My name is John Parnell.

I started Hooping in August 2006 at the age of 53 and immediately realised what a great activity Hooping really is.

Hooping is sociable, it helps promote fitness, assists in weight control, and can help tackle obesity by being a fun way to exercise.

It also strengthens your back, by exercising your core muscles that surround your spine.

At that time there were very few places one could buy a ready-made adult Hula Hoop, so I decided to open an on-line shop, and Hoop Guy Ltd was established in February 2007 and has since been offering advice and selling hoops to people all over the UK and the rest of Europe.

Hoop Guy Ltd is based in Nuneaton, in the heart of the Midlands, just a very few miles from the exact centre of England.

Nuneaton is easy to get to via the M1, M6, M69, or M42 being located between Coventry, Leicester, and Birmingham.

For this reason Hoop Guy and the town of Nuneaton have hosted many different Hoop Teacher Training sessions with Hoop Girl (Christabel Zamor) and Body Hoops (Diana Lopez).

More training is planned, with hopefully, Hoopnotica teacher training in early 2010.

Hoop Guy also offers his own brand of Teacher training, especially developed for qualified fitness professionals wanting to add Hoop Classes to their fitness offerings.

Check out our "Teacher Training" link in the menu on the left.