It's time for Hooping.org's 30/30 Challenge. I have not yet participated in one of these challenges, but seeing as how I have already challenged myself to hooping every single day I figured this would be a breeze. The only difference is that I have to make sure I hoop for at least 30 minutes a day instead of a minimum of 10. I figure it won't be that hard, most of the time I end up hooping for 30 minutes or more anyway.
As a mom of three young children, sometimes I have to get creative when finding ways to fit my hooping in. I don't always have a large chunk of time to dedicate to hooping. Most of the time I leave it until the evening when the kids are in bed, and then I will hoop for a half hour or so before turning in myself. I much prefer though to get my exercise in (hooping or otherwise) during the day so it's not left until I am exhausted. On mornings when I work out at the gym I just take my hoop with me and get some spin time in after my workouts.
In the afternoons when I take the kids to the Y for their activities I always make sure to bring at least one hoop with me, sometimes two or three. I don't always get a chance to use them, but I always like to have one just in case! When the weather is nice I will probably take a hoop with me where ever I go. On walks, to the park, to the gym, out in the backyard. You never know when you'll find a few minutes to give it a spin, and waiting around is always more fun when you have a hoop!
Sometimes I will get some hooping in during the middle of the day when my youngest is napping and my middle guy is having some quiet time. If he is content to play with his toys, or like the other day sit and do some painting, then I can put on some music and hoop. In fact he makes cameos in several of my hooping videos, hanging out in the background.
I don't always get my 30 minutes of hooping done in one shot, but many days I will get it done by hooping in little bits throughout the day, and that is ok too!
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