduce fatty areas, which you cannot. And others think it is great. So I guess it really depends on your personal preference and what you got it for. For me personally, I recently lost friend, and one of my coping mechanisms has been to unalive myself via exercise. Thought I'd add this one to regimen. It must be paying off though I'm down to 196 (not solely due to this).
If you're like me, I could never hula hoop with a regular hoop. I don't have any hips. I mean sure I have the skeleton pieces hip joints and bones, but I don't have any real visible hips. To hear my hubby tell it, I don't have a butt either lol. But anyway, this is different from the regular hula hoops. This snaps snugly around the waist. You might have to fiddle with it to get it to keep from sliding when you first get it going. I know I had to remove 2 more links after thinking I had already sized it correctly. It fits tight. Then you sling the weighted thing to one side and start moving enough to make it continue to circle around the hoop. This part takes some getting accustomed to, so don't give up immediately. Also, if you are a dude I'd highly advise either avoiding this exercise equipment or wearing a cup because you will get smacked hard in the dangly bits and bobbles. I'm female and it swung around and hit me in my area and even as a female it was not the best feeling. So I can't imagine being a dude and getting smacked with that. And when I say wear a cup, I really don't know what the purpose of a cup is. Is it to protect your parts or is it to keep them from flopping around kind of like a bra does for us ladies? Just being honest.
Anyway, I don't know or have anything to report on the claim that you can lose one link in thirty days. You're supposed to do this for thirty minutes a day for thirty days straight in order to achieve this result.
I have a problem with this idea. For one, from what I have read, you're not supposed to work the same group of muscles over and over and over repeatedly without giving them an opportunity to heal. So right off the bat, I'm slightly skeptical. However, I can tell that it does definitely work the muscles because I know my abs area is super sore the day after, so something is happening.
Another thing is you have to figure out what to do with your hands. For me, I cross them over my chest and rest them there. You will also look like an idiot doing this. I use mine outside as the only area large enough to do this is in a high traffic area of my house and I don't wish to give my family a concussion should they decided to be foolish and tempt the blue weighted ball of fate and concussions lol. I pick a shady spot in my front yard. My back yard is full sun. It is definitely an interesting way to exercise. It's definitely worth trying. I guess I'll report back a while later after using it more. Although, this is not my sole form of exercise currently. I am biking, using this, and using 3lb dumbbells.
