5/25/2023 0 Comments Aerial hoop![]() Happy hooping! Tagged Aerial, Aerial Hoop, alternative fitness, beginner, beginners aerial hoop, circus skills, Fitness Leave a comment If you don’t you’ll just wobble everywhere. Hock hang Ensure your hands hold the top bar equal distance apart to maintain your balance. Arabesque Make sure the hoop sits high up on your thigh and not your knee or this will be painful. Try bending your back leg for a gazelle variation. Mermaid Engaged shoulders and flexed feet will hold you in place and make you look more mermaidy! French gazelle Hooking your heel will add security to go hands free. Try to keep the hoop parallel to your spine for good balance. Single leg cradle Engage your shoulders and squeeze your thighs you lock you in place. Pike seat Make sure your shoulders and core are engaged to provide stability and squeeze your legs together for additional support. If you fancy a challenge, try pointing those toes. This will hold you in place allowing you to release your hands. Walking man Squeeze your thighs and keep your hips square. Star on the bar Use your glutes to create a shelf on the bottom bar and use your hands to steady yourself until you’re secure enough to let go. ![]() It’s important to build a solid foundation when training aerial hoop so before you start wanting to try the advanced moves, you’ll need to learn the basics first.ĭuring your first few months of training, you’ll master the basics so check some of them out below: Man in the moon Use your top hand to help you balance while pushing through your feet. ![]() As a beginner is can be easy to get carried away with what you want to try after watching Instagram videos. Tagged Aerial, Aerial Arts, Aerial Hoop, hoop maintenance Leave a commentĪerial hoop is an extremely dynamic sport and requires a lot of concentration as well as strength and flexibility. ![]() After a few re-wrappings you’ll find your flow and what techniques work for you. Let your creativity go wild and wrap that hoop in the way that it makes you happy. Who am I to tell you how to live your life. Do I need to clean my hoop before re taping? The tape is plenty sticky without any added help. It’s just a quick sale for most companies and is a completely unnecessary spray. Easy peasy! Do I need to buy ‘Pre-prep spray’? Don’t have any chalk? – then use some talc instead then brush off any excess. However, you don’t need to buy anything fancy or expensive to prevent this.Īfter consistent use, the tackiness will subside but if you want an instant fix then a light dusting of climbing chalk is the easiest solution. How do I get rid of the stickiness?Įvery aerialist will know that new tape will make your hands sticky and the annoyance of the tape sticking to your clothes. This is enough for a 95cm hoop with a little left over for patching up wear and tear. Having a nice clear space and everything you need in arms reach makes the whole process quick and efficient. I find the best way is to sit on the floor so I can rest the hoop on my knees and move it around easily. It only takes me 15 minutes from beginning to end. There are many other tapes available on the market so try different brands until you find the best one for you. It comes in a wide range of colours so there is not limitations to how creative you can get. Most aerialists will use cotton based athletic tape with Mueller M-Tape being the popular choice. That’t it! What tape do I use for wrapping my hoop? Your aerial hoop, a couple of roll of sports tape, some chalk and patience. The best way I’ve found it to just start at the top, wrapping with a third of the tape overlapping and voila – a lovely dressed up hoop with minimal effort. However, not only will this increase the chance of the tape being unstuck and coming off but it’s also a waste of tape.Īlternatively, you can tape from the bottom up on side to the top then repeat on the other side which seems to be a bit of a time waster as well as again, there’s a chance the tape will roll and unravel after a while. One way is to tape all the way around then add an extra layer of tape on the bottom third.
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