Not my video - but 'tech neck' is a huge issue these days leading to massive spine dramas because most of us lean forward too much for work, for leisure...

People gravitate towards hooping because they usually want to target the love handles - fair enough. But if repeatedly someone only waist hoops with a spine that is already compromised: it can lead to overuse injury fairly quickly.

When we are younger: we are less likely to develop these types of injuries but the older we are the more the volume - the more decades we'd spent leaning forward & the more time the weight is pulling us forward: the more spinal tone we lose.

Adult tummy time can help - not if you already shredded your spine irreversibly but if you are curious whether or not you are leaning forward too much & if you experience some pain or discomfort already: your biomechanist or osteopath or chiropractor may advise you to try this:

I did not invent the word or the concept of "Adult Tummy Time" !

Cannot take credit for that!

What I absolutely take credit for: I made it more fun! More enjoyable. All the boring physio moves I hoopified & circusified 🤡

Regressions & progressions all included in my Exotic course ( in my membership):

the tutorials are arranged in an order in a course : based on progressive overload 💛 one can start with the easiest most doable assistance moves and gradually make progressions towards the more advanced moves like the Snidget which is the hoopified version of a physio exercise for core strength & spine wellness

Here it is a mega simple 5-min video still available to increase the endurance of your scapular elevators: Levator Scapulae & Upper Trapezius

the endurance of these muscles are crucial for posture and protecting the spine - only 5 minutes - see if you last this long:

Hooping is quite cardiovascular because if you do not move vigorously enough: your hoop doesn't stay up... so you have to move lots & that generates heat which improves the viscosity of your joints. So if you do mobility exercises during something aerobic: you are more likely to make progress.

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