One of the Classes in action!

Hoops will be provided in class and are available to order.

Classes are suitable for all – male or female, young or old.
Why not get fit with your partner and/or kids?*

Standard classes are £5 per session (look out for special offers on facebook) or £22.50 for 5 sessions. Classes and are held: (check the latest news on the homepage for any changes)
Mondays at John Pounds Centre, Portsmouth: 6pm – 7pm and 7pm – 8pm              Tuesdays at Bedhampton Social Hall: 5:45pm – 6:45pm                                Wednesdays at Portsmouth High School Senior Department:6:30pm – 7:30pm (check for venue details as sometimes this changes)                                Wednesdays at The John Pounds Centre: 8pm – 9pm                                          Saturdays at St James’ Hospital: 10am – 11am

Please contact me to book your place as spaces are limited.

Need Directions?

John Pounds Centre -Contact the centre about car parking on 02392 892 010. The centre is near The Hard with parking available off St James’ Street.
Portsmouth High School Senior department is located on Kent Road (cornering with Sussex Road). Parking on site.
Bedhampton Social Hall is on Bedhampton Road (between the railway crossing and the Arts Centre), easily accessible by bus/train. Plenty of parking.
St James’ Hospital is just off Locksway Road – head for the main entrance. The class is held in the Entertainments Hall. Plenty of parking available.

*Children over 9 are welcome to come along accompanied by a fully participating adult! Contact me if you have any questions. Hooping is a great bonding activity.

If you’re interested in coming along to one of my hoop classes or have any questions then please contact me for full details: Sally@hoopshaker.com

What should you expect?
Hoop classes are quite unique to other exercise classes – You should be warned that fun will be had!

Your first class will cover the basic hooping technique and will explore the moves you can learn in the coming weeks. You might find it tricky to begin with but progress is quickly achieved. There will always be time for one-to-one help in the class so please don’t be afraid to ask. Classes are suitable for all – young and old, male and female and people of varying levels of fitness. Everyone will go home with at least one new hoop skill.

Please refer to the hoop safety page for advice on what to wear.

Hooping is really a progressive experience so you will learn new moves each week and at the end of the 6 week course we will have a firm basis of a full cardiovascular total body and mind workout. We will introduce moves which work on different parts of the body and I will explain which moves target the body areas you want to focus on. I want you to be in control of the pace and style of the class so if you have any particular requests or concerns then speak to me in class or email me with your requests.

Get fit in a fun, relaxed and friendly environment. I am happy to give prescriptive advice on moves that will focus on the areas you want to tone up. Hoops of varying sizes are provided for you to try out and use in class but of course you are invited to bring your own. I will also have samples of the hoops available in the hoop gallery and boutique. If you want to continue your new hobby at home then why not invest in one of my custom made hoops? Check them out in class and in the shop.

I am hoping to run a routine/choreography class where you can come along and learn a whole hoop routine for fun or to take part in events or both! This is a great chance to learn how to make transitions work better and get some new skills!

Classes run as follows:                                                                                                            

Mondays 6pm and 7pm  John Pounds Centre  - No class on bank holidays as the centre closes. Please note due to exams in the centre there will only be a class at 7pm on 13th May and that will be the last Monday class until Monday 2nd September. 

Tuesdays 5:45pm at Bedhampton Social Hall (this class replaces the Havant Leisure Centre class) Great for beginners. Please note our last class will be Tuesday 14th May until we return on Tuesday 3rd September .

Wednesdays 6:30pm Portsmouth High School – IMPORTANT  – As a rule it is a good idea to text  07787 950092/contact me for details as sometimes we have to cancel if the school is using the hall and let us know last minute. DUE TO EXAMS THE CLASSES HAVE STOPPED UNTIL SEPTEMBER – watch this space for new start dates.

Wednesdays 8pm John Pounds Centre. Last class of season will be 1st May as then the hall is in use for exams. Restarting on Wednesday 4th September

Saturdays  10am St James’ Hospital. Last class Saturday 11th May until Saturday 7th September – look out for outdoor classes weather permitting.

Contact Sally to book on any of the classes or with any questions – text or call 07787 950092. Email Sally@hoopshaker.com

There will be some more changes during May as it may or may not have come to some of your attention that I am completely pregnant. I say completely as often people ask me how pregnant I am. Definitely 100%. Am I going to stop hooping when I’m reeeeeeally pregnant – yep still definitely 100% completely and now massively pregnant. But my answer is the same – that I will keep hooping as long as my body says it’s ok. Here I am hooping on stage at a club night at 6 months pregnant…

I think that it’s really important to listen to your body, that goes for if you’re ill, tired or in my case – pregnant. I have been very lucky. Until the last month even I hadn’t really noticed the pregnancy. I ‘bloomed’ at 6.5 months with the arrival of a bump on landing on holiday in Egypt. I literally got ON the plane with nothing to show for 6.5 months baking and got off the other end with a big firm bowling ball smuggled up my top!

