What hula hoop size is right for me?

Measure from the floor to your belly button. This height corresponds to the ideal diameter. Beginners: 100-105cm, Advanced: 90-95cm, Children: 60-80cm depending on age.

Should I choose a heavy or light hoop as a beginner?

Beginners should choose heavier hoops (500-800g). They rotate slower and are easier to control. Light hoops (300-500g) are suitable for advanced users and tricks.

What's the difference between fitness and dance hoops?

Fitness hoops are heavier (800g-2kg), often with nubs or massage effect, for calorie burning. Dance hoops are lighter (300-600g), larger, for artistic hooping and tricks.

Which material is best?

PE (polyethylene) and HDPE are standard - robust and durable. Polypro is lighter and more flexible for advanced tricks. Fitness hoops often have foam padding for comfort.

Do I need a collapsible hoop?

Yes, recommended. Collapsible hoops can be adjusted in diameter (remove segments) and are space-saving to transport. Ideal when transitioning from beginner to advanced.

Are more expensive hoops really better?

Not necessarily. For beginners, a basic hoop (15-25€) is sufficient. More expensive models offer better craftsmanship, special features (LED, massage) or are optimized for professional training.

Hula hoops - which is the right

Unsure about weight, diameter or hoop type? The Hula Hoop Buying Guide gives you simple orientation for choosing a suitable hoop.

Important: Start slowly, increase duration and intensity step by step, and pause if you feel pain, dizziness or strong bruising. If you have complaints, individual questions, recent surgery, pregnancy or postpartum questions, please seek professional advice first.

The different Hula Hoops in brief: a sporty choice for different objectives

Massage hula hoops are suitable for users who prefer a more noticeable training feel around the waist and hips. Depending on weight, diameter and massage profile, the models feel different. Beginners or pain-sensitive users should usually start with milder, padded hoops.

Beginners and Fitness Hula Hoops: How does the entry in this trendy sport fun
This is relatively large hula hoops with a diameter 90-105 cm, consisting of a 25 mm PE pipe and have a minimum weight of 500 grams. These large, heavy tires are much easier to swing and therefore ideal for beginners. By the rather high weight these tires can also be ideal to use as a fitness hula hoops. However, you should be aware that can not be with such tires perform any tricks. For this, in part, smaller and lighter models necessary.

Hoopdance and gymnastics Hoops: redefined sporting dance
For experienced Hoopers, we offer high quality HDPE Hula Hoops in different diameters (60 to 100 cm) with 20 mm tubes. These Hula Hoops are much lighter than fitness Hoops so that they can be used for a variety of tricks. Basically, as a kind of rule of thumb, you can say that the diameter can be smaller the more experienced the Hooper is. In this spirit, you can discover a wide range of HDPE Hoops in different designs and colors.
For professional and impressive performances, we also recommend Polypro (PP) Hula Hoops which can be ordered easily and in different colors. To keep the weight of the tires as low as possible, they are stuck with functional grip tape to ensure a noticeably better grip for the movements.
Read more about the possibilities of innovative massage Hula Hoops:
Hoopomania - Hoop Dance Workout

Mini and isolation Hoops: a sporty extension of your training options
These tires embody a perfect extension in terms Hoop Dance. They are particularly suitable for mini and isolation Hooping. Moreover, these hoops are used for juggling as well as for the arm Hooping. This sporty extension efficiency and variety come to your training schedule.

Kids Hula Hoops: so finally makes sports even the young fun
For our little hula hoop fans we have with our children Hoops with a 16 mm HDPE pipe is a perfect solution. The diameter can be selected between 60 and 80 cm, with different styles are available, let the children's hearts beat faster. Whether glitter, hologram or tape with stars, the attractive design of our children hula hoops turns each model into an optical eye-catcher.

How to choose a suitable children Hula Hoop:
Use this table as a guide to help you to buy a perfect matching hula hoop for your child:

Understand this table please as orientation because of our experience and not as strict binding statement. For kids, the joy of movement should always be the priority. Therefore, a good fit is an important starting condition.

Which hula hoops perfect for me personally?
By choosing a suitable hula hoop, you lay the foundation for successfully learning the technique. In this regard, please note that some models differ significantly in terms of weight and size.

Selection of a suitable massage Hula Hoop:
You can use this table as a useful tool to select an ideal massage Hula Hoop regarding your personal starting conditions:

Massage elements and, depending on the model, magnetic elements are product features that may make the training feel more intensive. No medical effects or guaranteed weight-loss results are promised.

Our Hoopomania belt can add padding and reduce pressure during training. It does not guarantee slimming or body-shaping results.

Advice for choosing Dance Hoops and gymnastics Hula Hoops
A great importance has therefore to be attached to an appropriate size: Please note the rule of thumb that the Hula Hoop should reach from the ground up to your hip or to the navel. This rule is particularly recommended for beginners who make a good choice with a large and heavy Hoops (i.e. a diameter from 1 meter and a weight of 600 grams). Lighter Hula Hoops, however, are recommended for more advanced Hoopers who want to realize Hoop Dance or demanding choreographies.
Experienced Hoopers cope well with smaller and lighter tires. These are more difficult to move. Basically, we want to emphasize that modern Hula Hoops have nothing to do with children's toys: You acquire an effective training tool for a holistic workout with visible and noticeable body effects. For an effective exercise, you should not use a Hula Hoop from the toy department.

"You also offer you customizable Hula Hoops!"
For professionals and experienced Hoopers, we offer handmade HDPE & PP Hoop in different sizes and designs. HDPE (high density polyethylene) and PP (polypropylene) represent a very resilient and robust material which allows the best flexible swing characteristics for Hula Hooping.

We have for every hip and for each training goal a quality Hula Hoop for you!
So you can see that on hula-hoop-shop.eu a large and perfectly tailored selection of hula hoops waiting peppy to revolve around your hip. Whichever model you choose, the following quality features you can always rely on:

Made in Germany
Hand Production
Quality product with durable robustness
Hoopomania stands for attractive design and impressive functionality