Friends, hoopers, countrymen.
This is your chance to play a role in making Hoop History!

Starting February 2, I will be conducting an 8-week pilot study called "Efficacy of Selected Exercises on Hula Hoop Performance". As a certified personal fitness trainer and avid hooper, I want to investigate which movements have direct carryover into improvement of hoop performance.

This is the first study of its kind. It will be invaluable in helping the hoop community as a whole to understand our art form more fully, and take our skills to the next level. Established art forms and sports like ballet and football have all gone through this stage of trial-and-error during their development to discover what REALLY works where the rubber meets the road. Now is our time to figure out exactly what it takes to step up our game and take it to the next level, beyond the obvious "practice makes perfect".

I plan to publish the results in a few hoop and fitness websites and
publications, as well as use them to develop a hoop-specific workout
routine.

This is not for money, it's a labor of love.

REQUIREMENTS:
- You must be in New York City from Feb 2 - March 29, or be able to
come here at least three times during the length of the study to record
your hoop progress
- You must be a regular hooper with at least 1 year experience
- You must be able to commit to performing one exercise in a prescribed
manner on your own, 3 times per week, for 8 consecutive weeks starting Feb 2
(no special equipment will be required)
- You must agree to stick with whatever hoop AND exercise routine you've been doing,
for the entire 8 weeks. In other words, if you now hoop twice a week, do yoga once,
and lift weights once, you need to stick with that exact routine for the whole 8 weeks,
without changing it. This is the only way to isolate the potential variables.

Really, it's almost no work on your part, and you help make a great contribution
to the progression of our craft.

I'd love to get at least 100 study participants by Feb. 2.
Please email me at hoopstudy@gmail.com to participate!

Be awesome,
Ted Brancu