Heyyy, so I just picked up hooping this week and I've been going pretty much non-stop...but I realized yesterday I have developed a major bruise on my left hip bone, and one on each hand below the index knuckle. The hand ones don't bother me but the hip bruise is making is too painful to hoop now. Does this normally happen to beginners? Any suggestions? I don't want to stop hooping!
Thanks so much,
love & light,
-e
Thanks so much,
love & light,
-e
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Re: Beginner Bruising
Sat, January 14, 2006 - 6:18 PMYea it happens to all of us..... Even tho u dont wan to try to give yourself a days rest. After a few weeks your body will get use to it. But wait til u get to the knees....woohoo bruises!
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Sun, January 15, 2006 - 4:05 PMOnce your technique develops, the bruising will stop. In the meantime, don't hoop on top of bruises. It's not like a sore muscle. It is a broken blood vessel under the skin. It needs to heal. In the past, when I've been too obsessed to wait a couple of days for healing, I have worked around this by stuffing a washcloth down my jeans over the hip bruise or by wearing gloves (preferably batting gloves or fingerless weightlifting gloves) to protect the backs of my hands. It's a good quick fix. Topical arnica helps the bruising heal faster also. Good luck. Hang in there. -
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Sun, February 26, 2006 - 1:55 PMArnica in pill form is good too.
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Mon, January 16, 2006 - 11:27 AMtry taking more vitamin c.
after a year of hooping and bruising, it was the only thing that helped me stop. -
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Tue, January 17, 2006 - 8:12 PMi understand your concern about bruising. when i first started hooping i had bruises everywhere, and i thought they would never stop coming. i agree that the best medicine for a bad bruise is taking a break from hooping, but there are also some preventative and healing measures you can take to reduce bruising. i started taking daily multiple vitamins, which i think is just a good idea anyway, but i also find that doing supplemental yoga is a great way to increase circulation. when i would do yoga after having a bad bruise, it would heal in a day or two rather than almost a week.
my best advice is to just keep hooping! it's been about 6 months for me hooping every day...going around the knees, hands, ankles, etc, and i'm not getting a single bruise anymore. do you think our bodies adapt? that we get thicker skin or something? it's pretty crazy how adaptable we are. yeah hoopers! -
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Sun, March 12, 2006 - 4:23 PMoh my gosh..........i guess i should be prepping myself for the bruises to begin...i just got my hoop yesturday....and well...i'm hooped.
around the knees!!!! oh man, i'm such a beginner! -
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Tue, April 11, 2006 - 9:36 AMI never bruised...maybe my hoop isnt heavy enough? -
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Fri, April 28, 2006 - 5:26 PMAfter my 2nd hoop class last Tues. I got a bruise on my hand and another 'nice' one on my hip. I was so excited that I took pictures! I am a hooper NOW! *huge smile*
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Sun, April 30, 2006 - 3:32 PMI live in FL. Sometimes I hoop hard outside for hours if the music is good enough. This past week, I got so sweaty that while I was shoulder hooping to something really groovey, the hoop slid right up my upper arm and busted me in the mouth. The next night--same thing. The second one actually broke the skin. I don't love it but I kinda like the reaction I get from non hoopers when I tell them what happened. LOL. Same goes for my little mild burns I sometimes get on my forarms doing off the body tricks with my fire hoop. Is that sick? -
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Mon, May 1, 2006 - 4:49 AMI get a few things like that too. People don't belive me when I say that i did them hooping like when i was practicing my foot hooping and i hit my self in the through and i could'nt talk for a few days or when i got a sick black eye from trying to catch my hoop on my ellbo
Jane
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Thu, June 1, 2006 - 12:39 PMAh!!! Cool!!! I thought I was an odd ball for showing off my bruises! Nope, not sick...unless I am too....lol....
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Tue, May 23, 2006 - 3:17 PMI don't normally bruise easily at all, but when I was learning to do a one legged around the knee the back and sides of my knees were all beat up.