I thought after my holiday that I might be too round to hoop but it has been fine and we only spend around 30 or 40 mins of class on the waist and the rest is hand/off body usually depending on what I’m doing with then so it has been fine. They keep asking when will I stop but I can’t really answer as I will keep going until the baby or the body says otherwise! Just as ‘everbody’ is different so is every ‘body’.
Teaching is fine at the mo and fingers crossed it stays that way but I’m not silly – I know to be a bit careful and if I can’t cope then I have to stop and that is that.

My classes are so pleased for me (baby has hundreds of Aunty’s and Uncles!) and seem to be enjoying seeing me grow! Now at 7.5 months I’m feeling the bump grow everyday!

As I said, I have been lucky and actually do keep forgetting that I am preggers! I must remind myself to be careful with lifting hoops in and out of the car or perhaps going in for some hoopy jumps which I shouldn’t in case I lose my balance. I am trying to make a pregnant hoopy video but I struggle with my laptop eating clips…for now I hope the pics of what the bump has been up to make you smile. 6.5 weeks to go to baby busts out…eeek!

My top tips for pregnant hoopers:
1)    Check with you doctor if it’s ok for you to carry on. Don’t leave this decision to your hoop teacher or even to yourself really.
2)    Listen to your body – does it hurt? Are you getting tired too easily or dizzy and hot? If so you don’t want to put yourself at risk of falling over or not getting enough bloody to your precious cargo. And KEEP listening to your body as things change quickly.
3)    Can you keep talking normally as you hoop? If you can’t then you are over exerting yourself and need to slow down.
4)    Have you had any complications/symptoms with pelvic conditions such as SPD? If your pelvis hurts you probably won’t want to do much let alone hoop! Keep movements to forward and back so as not to upset the pelvis.
5)    Don’t overdo things – this means everything! Also watch out for those ligaments – it’s easier to accidentally over stretch the body when pregnant due to the hormone ‘relaxin’ (chillin out maxin, acting all cool) in your body which is there to help the body prepare for labour by making things looser ready to pop out a baby.
6)    Use a lighter hoop -  I’ve only been using my poly pro since being pregnant. Much kinder.
7)    If you can’t waist hoop use the opportunity to work with the arms or off body.
Please note that this is not a professional opinion! I am basing this on my own experience and YOU need to speak with YOUR doctor and listen to YOUR body.

Courses

Sundays: Currenlty full at  Crofton Community Centre, Stubbington Lane.

Other Tasters

If you are a company that would like to promote healthy activity for your employees please get in touch as I can help provide something suitable from tasters, courses and workshops.

Please watch this space and the face book group for info and special offers. Please contact me via personal facebook message or email sally@hoopshaker.com or text 07787 950092 for details and/or bookings.

During classes you will learn the basic move and quickly progress! The class is very informal yet very effective. 10 minutes of hula hooping can burn up to 100 calories and it’s also a great way to increase flexibility and work those abs! Come along and get jiggy with it
Hoops are provided for classes & available to buy.

Contact sally@hoopshaker.com find me on Facebook or 07787 950092 for information on:

Hoops for children from infants to young adults. Including bulk hoop orders for schools and clubs.
Hoop Shaker Pro hoops available for you tricksters out there who are after a light and more responsive hoop, ideal for breaks, isolations and rolls. These hoops are suitable for experienced hoopers who want to push the boundaries!
Hoop class clothing – what to wear when you spin!
Vintage Hula Monkey jewellery – be proud of your hobby and show it off even when you’re not hooping!
Hoop Shaker Workshops - for celebrations, wellbeing events or family days in the community. Fed up with aerobics? Want a new challenge, something fun and for all ages? Come and wiggle away the calories and learn a new skill. Also great at Corporate events in the work place. Try out my hoops and get wiggling, lose weight, improve posture, gain confidence and elevate the mood.

Celebrating Diversity

The Happy Hula Monkeys will be taking part in this years Culture in the Park held at Queen Elizabeth Country Park on Sunday 4th July 2010. Come along and whirl up the dust in the sunshine!

There will be plenty of free activities for the whole family, as well as a range of performances from professional artists and it’s all FREE to join in!

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We will be attending the Portsmouth Multicultural Festival this year, lots to see and do so pop along and have a look!

Come and try it out on Sunday 6th September at the Castle Fields in Southsea.
Adult hoop play at 12:10
Kids hoop play at 13:30

Click the picture to see the full flyer!