A hooping good time: Residents enjoy hula hoop fun

By Gabriel Garcia

Oct 4, 2022

So much fun: Lura Wilson teaches moves to the participants of Hoopercise at Victoria Park Lake on Saturday, October 1. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

Bodies were moving amid lots of laughter as Shepparton residents got into the swing of things for Hoopercise at Victoria Park Lake on Saturday, October 1.

The free public event was run by Hoop Sparx and was part of Greater Shepparton City Council’s Get Moving Program.

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The event attracted people young and old, with children and adults being guided by Hoop Sparx’s Lura Wilson.

Participants learnt different ways to exercise with a hoop to ensure their bodies got a full workout.

Spinning good time: Zoe Kearney, 8, having fun at the Hoopercise event. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

Though the benefits of the workout were serious, the event was not, and there was much laughter to be had.

Hoop Sparx founder Donna Sparx has held numerous exercise events in Shepparton over the years and believes Hoopercise’s popularity is due to it being an inclusive, fun form of exercise, which attracts people from all walks of life and varying levels of fitness.

Giving it a spin: Nine-year-old Khahish Lloyd-Singh works the hoop. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

“We have been doing it for years, the programs attract people aged from four to 70,” she said.

“Every time I run the event in Shepparton there are always familiar faces alongside the newcomers. There is a growing hula hoop community in Shepparton.”