About Betty Hoops

About Betty Hoops

• 5X Guinness Book World Record Holder in speed and distance running with a hula hoop. (The hoop never stopped or dropped for all 4 of the 10k races and 1 half marathon.)
• Personal Claim to Fame was gettingkicked 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 Warriors.
• Designer of The Betty Hoop (safely weighted, collapsible, adjusts into 2 sizes)
• The First Hoop Instructor/Talent for Gaiam Inc. Now Gaia.
• Sports Entertainer: Hoop-Snowboarding & Hoop-Running. Events include; Aspen Winter X Games, ESPN White Out Segments, Columbia Sportswear
• Certified Anusara Yoga Instructor
• Level 2 Certified Reiki Practitioner
• Certified Massage Therapist
• Author of ‘Mountain Hoop Magic’
• Donated hundreds of hoops and volunteered 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: Livestrong, Los Angeles Youth Network, Susan Komen, etc
• Betty lived in an Ashram for 2 years where she learned to teach Kundalini Yoga, Tibetan Yoga, Meditation and Chanting. She incorporates these into her programs, to raise one’s vibration, dissolve old beliefs and behaviors, and to align one with their higher purpose.
• Harmonica player & marketer of the Colorado bluegrass band, Elk Range, which went viral with over 7 million views. (The band is no longer together)
• Favorite Sports: Rock Climbing, HoopBoarding,  Sailing, hiking.
• Injured Athlete Resources: Due to many injuries from sports and bad doctors, Betty has learned to heal herself, and others on a mental & physical level. Injuries include; Brain trauma (right frontal cortex damage) Labral tear, Ruptured L3 Disc, Trochanteric Bursa Rupture, Plantar Fascial Rupture, broken ankles, torn ligaments in ankle, whiplash from car accident, nerve damage of various body parts. (Her clients have been pleased with her research and suggestions to use specific therapies to heal from specific issues.
• Research/Experience: Hot/Cold Immersion Therapy, Red Light Therapy, Chiropractic, Acupuncture, Prolotherapy, Piezo Shock Wave Therapy, E.F.T., Sweat Lodge Ceremony, Smudge Purification Ceremony, Essential Oils, Bach Flower Remedy and Trauma Based healing, Somatic Psych.
• Graduate of Culinary Institute of America
• Teacher of Hoop Warrior; Naropa Institute, Aspen Institute, Rusk Medical, schools throughout the U.S. and Canada. 
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Raised in NY and living in Aspen, CO, Betty’s style of teaching is that of a Boot Camp-Yogi. 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! This style of focus and instruction has a 99% success rate of the thousands that she has taught since 1999.