Whether you're a seasoned professional hooper, or just getting started as a beginner, you might be wondering the same thing; Are Pixie Hula Hoops right for me? The short answer is YES! A longer answer will tell you that we believe our hula hoops are the best in New Zealand. I know that seems bold to say, but we've got facts and stats to back ourselves up: We are the longest established shop in NZ that focuses on only hula hoops We were founded by, and continue to be solely run by hula hoopers, for hula hoopers! We are 100% NZ owned, I make hoops in beautiful Golden Bay, at the top o ..read more

Wondering what else your hula hoop is good for? I've been collecting all of these weird and wonderful ways to hoop without hooping, and here they are: Set your Hoop on fire ? This one isn't very beginner-friendly, I'll admit, but setting your hoop aflame is a great way to spice up your hooping if you've been practicing for a while. Check our our dear friends at Flaming Caravan (above) for fire inspiration, and always keep yourself safe with these best practices. If fire isn't your thing, try a glow hoop instead! Juggle-Jams! ??‍♀️ Juggling hoops is so impressive, I've seen three, four, five ..read more

Brrrr! It’s cold out there! We know that as temperatures drop it’s so tempting to grab your slippers, hot chocolate, curl up by the fire and say “see you in spring!” If your’re finding it hard to get up, get out, and get your vitamin D for the day, then fear no more. We’ve got some simple solutions for getting you out of the house. They’re easy, free and fun! (We promise!) Getting outside is so essential for our physical and mental wellbeing. We don’t have to be hitting the gym every day to work on our physical fitness goals. Walking to work, a stroll in the park or running after the kids at t ..read more

So, summer is over, I'm wondering where my woolly slippers are and when my pumpkins will be ready to eat. It's almost that time of year we get to listen to people in the Northern hemisphere get excited about their warer weather, while we hunker down for winter. I saw so many inspiring flow artists this year at festivals and just floating around in the world. It's so energising to see magical folk come out of the woodwork in summer, juggling on the village green, spinning fire at the beach. Where do they all hide over winter? I've been thinking about the past season and I am ..read more

Double hooping is a whole other skill set compared to hooping with just one hula hoop. It requires complex brain body connections which allow both sides of the body to do different things. Much like playing the drums or the piano, this feels difficult at first but it can become blissful and flowy with practice!  Double hula hoop classes have started over on Hoop Dance Academy! Here you can access a huge range of classes which now include detailed break downs of double hoop tricks for those who are just starting with their multi-hoop journey.  To get involved, you'll need just 2 lig ..read more

Recently I have been teaching choreographed routines over on Hoop Dance Academy and I wanted to share a video of someone who inspired me to pick up  my hula hoop when I was still a beginner.  Ahni uses a range of beginner friendly tricks incorporated with belly dance, as well as some gymnastics! The effect is very mesmerising and graceful.  When I first watched Ahni's video, I could not fathom what was even going on! I can say now that I actually know most of these tricks now! But of course, everyone has their unique flare and for that I still gawp at Ahni's hoop ..read more

  Hulahoop fitness is big right now with sales of weighted fitness hoops drastically rising this last couple of years. With so many people buying fitness hula hoops there must be something in it thats creating results that are inspiring others.  So let's look into it, how do you get fit from using weighted hoops?  1. Get The Right Hoop!!! First and foremost you need to make sure you have got the right hoop that is going to give you the best experience as well as optimising your chance of real change!  We highly recommend getting a fitness weighted hula hoop between 3 ..read more

What hoop tricks should I learn as a total beginner?!  Yaaaaaay! I'm thrilled that you have decided to take the journey of learning hula hoop! Honestly, its been a game changer for myself. Learning hoop dance has made me finally able to say that I love my body!  Why!? Hooping has increased my cardio fitness- A good flow session or repeating steps to get a new trick down is without a doubt going to get your sweat on! Hooping has helped me tone up!- Hooping takes muscles to create illusions & control. These unusual movements help build muscle flexibility & strength by getting ..read more

Wooooweeeee, its been a big messy year for us! Growing Pixie Hula Hoops has been such an incredible way to meet other hoopers in the community here and to spread the buzz of learning how to hula hoop for those who have come to us as new hoopers in the making!  This surge of new hoopers inspired me to create an online course for beginner hoopers! It started with a short course of just 10 video tutorials made for total beginners. Due to the popularity and great feedback on this short course I have been working hard to level up my teaching abilities, video skills & website building abil ..read more

Let's face it.. dropping that hoop is inevitable. Even for professionals! In fact, if you're not dropping your hoop then you're not challenging yourself and that is part of the joy of hooping!    So.. I've made a little tutorial on 8 ways to pick up your hula hoop. Some may be a little silly but ive also included moves for both beginner, intermediate and advanced levels! If you have a watch let me know if you get the movie reference at the end!   In this video I am using an intermediate 32 inch polypro (5/8 Skinny tubing) lime holographic hula hoop! It is my current favour ..read more