I finished the first week of the 100 days of hooping, to mix a temporal metaphor and here are the results. When I hoop indoors, I use my Canyon Hoops 42" weighted hoop.  When I hoop outdoors, I use my Hoopnotica Travel Hoop.

Legs.  I worked mainly on knee hooping.  Technically, it's upper thigh.  The tricks I worked on:

1.  thigh hooping.  By the end of this week, my knee/thigh hooping has improved.  I have been using the Hoopnotica two-leg method. I haven't got the hang of the one-leg method.  I tried Safire's knee pushing out method, but that's a bit tough on my knees.  Next, I tried Caroleeena's heels on the floor method and found that I'm a primarily a front/back hooper.  The last method worked best and I have been able to move around and keep the knee hooping going.

2. moving hoop from waist to hip to knees.  I worked this technique up and down and have improved to the point where, today, could move the hoop up and down fairly smoothly and repetitively.  This may count as 2 tricks, but I added one more,

3. Vortex up from knees.  I can't say I mastered this trick this week, but I have managed to use it to successfully save the hoop to my hips, waist, and chest from my knees.  When I remember to reach far enough back at the start of the trick, I can vortex the hoop all the way up.  Making a fast twirl helps keep the hoop off the back of my head, which is always pleasant.

The challenge I had this week: shooting video on my dSLR.  I thought I had it today, but no, I ended up with a bunch of photos of my leaning over the camera.  I'll keep working on it. Video...uh...someday.  I may have to try my old Powershot and keep both batteries handy.