Book Description

"Exploring the health benefits that the hula hoop can foster in both the physical and mental sense, "Hoopdance Revolution" is a choice and highly recommended addition to health and self-help collections, recommended." Midwest Bookwatch If you are looking for healthy fun, regardless of your age, size, or level of fitness, this hands-on guidebook is for you. "Hoopdance Revolution" puts a new spin on that favorite childhood pastime, hula hooping. Find out how it evolved into a fitness program, what makes hoopdance so popular today, and why it is steadily gaining followers worldwide. As the counterculture of hoopdance took hold in recent decades, it gradually merged with other forms of dance, aerobic exercise, and yoga. Author Jan Camp takes readers to her first hoopdance class and introduces us to professionals in the field across the United States and abroad. Their fascinating stories reveal the unsuspected physical and mental benefits of playing with a hoop. With this simple tool, you can dance your way to greater stamina, sharper mental acuity, and emotional balance, and you may even find that hoopdancing increases your spiritual awareness and overall sense of well-being. The book's website at www.HoopDanceBook.com hosts over a hundred videos of tutorials and performances."