Regis & Kelly Show
| Live with Regis and Kelly Show
Christabel was flown to New York to be featured as hoop fitness expert on to Live with Regis and Kelly Show!
(August, 2008)
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Prevention
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4 Fun Ways to Fight Fat
(June, 2008)
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San Francisco Chronicle
| Hula Hoops Make a Comeback Among Adults
"Now Zamor has two [teacher certification] programs -- the 12 Day HoopStar Workout and a program called HoopFit, which is certified by the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America... She's sold more than 20,000 hoops and trained more than 170 teachers in the United States, Canada, England, Germany, Japan and the Netherlands." (February, 2008).
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The Mom Show
| Christabel was flown to Canada to appear as a hoop fitness expert on the famous "Mom Show!" (February, 2008).
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Fit Sugar
| "I could feel my heart pumping, my abs, hips, and lower back working, and I was stripping off layers because I was working up a sweat. All that from the very first chapter of the [HoopDance for Beginners] video! Christabel is sweet, extremely encouraging and inspirational, and very descriptive in her instructions..." (February, 2008).
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The Hooping Life
| Feature Length Documentary
Christabel is one of the main stars in this movie, due for release in theaters in 2008!
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(December 2007)
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Yahoo Health Video
| Hula Hooping My Way To Fitness:
"Christabel transformed herself from an unsatisfied, unhealthy student to a fitness dynamo with the help of a simple childhood toy." (December, 2007)
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girlawhirl
| A Little Bit of Hooping Shapes Up Girlawhirl's Core
"When girlawhirl just can't stomach – literally – another crunch, trainer tiffany davidson has her hop to her feet and start hooping. yes, hooping… as in hula hooping! Hooping improves coordination, tones abs and glutes, contributes to weight loss and builds cardiovascular endurance. In addition, it's relaxing, meditative and sensual. And perhaps most importantly, hooping is FUN!" (November 2007)
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Vancouver Sun
| The new 'hooping' is a workout
"The HoopGirl Workout class I took was more like an energetic dance routine than the casual hooping of days gone by..."(September 2007)
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Lawrence Journal World
| Hula Hoopla
"(Christabel) has commissioned a study through California State University-Long Beach on the health benefits of hoop dancing. In the meantime, she knows that the exercise provides the same benefits to the abdominal region as crunches, boosts cardiovascular endurance, promotes spinal flexibility, improves coordination and strengthens the body's core. And perhaps most importantly, Zamor says, hooping is sexy. 'At HoopGirl, we redefined sexy to be an energetic confidence and a radiance and a grace that is accessible to everyone,' she says. "There is this primal feeling of self-love and joy that when somebody has it, they are attractive to everyone around them."
(September 2007)
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IDEA Fitness Journal
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Classes That Pop! Enliven Your Schedule With Fun Formats:
"The HoopGirl Workout provides instruction in the principles and spiraling movements of hoopdance -- a form of dance fitness using adult-sized hoops. Creator Christabel Zamor says the class is designed to help students feel good about getting physically fit, creative, connected, happy and positive..."
(September 2007).
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First Magazine
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Whittling a Waist? It's Child's Play!
"Tinseltown beauties like Beyonce Knowles may owe their taught tummies to hula hooping with weighted hoops. This exercise burns 420 percent more calories than sitting and works the abdominals to create a sexy curve to the waist..."
(August, 2007).
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CelebrityCafe.com
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Latest Fitness DVDs:
"If traditional workouts aren't for you, consider something a little more exotic. Hoop Dance, for instance, is a fun, creative, and fantastic way to work almost every area of your body."
(August, 2007)
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Milton Keynes
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Hulaerobics in Milton Keynes
"Brand Partnerships Manager for Virgin Active, Gemma Woodfield comments: "We are always looking for new, exciting and invigorating workout classes to add to our schedule and Hulaerobics is perfect for our gyms and members alike. It's great to be working so closely with Heart and Christabel Zamor and we believe that the nation will be as enthusiastic towards this fun new trend as we are." (August, 2007).
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Complete Woman
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We Fell in Love on Vacation
"I grabbed my hula hoop and started rocking out. It was the most epic dance experience -- my heart was beating so fast, and my senses were stimulated..." (July/August 2007)
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Best of the Bay 2007
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Best of the Bay
Best Personal Trainer - HoopGirl (Christabel Zamor)
July 2007
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Prevention Online
| Get Fit with Chris Freytag, IDEA 2007
"Then, I told the hoop girls about my experience with the cheap hoop. They immediately begged my to try their hoop which was a much better, sturdy, weighted hoop. They said the discount store hoops are impossible. SO - I did it and guess what - I CAN hoop. It was totally fun and a great core body workout! I felt like a kid, I had a smile on my face and started laughing. "(July 2007).
