I stumbled upon this vid the other day and wanted to share it in case you were interested. It’ s  a video of prenatal hooping.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91tw408Zafc

 I noticed quite a few people are posting about being pregnant recently; I just want to say congratulations to you all!

 Hooping isn’t pole or crunches, but I know quite a lot of pole dancers enjoy hooping and it is a form of abdominal workout. I would have thought a hoop rolling around your belly couldn’t be good for the baby, but I guess some drs have approved it and they even teach prenatal hooping classes in some places.

As always I’d ask your Dr. or midwife before starting any new exercises.  If they give it the ok be sure to listen to your body as well.  

I’ve seen lots of prenatal workouts lately, like yoga, ext. I just thought this one was interesting and if I was pregnant it would be something id enjoy. I am a fairly cautious person though so I’d do a bit more research before I started, as well as  be sure to ask a Dr..  Even if you don’t get the ok to pole, if you look around  and get a little you creative, I’m sure you can find a fun and beneficial to your pregnancy.

I just wanted to share the links because I thought maybe some of you would be looking for more creative, nontraditional workouts to do during pregnancy may be interested.

A link to pregnancy fitness hoops: http://www.hoopnotica.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=vmj_naru.tpl&product_id=37&category_id=12&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=2

It says “Pregnancy Hoop is a specially designed hoop that's perfect for hooping during development. It's lighter in weight (about 1 lb-so as to be gentler on the body, about 40", and of course it's gorgeous, just like all Hoopnotica Hoops! This hoop is decorated with prism reflective laser tape and your choice of hot pink, teal or dark blue, or neon green accent tape!”

The pregnancy hoops come with a ebooklet on the process as well.

Or you can buy the eBook alone ( or download a brochure about it) here: http://www.hoopnotica.com/dvds-cds-and-books.html?page=shop.product_details&flypage=vmj_naru.tpl&product_id=88&category_id=2