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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 getting kicked outof a step aerobics class for lack of rhythm and endangering others.
  • Creator of the mind/body programs; 4 Rhythm Hoop Danceâ„¢, Hoop Coreâ„¢ (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
  • Teambuilding: Columbia Sportswear, Companies on Wall St., Aspen Skiing Company, Trade Shows.
  • Certified Anusara Yoga Instructor
  • Level 2 Certified Reiki Practitioner
  • Certified Massage Therapist
  • Author of ‘Mountain Hoop Magic’
  • Donated 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: Livestrong, Los Angeles Youth Network, Susan Komen , etc. while setting/breaking World Records
  • Betty lived in an Ashram for 2 years and learned to teach Kundalini Yoga, Tibetan Yoga, Meditation and Chanting. 
  • Harmonica player & marketed 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, hiking, sailing.
  • Injured Athlete Research: Betty has injuries from sports and bad doctors and learned to heal herself, and others on a mental & physical level. Injuries include; Brain Injury (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 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, Somatic Psych.
  • Graduate of the CIA and was Sous Chef at Pinons, in Aspen.

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.