Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

80s throwback! Fun as hella though. A friend of mine does professional hoop shows and looks like she has so much fun with it. It inspired me to check out this new craze but when I looked at the spangly super snazzy ones, they were crazy expensive so after reading the reviews and considering that it came with DVD (others make you buy it separately), I decided to part with a few shekels and give this one a go. When I received it though, I almost sent it back unopened. The photos on the packaging were hilarious and look extremely 80s (think Olivia Newton John in leg warmers) but I opened it up and took a peek just for the heck of it. Figuring "how bad could it be" I put it together and the first 3 tries it came completely apart. You have to look inside each of the fittings for a little notch and line it up. After that, it worked like a charm. It's taller and heavier than I expected but I tell you one dang thing.....it freakin' works! You can only do it a few minutes at a time until you build up your tummy muscles but man oh man will you ever build your abs with this thing. It's easy to do because the weight of it helps swing it around without falling to your knees as you swing your hips round and round. I can recommend it for a good ab workout, and if that doesn't appeal, then grab a bottle of wine, schlug it down then make your friends do it. Either way, it's worth the money you spend.