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StudentPermalink Reply by Halo on October 13, 2012 at 7:20am

I have a very reliable heart rate monitor that gives me accurate calorie burn.  I bought it because I wanted to know how many calories I'm burning since I'm trying to lose weight.  My two favorite hoops are a 33" 3/4 od polypro and a 33" 1/2" polyethylene tubing.  On average, I burn the same amount of calories regardless of which hoop I'm using, about 450 calories an hour. 

As far as muscle building with polypro, I would think that because it's so light and it makes your body work harder to control it for both on and off-body moves, your muscle strength would increase.

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Permalink Reply by Heather Vassar on October 13, 2012 at 9:20am

Congratulations on the weight loss! That's amazing! :)

Also for lymph massage, which we learn in esthetics (facials), in order for lymph to drain you need only a very light touch and pressure, it's not like an actual body massage it is similar to acupressure. So you will still get lymph drainage with your polypro hoop! Happy hooping!

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Permalink Reply by Taylien on October 13, 2012 at 3:06pm

i've found it's best to have different hoops for different moods. :)

for me, polypro is only when i feel like being floaty and graceful and slow - when i feel the urge to play more off-body than on. my polypro is 30" so it's super light. i don't use my poly to work out or to learn tricks, i use my 32" hdpe hoop or my 33" black tubing hoop for that. 

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TeacherPermalink Reply by Hoop Cubed (Heather Says) on October 13, 2012 at 7:20pm

I totally feel you on this. I have 2 poly pros and I just don't like them. I feel like I'm not even hooping when I use them, and my students don't really dig them either. I wanted to love them though :(

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StudentPermalink Reply by Cora (Shasta) on October 15, 2012 at 5:36pm

If your used to using more heavier beginner hoops alot of hoopers find

the transition kinda funny in that they are so darn light....but truley the more skilled you are

with alot of the upper body techniques- all of your Baxter- breaks/paddles , Khans fish tailing techniques etc are so much easier to catch onto because of the response of these hoops but yes for sure you have to really giver at first like hooping with your big 1st hoop eventually you barely have to move because you are engaging every lil miniscule muscle & it is killer for your body !!!!

Happy ppro.    or try ppro twins....love !!!!

 

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Permalink Reply by Oregon on October 13, 2012 at 7:45pm

I put three layers of tape on my poly pro before I loved it. Lol.... kinda defeats the purpose, but I love it and it's at the right weight for me. My only other problem with it is it's too bendy, not near as stiff as the hdpe.

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StudentPermalink Reply by Cora (Shasta) on October 15, 2012 at 5:39pm

Bendy ??  Ppro isnt bendy mmmm........weird.
All of the ppro i use & retail is from Superhooper & is very strong & rigid....therefore super
responsive to your every lil move. Especially the more Intermed skills- breaks/paddles, alot of the tosses & rolls to.

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StudentPermalink Reply by Sue on October 18, 2012 at 2:49am

Actually polypro is flexible in larger sizes.  It's not wobbly bendy, but it has a bounce to it.  The bounce is actually very nice to work with when you get used to it and allows really nice transitions.  Many people think they can only make polypro hoops in small sizes, but I have a couple at 42" and every size down to about 38" and they are all great.  That bounce is a very nice feeling and helps the hoop to move fast.

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StudentPermalink Reply by omani hooper on October 13, 2012 at 9:55pm

I am soooo glad youve posted this discusion I too lost alot of wieght hooping went from size 18 to 9 i did start hooping to lose wieght and fell in love with the dance ive been hooping for 3 1/2 yrs i now have 7 hoops and a set of minis my hoops vary drasticly in size and wieght. last year i bought a poly pro hoop and i well its not that i dont like the poly pro i just prefer my other hoops i actually gave my polypro away cuz i never ended up useing it. on the body hooping was all wrong with it it was too lite and i love on the body hooping. what ive realized is i use different sizes and weights for different types of hooping. i have a large hoop with thin tubing a large beast with thick tubing those are great for learning new tricks  and i usually play with my 33 in thin black tubing and then there is my minis i just ordered myself a new poly pro because now im working alot on off the body flow isolations and such and i want the lite hoops for that.  also some songs i like a larger hoop for because its slower and vice versa.

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Permalink Reply by Roberta Cervantes Garcia on October 14, 2012 at 12:42am

I'm a beginner but I've always wondered the same thing: does poly pro bring the same benefits of hooping as the other heavier dance hoops? Now I have a better perspective of them :)

I also found this lady's  excellent video on Dance Hoops vs. Weighted Hoops. Basically, according to her "experiment", there is not difference in calorie burning whether you use a heavier or a lighter hoop, it's all in the energy and strenght you put into the movements.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae8Y9m_qAHM&feature=plcp

I was also wowed at how many calories you can actually burn when you hoop dance! I can't wait to learn my next tricks ;)

Robs

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StudentPermalink Reply by Rika on October 14, 2012 at 10:08am

I plan on getting a polypro at some point just to test it out, but I am with you that I tend to like feeling that weight of the hoop and the pull of it when I'm doing off body moves.

Even if the calories burned isn't a huge difference, I would think that muscle building would vary a bit with the weight of your hoop. I mean, that just seems obvious to me, as a larger/heavier hoop would require more muscle strength to manipulate.  So I'd say, if you're looking to build more arm muscle faster, it's better to stick to something a bit heavier like hdpe or pe.  Though if it's too heavy, you'll have a hell of a time just doing it in the first place ^^

Currently, I'm quite happy having my hoops at 38-37 in diameter, with some being pe (black tubing) and some being hdpe. I don't like letting my hoops get too small anyway, as I just don't think they look as awesome in small sizes ^^

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Permalink Reply by Annahoops on October 14, 2012 at 4:12pm

I have two polypro hoops and two polypro mini's.  I LOVE my poly pro Mini's, but I hate my reg poly pro hoops.  I have been debating cutting them down to make another pair of mini's .  My favorite tubing is HDPE. 

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