Hooping In Solana Beach

Fran and I walk whenever  we can on Saturday mornings, and we've seen some interesting things on our walks.  Several years ago we saw a woman who had organized a Meet Up, for those interested in hooping. They met on the grass next to the Self Realization Temple in Encinitas.   What is hooping, you ask?  It's a variation on the old hula hoop.  These hoops are weighted, and of varying sizes.  You twirl them around your waist (the easiest thing to do),  then as you progress your upper body, arms and legs get into the act, and you are doing a full body workout.  It's not easy, but with the music going and people around encouraging you, the time goes by quickly.  Two years later, the same Meet Up group has moved to Fletcher Cove in Solana Beach.  They meet there on Sundays, from 10-12.  The group leader provides hoops and instruction, or she has hoops available for purchase.

I always figure that any activity that you do that doesn't feel like exercise is great to include in your  repetoire of activities.  Hooping is one of those activities.  You just turn on the music, spin the hoop, and away you go.  Stop by Fletcher Cove one Sunday morning and have some fun.  Men, women and children can all do it.  Last time I was there, there was a 5 year old twirling three hoops at once, and looked like she'd been doing it all her life.  If she can do it, we can do it!