Every year around this time, as the weather starts warming up, we begin to think about the summer and swimsuit season.  Then we pull out our suits from last year and realize the holidays and weekends hibernating in the home got the best of us!  Better put together a plan to get that body back in shape soon!  Or maybe you have been exercising but just aren’t seeing results, or need a change from the regular routine.

Sheryl McGlochin, the owner of Live and Thrive, has discovered the new way to slim down the waistline and strengthen ab muscles through hula-hooping!  Using a weighted hula hoop (which she makes herself), she instructs classes in the Salt Lake community to people of all ages.  The repetitive hip motion used to keep the hula hoop moving, combined with other exercises, provides a workout for different muscle groups including abs, arms, legs, back, and hips.

In January, Sheryl visited Studio 5 to demonstrate her hula hooping skills, as well as instructions on homemade hula hoops.

Sheryl refers to herself as “Crazy Sheryl” for her high energy and productivity with her time, which is mostly spent outdoors, and with people.  She also organizes local groups to go hiking, kayaking, camping, trampoline jumping, just to name a few.

On a snowy, cold evening, Sheryl brought her homemade, weighted hoops to Vanessa’s house and invited the Sassies to spend an hour benefiting from her instruction.  She promised an energetic, fun, and easy workout – so fun, she says, that “you’ll forget you’re even working out!”

Did the Sassies think she lived up to her promise?

Come back on Wednesday and Friday to read about our review of Sheryl’s hula-hooping madness.