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Thu, June 1, 2006 - 6:36 AManother great remedy for injuries and bruising is a topical cream called Traumeel. Most health food stores carry it in a white tube with blue lettering. Its made by www.heel.ca. Great stuff!
and extra vitamins help too.
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Fri, June 16, 2006 - 3:40 PMI just uploaded a photo of hip bruises I sustained after hooping for about 3 hours straight at Burning Flipside this year. Yep, I'm a beginner, but I just can't get enough, AND I wear my bruises proudly!!! Newbies rejoice! -
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Wed, August 16, 2006 - 9:01 AMi was glas for the advice here.... my knees are so sore but i keep on hooping! Ive totally busted my nose and sent my glasses flying a couple times.. but i love it - thanks to everyone for sharing!
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Thu, August 24, 2006 - 11:51 AMWhen i first started i looked like a leper. bruises on my hips, my back, hands, waist... (i'm also pasty white and bruise far too easily) i asked my best friend, whom got me addicted, and she said its normal and to take a day or so off. i'm gonna have to say wearing gloves or puting a washcloth over your hipbones does help a whole lot (as someone else also mentioned in the thread i believe) Best i can say is it gets better with time. whenever i learn a new surface to hoop on (ankles, knees, elbows, neck...) it bruises up for a bit, but it gets better and rarely comes back. think of it as an initiation, and wear them with pride.
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Fri, September 8, 2006 - 1:08 PMI just started hooping too - and I look like I was beaten to a pulp!! I just took a hoopgirl beginner class in SF - it was great! Hooray for hooping! I *love* it!
I think I bruise easily (notice this in my circus/dance classes too) - the worst of it is my left hip, elbows and arms (attempting snake WAY too aggressively I guess). My elbows constantly hit my hoop as I try to dance around - OW! Do I get extra points for being clumsy?!??!
I did notice while in class my hoop is HEAVY. I tried another hoop in the class, it was lighter and it just didn't batter me as much. I do love me hoop, the weight of it makes it easier in some ways.. but it did seem to beat me up more and makes some moves hard. Maybe more advanced hoopers have something to say on this topic? I know I want a smaller, lighter hoop... althought I hear the smaller, lighter ones are harder to work with... someone recommended a circus hoop (which is thinner and lighter, not sure what the deal is with those yet...)
And as everyone else has said some supplements will help - like vit c, k, e, zinc... bioflavonoids will help too. So yeah, a multi will help. Also, be aware, if you smoke, you'll bruise more easily. :( --jenk
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Tue, September 26, 2006 - 3:35 PMive been hooping for over a year and i still get bruises...ive been hooping around my knees a lot lately and i have a huge bruise on my knee...i know it will go away though like they always do. if it doesnt hurt you too much just keep hooping and eventually it goes away..have fun! -
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Wed, November 8, 2006 - 5:57 PMYou can take a hand or dish towel fold it in half longways, then shortways, and use a belt through your pants to hold it in place over the bruise. It doesn't really interphere with the hooping. With more practice you get better control and less bruising. -
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Wed, November 8, 2006 - 9:27 PMI've also just tucked a folded dish towel down some jeans. It holds it nice and tight and not bulky that way.
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Sun, November 12, 2006 - 11:44 PMAlso new to hooping, and unfortunatly havent gotten around to making the time to do it daily, but I am working on it. No nasty bruises yet, but when i get one I will let you know. I love to hoop, but live on a college campus and am a senior so by the time I am finished with classes and homework I am pooped. Its a great way to relax though! I love it!
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Thu, February 1, 2007 - 4:02 PMYeah I got the very same bruises. For that I wore a thicker layer of clothing right there. For example I tie a thicker cloth belth around my hip to avoid that harsh pain, or even use yoga pants that fold over on the hip. I did that and went every other day and it cleared right up. I am glad bruising is normal too!
