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Permalink Reply by Shannon "Inertia" Sealey on October 12, 2011 at 9:03am

The advice I'd have to give, which would be pretty similar to Jenny's comments, is that for arm hooping you must make sure the hoop is lightweight. When I was teaching my grandmother-in-law, she was taken back by the wrist pain because the hoop was a 1" 160psi.

 

Also, not showing off also seems like great advice from Jenny. I did so and, just as she said, my grandmother exclaimed, "I'll never be able to do that!" ... definitely lessons learned.

Permalink Reply by Wendy Fishman on October 12, 2011 at 1:54pm

I had my class and the advice about the chairs and the lightweight hoops were great.  We did 1/3 of class in chairs with arm hooping and coordination,  did 1/3 with waist hooping and reversals, then used the wall to do stretches and re-introduce them to some slow spins of 1-2 revolutions using the wall to steady them if they got dizzy or wobbly.   And of course, they just wanted to talk some for a while as well.    I always make it a habit to not pull out the tricks for any of my classes up front because of the 'intimidation' factor.    As a student myself, I sometimes get inspired by master hoopers or yogis but what can happen on occassion, is that I  get really psyched out and just feel it's impossible.  Thanks everyone for paving the way!

 

Permalink Reply by Jenny Anderson RaineDanceHooper on October 12, 2011 at 2:25pm

yay Wendy! They'll so enjoy it, and I hope you'll have many more seniors classes to come! you'll learn what works best for them as you go, and they'll give you honest and encouraging feedback. yay for senior hoopers!

Permalink Reply by Hoop Cubed (Heather Says) on December 1, 2011 at 6:40pm

This is an excellent thread with such great information. I haven't taught a ton of seniors yet, but my mom, who is 65, is starting a Grandma Hooping group in her local area, and I look forward to passing on all of this info to her. Thanks y'all!

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