About Us
About Betty Hoops
- 5X Guinness Book World Record Holder in speed and distance running with a hula hoop. (The hoop has never stopped or dropped for all 4 10k races and 1 half marathon)
- Personal Claim to Fame: Getting kicked out of a step aerobics class for lack of rhythm and endangering others
- Creator of the mind/body programs; 4 Rhythm Hoop Dance™, Hoop Core™ (recently changed to Hoop Warrior) & Kids Hoop Warrior workout
- Designer of The safely weighted, Collapsible Betty Hoop
- Talent for Gaiam Inc. Now Gaia
- Sports Entertainer: Hoop-Snowboarding & Hoop-Running. Events include; Aspen Winter X Games, ESPN White Out Segments, Health & Wellness Trade Shows
- Certified Anusara Yoga Instructor, Reiki Practitioner, Massage/Bodywork
- Certified Reiki Practitioner
- Teacher: Contemplative & Somatic Psych. at Naropa Institute, Boulder, CO
- Author of 'Mountain Hoop Magic'
- Donates hundreds of hoops and time teaching to areas after tragedy. McDonough 35 School NOLA, Columbine School CO, Periwinkle Cancer Foundation, Susan Komen Foundation, Step Up LA, Denver Children's Hospital, Port Marie School Jamaica, Schools and Fire Stations throughout NYC
- Fundraiser for Livestrong, Los Angeles Youth Network, Susan Komen , etc. while setting/breaking World Records
- Emersion for 2 years in an Ashram to learn and teach; Kundalini, Hatha, Tao Yoga, Meditation, Chanting and Sufi study.
- Musician: Harmonica player in the Colorado bluegrass band, Elk Range, which went viral with over 2 million views. The Hugh Philips Band, Nashville.
- Favorite things Include: Rock Climbing, HoopBoarding, Sailing, being close to whales and horses, sitting in the forest, laughing with strangers.
- Injuries: Brain Injury (right frontal cortex damage) ruptured Labrum, ruptured L3 Disc, ruptured Trochanteric Bursa, Plantar Fascial tear, Rotator Cuff tear, broken ankles, whiplash, nerve damage, partial paralysis of the right leg.
- Healing Assistance: Due to many injuries from sports and bad doctors, Betty has learned to heal and manage pain, depression and anxiety. She loves to help people navigate what healing modalities might be right for them. She has knowledge and experience in: Hot/Cold Immersion Therapy, Red Light Therapy, Chiropractic, Acupuncture, Prolotherapy, E.F.T., Guiding Sweat Lodge Ceremony, Smudge Purification Ceremony and Trauma Based healing.
About Company
Betty Hoops Revolve to Evolve, is regarded as the leading Hoop Wellness company in America, offering easy and safe products and programs for all ages. Over 40 thousand hoops and DVDs have been sold.
Founded in 1998, Betty has driven the main stream dance fitness industry toward classes that promote self empowerment and healing through the hoop.
Betty moved from Aspen back to her home town in New York, 2 weeks after 9/11 to share Kids Hoop Warriors™ and 4 Rhythm Hoop Dance in fitness centers and schools. Her outreach includes volunteer teaching and donating hoops to cancer centers, abuse and addiction recovery centers, foster homes and as an emotional a relief tool, in communities after disasters. Some include; Columbine School in CO, Sierra Leone Refugee Camp and NOLA after Hurricane Katrina.
There are over 100 licensed Betty Hoops Instructors in the US and Canada. Kids Hoop Warriors™ is endorsed and taught through dozens of schools, Hoop Core (Now Hoop Warrior) is used by dozens of group fitness instructors and personal trainers.
Bettyhoops.com offers science backed research about safe hoops and programs, healing the mind and body, as well as booking for corporate and private retreats and virtual classes, and sales of all of Betty’s products.
Deep in the forest, by rivers and climbing up cliffs are my favorite places to be! Being in nature connects me with my true nature. The 4 elements; Earth, Water, Fire & Air, offer strength, grace, expansiveness and the ability to be fluid through life’s situations. My passion is to share that vibration with others. Betty Hoops
Mission
Although her focus is on moving the body the right way, everyone laughs and gets it within the first 5 minutes. “I’m serious about having fun” says ‘Hoops. “There is a right way and wrong way to move the body in all sports. Proper body mechanics and moving with intention is crucial to evolving in any sport. “Align the Spine, Rock the Hips, Free your Mind. That’s my motto.” Raised in NY and residing in Aspen, CO, Betty’s style of teaching is boot camp meets yoga teacher. Leaning almost into the student’s hoop she shouts out adjustments, “Suck and tuck! Pump your core! Rock your hips faster! Breathe into your space! You can do it!”
Her mission and success have been to cut through self doubt, proving to everyone that they can do something they never thought they could do. Once they have that taste of success, anything is possible.
