I do not have enough fingers & toes in Latvia to count how many times I got asked if one can lose weight hula hooping while just standing. Are tricks really necessary? 

First of all: standing & just spinning a hoop around the waist will get boring after a while. It is not just mentally not stimulating but your body adapts & you reach a plateau. It is not just hooping that sucks! All workouts & exercises are like that! Your body gets fitter & after a while it is no longer an effort. That is when you can choose that you are happy with what you've achieved & to maintain it: you carry on doing the same! 
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You want to get fitter, change dress sizes.... then it is insanity to keep doing the same & expect different results... it is not even my quote... 

To achieve a different physique, you need to do different things. With hooping you are in luck: there are so many fun moves you can try, you never run out of variety!  

You do not even have to be jumping wildly & bouncing about. In this video I show you fun ways to spice up your workouts if you are a beginner.