'Hooping' combines art, exercise | UWIRE

Hula-hoop can seem like a hobby for you child, but it is considered art, exercise and a form of expression to release an emerging group of Austinites. In fact, "strapping" is part of the culture of the circus more and more in Austin and around the world.

Every Wednesday evening, 7:00 p.m. to 2:00 at the helm infinitesimal Texas, beginners, advanced and Hoopers POI spinners gather to practice, socialize and learn tricks with a group called The Gyronauts.

The founding members Tash and Sean Stogner Kouri describe themselves as "a band of space-age glam-rock Hoop.

Healthy hula hoopin' in Portola Valley

1. Each of these works, he says, was an exercise in prayer, meditation and knowledge. On the dresser sits a pack of cigarettes, Camels. "I've trying to quit," says Dillon, who's spent two years training regularly and intensively with the hula hoop.
2. plays with a hula hoop during a fitness event at the Portola Valley library on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Children and adults got some exercise as part of National Physical Fitness & Sports Month, which encourages Americans to get active and play.
3. Fort Smith, Ark. – Mercy co-workers made a “return to recess” today for national employee health and fitness day. Nurses, doctors, surgeons, administrators and staff used hula hoops to get moving. Among the activities were the hula hoop javelin throw,
4. It's too bad companies don't offer recess to employees, but Mercy Health did just that on Wednesday as part of National Employee Health and Fitness Day. To mark the occasion, the entire Mercy Health System brought in hula hoops and funky music,
5. KAITLYN DEFOE, 10, shows her hula hoop skills at last year's Get Fit Jam at Kathleen High School. This year's Jam takes place today at the school. A day full of physical activities, drills, games, contests, prizes and giveaways is going to take place