Hula hoop is favored again.
Hula hoop was crazy for a while in the 1980s and 1990s, but this year, people's enthusiasm for it is surprisingly high. Today's hula hoop has got rid of the previous image of "skinny loneliness" and started to be updated. The reporter found that the hula hoop is obviously "fatter" than before, ranging in diameter from 50 cm to 120 cm. The name written in the manual is "slimming circle". Besides, it's much heavier than before. According to a supermarket promoter, the current hula hoop is usually covered with a layer of soft plastic foam or wrapped with nylon rope, with a steel ring inside. Even the most common plastic pipe hula hoop has become "solid" (with sand inside).
The shape of the hula hoop has also changed, and it is no longer limited to smooth circles. A new type of undulating waves appeared, and seven small balls with massage function were installed in the hula hoop. In this way, using a wavy hula hoop is equivalent to hiring a family masseur, and the effect is better. What's more, the hula hoop is filled with a certain weight of water, which is called "water wave circle", which is more convenient for beginners to play. The water will flow with the shaking of the player's body, so the hula hoop will automatically rotate as long as it gently twists the slender waist, which will get twice the result with half the effort in fitness.
Can you lose weight by shaking a hula hoop?
Hula hoop shaking is a simple and convenient indoor fitness exercise, which can be played anytime and anywhere. But can you really lose weight by shaking the hula hoop? The reporter consulted Zhang Xin, the national aerobics coach of Maggie Fitness Center. She believes that hula hoop must consider the following key points in order to achieve slimming effect:
1. How long does exercise take to achieve fitness?
Shaking the hula hoop is a full-body exercise, which can achieve the effect of slimming, but the exercise time must be long enough. Because the intensity of hula-hoop shaking is not very strong, only by extending the exercise time and continuing to exercise to the stage of aerobic exercise can we consume the fat and excess calories stored in the body. How long should I shake it to achieve fitness effect? You may wish to refer to the "333" campaign promoted by the State Sports Commission. You exercise for at least 30 minutes three times a week, and your heart beats 130 times. Because the exercise intensity of shaking hula hoop is not enough, if you want to improve your heart rate, you must speed up the shaking.
2. The heavier the hula hoop, the better the effect?
In fact, the heavier the better. Perhaps the heavy hula hoop needs a lot of strength at first, but later it becomes an inertial movement. The key is that the exercise time must be long enough, otherwise short-term strenuous exercise only belongs to anaerobic exercise, which will only bring muscle pain and will not consume excess calories. In addition, the hula hoop will hit the internal organs (such as kidneys) in the abdomen and back when shaking, and the hula hoop that is too heavy will hit the internal organs relatively, which may lead to the crisis of hurting the internal organs, so choose a moderate weight!
3, not suitable for people with lumbar muscle strain or calcium deficiency.
Because the hula hoop mainly depends on the waist shaking, the waist muscles, abdominal muscles, lateral lumbar muscles and other parts are fully exercised, and insisting on exercise can achieve the effect of tightening the waist and abdomen. However, it should be reminded that people with lumbar muscle strain, spinal injury, osteoporosis and the elderly are not suitable for this sport. In addition, before shaking the hula hoop, you should do some stretching exercises to stretch the ligaments to avoid sprains.
Exercise doesn't take a day or two, and neither does obesity. No matter what kind of sports you are engaged in, you should remember to grasp a principle: long and continuous, a little breathless but not too breathless. I believe you will soon become a gentle and graceful family member!