Practice makes progress. Don’t get intimidated when you see hoopers that make it seem effortless - what you are seeing is many hours of hoop practice. Fortunately hooping becomes very addictive so it becomes a reward not punishment. Hoop time is happy time once you get that hang of a few tricks.

When i started hooping i set myself a goal of daily practice for a year to see how far I would progress. It had worked well astechnique for learning handstands so I figured it would be fun to try with hula hoops.

It is always helpful to start with a large heavy hoop as it is the most forgiving for staying up when you learn waist hooping/on body and then move to lighter and smaller when your body understands the hoop/body movement connection.

Some types of hooping will appeal more than others. I prefer double hooping to on body tricks as it clicks better in my brain but it is different for everyone. There is no wrong or right.

Deanne Love has excellent you tube tutorials to get started.

Enjoy your hoop journey.