Let the Sideshow Begin!

 As you know, since I got my dentures and am able to eat a better diet, I've been a whole wellness kick. I have been walking a few times a week, weather allowing, and I've been enjoying the vibration plate exercises. But with winter coming on, I might not be able to go out walking as much - it will depend on my balance and the sidewalk conditions.

Anyway.

In talking with someone in a forum, I got the idea to get a hula hoop. In my fantasies, I was going to be able to hula while standing on the vibration plate but, a more realistic (and safe) goal was to hula a couple of times a day when I'm not able to go walking.

Do you know that hula hooping has become a whole new thing again? Everyone is selling hoops of all kinds. There are hoops with weights attached, hoops made of beads, and hoops made with what looks like the hose on my vacuum cleaner. And, of course, the prices are insane...

I was going to get around the price by getting a hoop made for kids, but I found out that adults need a larger size. I was told the best size in general is one that stands at least just above the belly button. It seems that fat people require bigger hoops to hula with.

It was hard to find anything that I would need to use a credit card flex-pay plan to afford, but I did it. I got one for just under 20 bucks. Is it me, or is that still kind of dear? Oh well.

Okay. So, the hoop came, and I was able to put it together (yeah, that's thing). Then I cleared a space to do a hula workout. I used to hula constantly when I was a kid. It was something all the kids did. I figured the ability would come back to me. It did not.

I tried for over half an hour the first day. Nope. The hoop would make 1 or maybe 2 circuits before it dropped. Good Lord.

I sent a video to my little brother, and it was about 5 minutes before he could catch his breath from laughing and talk. I won't show my own shame, but this one is already up online so...

The only thing I can say is that at least my hoop never took flight!

My brother was surprised at the trouble I was having. He watched the video again - it's less than 10 seconds long - and, when he could talk (again), wondered why someone who had been a pretty good dancer could not hula. In his opinion, it's all rhythm. He never could dance but he can hula. I thought he was lying, but my SIL said he did last year with the kids. The only thing is, he has a bad back.  

My brother couldn't get over to my place soon, so he suggested I find an instructional video. And then my day got worse.

One of the customer review videos is of a lady just whooping it up. Her husband got her the hoop for her 70th birthday...

Anyway. When I finished feeling all kinds of sorry for my sad little self, I found some videos. When I can rally my spirits, I'm going to give the hoop another try. In the meantime, I figured I burned quite a few calories laughing at the video. I watch it often.

Peace

--Free