Hope I helped
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Sat, February 10, 2007 - 1:01 AMI took a hoop to the eye this morning! Nothing to terrible, actually forgot about it till i just touched my face and the spot that got hit is a little tender. When it happened this morning I though, gee hope that doesnt leave a mark, I can only imagine trying to explain that one! -
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Mon, February 19, 2007 - 11:06 AMI get sore spots but I dont bruise...somehow I feel cheated :-P
Tonights gonna be my third lesson. First lesson I smacked myself in the ear...it jammed the post from my earring into my neck and well...first blood :-)
Last week I smacked a forearm tendon juuuuuust right...felt like an electric shock. Was about 15 minutes before my thumb stopped buzzing and tingling.
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Mon, February 19, 2007 - 11:11 AMSo I'm totally new and was looking forward to buying my first hoop (must research where to buy...) and now I'm think, "oye, what have I gotten into?" I'm too hyped to back out now! Perhaps the bruising will skip me?! :-) -
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Mon, February 19, 2007 - 12:59 PMThe bruises are worth it trust me!!!
For your hoop, I got mine at hoopnotica.com and bodyhoops.com.. Talia "Miss Joule" is local for me and she's making my next hoop: www.missjoule.com
Like I said, don't worry about the bruises, you will find so much peace and joy in hooping that they won't even bother you... actually, you'll think of them as battle scar and show them off with pride if it means you've finally mastered a move or a trick :-)
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Mon, February 19, 2007 - 1:21 PMit does seem like the bruises are natural for a lot of people. I have sustained some injuries (a black eye and another pop to the eye that left my eye watering for days) but have not been so much a bruiser. While I understand it is natural and some folks are more likely to bruise than others, I would take your hoop size/weight into consideration. Sometimes, its too much. I started to go towards lighter hoops as my body told me it needed a break. First, I was having a tingly sensation in the backs of my hands that went up to my elbow. Luckily, a really intuitive massage took care of that, but I still decreased the weight of my hoop as a preventative measure. Then, I felt like I was hurting a gland between my arm pit and my breast. I'm not really down with any lumps in that area, so I took my hoop from 160 psi to 100 psi at that point. Over the years, I have had to respond to my body in caring ways regarding the hoop. I believe that some bruises in the beginning or when exploring a new area of the body are somewhat unavoidable. In beginner workshops, I always pre-warn about them and encourage the students to wear them with pride and consider it an initiation. But if they continue, then you may have to adapt. I want to have a sustainable hoop practice that can continue into my golden years. So I try to listen carefully to what my body tells me. Leg hooping is more difficult with a smaller lighter hoop, but it's better than sustaining injury there.
Happy healing
Happy recover
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Thu, February 22, 2007 - 2:53 PMI swear by the arnica gel. -
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Fri, February 23, 2007 - 6:17 PMYes! Arnica is VERY good!
I just got a bloody nose yesterday from learning to foot hoop! I didn't give up though and I totally got it down! -
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Fri, February 23, 2007 - 10:45 PMHow does one obtain a bloody nose from foot hooping?
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Sun, February 25, 2007 - 12:38 AMNever mind, I was attemping foot hooping tonight after a long period since the last time i attempted it. Good thing my two bigger hoops are on loan out or i would have endded up with a black eye and a broken nose. Previously I was thinking my really long legs were going to be adventagous for this, I think I just changed my mind!
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Thu, March 1, 2007 - 11:24 AMHehe! Wear those bruises with a smile sista! You're coming of age as a hooper!! Ya gots ta be PROUD of those bruises! It means you're learning! When I first started hooping I looked a little like a battered woman! Hooping teaches you to use muscle groups that you don't normally use in those ways. Oooh! Mah knees, mah hip bones, zee back of mah hands & in between mah shoulder blades!! Don't worry, you'll toughen up & once you get your technique down it won't hurt anymore. Yes on the Arnica as well. Rox it girl!
