Farm To Family

Our team of women including Stephanie Davis, Stephanie Moses, and myself will be vending this Labor Day Weekend on Saturday, September 5, 2009. This Full Moon festival is in High Spring, Florida. We look forward to sharing our Love for Hooping and have a fun afternoon. We will have plenty of Gator Orange and Blue hoops to choose from!!!

Check out Farm to Family Music at:
http://farmtofamilymusic.com/

Drumming & Hooping on the Beach in Miami

You are right Jenny Ze, hooping is my drug of choice! What a gorgeous evening to drum and hoop on the beach with such beautiful beings. It was an honor to meet all of you for my first drum circle with hooping angels!!
I was so blissed out by the sweet drumming, chanting, ocean waves, while learning and sharing hoop moves and tricks in the sand. How cool tandem hooping and playing with LED hoops are too! Also, thank you Steve Wechsler, Roger, and Adrienne McGinnis for all your help too :)

I also enjoyed sharing the hoop vibe with my sister Janice, and friends Sassha Witherspoon, "M", and Jason Gordon. I left some hoops behind to share...and now my Mom is a hooper too!!! Thanks Mom and Dad for all your Love and support. What a fun time with friends and family :)

Jodi Jainchill PT, CFMT

Hoop and Health Gainesville Facebook group

Come join the Facebook group: Hoop and Health Gainesville
Share videos, pictures, and Hoop events & thoughts!
It's a blast- thanks!

Getting To Know Jodi

My name is Jodi and I am a licensed Physical Therapist. I received my degree from the University of Florida in 1998, where I was a member of the gymnastics team. I have been practicing P.T. for eleven years. I began my career working with stroke patients. With a strong neurological background, I trained and received certification in Pilates Rehabilitation in 2003 through Polestar Pilates in Miami. Next, I got extensive training in Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitaion (PNF), through the Institute of Physical Art, became a Certified Functional Manual Therapist (CFMT), and graduated through the organization in 2006.

I have also been trained in pain management through David Butler courses and Visceral Manipulation through The Barral Institute. I am always looking to expand my tool box and have found hoola hooping to also be a marvelous adjunct in my practice.

I began hoola hooping again after my friend, Stephanie Moses a certified hypnotherapist, noticed my spine had become stiff while I was walking. It was amazing how quickly my spine became suppler once I began hooping again. This exercise was fun and beneficial!

Jodi Jainchill PT, CFMT

Hooping on Horses Part II

It is fun to try hooping with different hoops and in different environments!!! This mare, Annie, loves hooping and is fabulous!

Jodi enjoying a hoop day at the beach

Jodi working the hoop at the beach. Both the water and suntan lotion makes it even more fun! :)

Tutorial: #2: I Started Hooping Again, What's Next?

-Hope you've been having fun moving again with your hoop
-You may have noticed some muscle soreness in your core, back, & legs
-If your hoop is too small and your movements are "jerky" you may be compressing your spine and and causing low back pain, so make sure you have a large & weighted hoop
-You may notice it initially took A LOT of effort and movement to keep the hoop up; with practice you will be more relaxed and have "effortless movement"
-Keep hooping and slowly you will start improving your body awareness and propioception (where your body is in space)
-Comfortable side is your "happy" side and the opposite side is your "healthy" side
-Change stride and do your "healthy" side to be more symmetrical
-It may feel like you are starting all over again, so you may want to start using the mirror for feedback (see tutorial #1)
-Doing both directions works on symmetry and coordination
-Doing both your happy and healthy side will balance your pelvic musculature and your sacroiliac joint (SI joint)
-Hooping in both directions may balance your brain (right/left side)
-Next, try hooping with feet hip width apart in both directions
-Slowly work endurance by increasing time in increments; hoop both directions to a song or during commercials
-Your heart rate may increase and provide a cardio workout
-Have fun and build up your time slowly

Jodi Jainchill PT, CFMT