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 Topp Halsa (Finnish Fitness Magazine)
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Rock With the New Hoop Trend
"It works your rear, burns fat and speeds up your metabolism. The rock ring has come back in a new form and has become the hottest fitness trend in the USA...Hula aerobics is training for the whole body, and is great for increasing ones metabolism. You burn more than 100 calories in just ten minutes." (July 2007)
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Curve Magazine
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Moving in Circles
"Christabel Zamor, aka HoopGirl, was our drill sergeant, cheerleader and guru. She had the 15 of us ... in a full sweat within minutes... I ended my first night in a sheen of sweat and a glow of pride at my accomplishments" (July 2007)
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San Francsico Examiner
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The San Francisco Examiner Hoop Du Jour:
Hoop Girl dances up the Hayes street hill during the ING Bay to Breakers race on Sunday.
(May, 2007).
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The UK Guardian Weekend
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All You Need to Know About: Hulaerobics
"Christabel Zamor is the pioneer of the hoopdance movement, and started Hulaerobics in the UK through Virgin Active health clubs..." (May, 2007)
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Divine Caroline | This Isn't Your Mother's Hoola-Hoop "When the sweat glistens from everyone's bodies and the music has taken a slower beat, HoopGirl has everyone circle up for the final exercise. One by one, each student has their time in the center of the "Performance Jam Circle" to strut their stuff. The seasoned hoopers use their eyes and bodies to communicate through their dance..."(May 2007)
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V Magazine | Work That Body "Credited with single-handedly reviving the hoop fad is Christabel Zamor. As an international pioneer of the hooping phenomenon, Zamor sells out classes all over the globe...She teaches playful moves like "Booty Bump" and "Electric Slide" while alternating high intensity drills with interactive exercises to build co-ordination and balance." (May 2007)
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 American Way
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The New and Improved You: Do the Hula
"...Athletes cherishing the retro - or, more importantly, those looking to whittle the middle - should sway their body like Beyonce and bounce a cardio hoop around what will soon become a newly hardened six-pack of a belly ... try classes at HoopGirl™ locations..." (April, 2007).
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The Record Newspaper
| Fitness Alternative: Swiveling into Shape
"In a welcome break from the usual teacher-with-cloned-students-in-gym format, this fun DVD shows Zamor's exotically dressed disciples getting their hula on in the lagoons and forests of Maui. The scenery is mentally energizing while the routines are aerobically energizing. They target muscles in the abs, core, arms and thighs..." (April 2007)
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Weight Watchers UK
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Embrace Your Inner Child
"Hooping is back and it's sweeping the UK... 'Hooping is incredibly creative. The beautiful thing is that hooping was slenderizing my body while I was doing something that felt like play.' In association with London radio station Heart, Christabel has launched the Hulaerobics DVD..." (April 2007)
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SHAPE Magazine Germany
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Top Trend: Hot Wheels! A new Hoop workout from the USA that gets you slim, happy and sexy in record time is leading the way
"'You'll start smiling as soon as you spin the hoop around your hips," promises Christabel Zamor. In the last few months she's unleashed a wave of Hoop euphoria in the USA...her hot workouts provide sensational toning..." (March 2007)
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MyDocHub Online
Health Community
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Hooping Is 'Hottest New Fitness Trend'
"the exercise provides three key body-mind benefits as well. First, it relieves stress by releasing endorphins; second, it saturates your body with energy and enthusiasm; and, third, hoopdance builds kinesthetic intelligence (puts you in touch with your own body's senses). Deepening your awareness of touch, says Zamor, builds neural pathways in the brain." (March 2007)
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The Evening Standard U.K.
| Hoops, I Did It Again!
"Christabel calls the sport HoopDance, and it certainly seems more like dancing than a dull stint on an exercise bike...I felt naughtily sexy and one step closer to killer abs." (January 2007)
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The Chicago Daily Herald
| Get Into the Groove With Hoopdancing
"(Christabel is) now teaching others to become hoopdance instructors, including Crosby, who recently became a licensed HoopGirl Workout Instructor... hoopdance is a great form of exercise which quiets the mind, instills confidence and even boosts the libido." (February 2007)
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| The Mike and Juliet Morning Show
"HoopGirl Christabel Zamor hoops onto the Morning Show set and shows you how to shed the pounds by twisting and shaking your hips!" (February 2007)
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Natural Awakenings
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Retro Fit: Hoops Are Back and Putting a New Spin on Fitness
"'It's a very approachable fitness method,' says Christabel Zamor, better known to fitness fans as HoopGirl. 'It relieves stress, builds core strength and is great for the libido.'"(February 2007)
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Metro Newspaper UK
| The Year of Living Vigorously: Give Hooping a Spin
"Hooping, the latest fitness trend to hit America, is heading to British shores. Leading the movement is 'HoopGirl' Christabel Zamor..." (February 2007)
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ABC View From the Bay
| A young woman with a hoop will inspire you to take a chance and do what you love for a living. Dump the daily grind and live the life you want!
"HoopGirl" Christabel Zamor returned to The View from the Bay to talk with Spencer and Janelle about her DVD, new clothing line, and what's next for the San Francisco star." (January 2007)
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Conscious Choice
| Is Hooping the New Yoga?
