Fitness
Hoops for Fitness
After a long day of fulfilling work, family
responsibilities, and the added seasonal stress of
the upcoming holidays, working out can seem like
the final step that sends you into a never-ending
hibernation. After all, who has the energy to workout,
especially at this time of the year?
What if you knew there was an innovative way
to keep the winter weight off while having fun? Hula
hoopers Robby Lewis, Ann Kirkwood and Victoria
Laviolette have found a way and created a business
that offers a fun way to stay healthy. In 2008 these
ladies launched Hoops for Fitness servicing the
greater Birmingham area with hula hooping lessons,
parties, and performances.
The beauty of the simple movements with a
simple tool immediately intrigued Lewis when she
stumbled across a girl with a super-sized hoop about
12 years ago at a festival. After learning more about
the hoop, she found that it physically transformed her
and removed the negative connotations that came
with fitness. She was hooped!
Now she is able to inspire others by showing
off her skills with a hoop, and they are truly inspired.
After attending just one of Robby’s classes, Ann fell
in love with hooping and says that starting Hoops for
Fitness is one of the best decisions she has made.
Kirkwood feels that hooping fits right in the
with Birmingham community because of the diversity
it holds.
“No matter who you are and what your
Hula Hoopers Robby Lewis, Ann Kirkwood and
Victoria Laviolette
interest, there is a place for you,” she exclaimed.
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