"Now, some yogis are complimenting their yoga practice with hooping, which burns nearly as many calories as running—and is a hell of a lot more fun. " (January 2007)
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Oakland Tribune
| Hooping Your Way to a Better Body
"Dancing with a hoop is the latest exercise that's helping people gain flexibility, boost cardiovascular endurance, strengthen those abs and lose those pounds... 'I'm going to have to take two showers when I get home,' says Larson, a mom from Antioch, at a HoopGirl hoopdance class..." (January 2007)
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 Current TV. | Hoop Girl "Meet Christabel Zamor, one of the pioneers of the 'hooping' fitness craze, who is creating a worldwide hooping empire through instruction and performance." (January 2007)
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Creative Review UK
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I Was the Heart Hoop Girl
"Impressed by her moves in Clemmow Hornby Inge's recent hula spot for Heart FM, Gavin Lucas tracked down san francisco-based hooper extraordinaire, Christabel Zamor, to find out more about her hoop-tastic skills..." (December 2006)
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 Heart FM Radio UK |
Christabel Zamor: The Heart FM Hula Girl
"Hooping is the latest new fitness craze... Because of this, we're releasing our very own 'Hulaerobics' DVD, starring HoopGirl Christabel Zamor, the star of our now famous TV ad." (December 2006)
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7x7 Magazine |
7x7 Magazine
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San Francisco Bay Guardia
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Best of Bay Award - Best Personal Trainer and
Best of Bay Award - Best Way-Hip Hoopla
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Soap Talk |
"The hottest new trend in fitness is hooping and Christabel Zamor is leading the way." (June 2006) |
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ABC View From The Bay | HoopGirl Shows Us How to Hoop to a Better Body. "Christabel Zamor -- otherwise known as HoopGirl -- is leading the Bay Area's hooping movement... Women and men of all ages are enjoying the resurgence of Hooping in the gyms, schoolyards, and the nightclubs." (June 2006)
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www.Hooping.org | Christabel Zamor: Inside the Hoop "Hooping has given me my life! My body has changed over time to become more lean and toned. I lost a lot of weight, not just physical weight, but also lot of mental baggage too - feelings of being uptight, conservative, (and) self conscious..." (September 2006)
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San Francisco Bay Guardian | Topping the Hoop: Hoop Instructor Christabel Zamor Takes HoopDancing to the Next Level "The hoop dance teacher certification course is the latest addition to Zamor's hula-shake empire, which includes group classes, private lessons, instructional DVDs, and performances." (August 2006) Page 1 |
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San Francisco Chronicle | Hoopin' Hotties Fighting Flab with Fun "Most women in class were mopping their brows and reaching for the water bottles within fifteen minutes" (May 2006)
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Evolver Magazine | Spiral Dynamics "Christabel Zamor, a San Franciscan who also goes by HoopGirl, is one of the first hoopers to go pro." (March 2006) Cover , page 1 , page 2 , page 3 , page 4 |
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Spin Magazine | Hoop, There It Is "(HoopGirl's) DVD intends to show how a (hoop) can be transformed ... (in)to a saucy, aerobic lifestyle accessory for hipsters nationwide." (February 2006) Cover , page1 |
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Being Magazine | The New Spin Doctors "Hooping's payoffs are not only rock hard abs, buns, and chisled lower backs, but a healthy release of tension." (February 2006) page1 , page2 |
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MetroBlogging | Get Fit, Feel Sexy, and Have Fun "I have had the pleasure of watching the fabulous Christabel Zamor perform several times and each time I am more and more mesmerized." (April 2006) Link |
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Space Junkies Magazine | Interview with HoopGirl " Hooping has changed my life by making me magnetic to fun, giving me a better body and sex life. What more do you need?" (March 2005) page 1 |
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|  Dance Spirit Magazine
| X-Treme Dance: Hoop Dreams "The feeling of being totally alive and saturated with feeling is overwhelming." (January 2005) page1 , page2 , page3 |
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Yogi Times | Yogi Times Second Anniversary Celebration "Hoop performers ... kept the energy of the party buzzing well into the wee hours." (September 2005) page 1 |
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Kliene Zeitung | "The lightly costumed ladies perform at 'Power of the Night'" (August 2005) Cover, page 1 |
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Buff Your Bod: Seven of the Season's Hottest Tools for Shaping Up and Strengthening:
"Perfect for Whittling Your Waist - Oversized Hoola Hoops..."
(Oct 2004)
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Santa Monica Daily Press | Hula Thought? Teacher Putting a New Spin on Fitness "In society today, we don't have a lot of situations where we're encouraged to shake our hips, dance and celebrate life. I wanted to create a place like that." (May 2004) page 1 |
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The Santa Monica Sun | In a Spin: The New Hooping Phenomenon Takes a Hold of Santa Monica "A group of women gyrate their hips furiously to a hypnotic tribal rhythm ... their teacher, Christabel, skips and weaves around her prespiring students.... welcome to hooping class." (January 2004) Cover, page 1 |
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Santa Barbara News Press | Join the Circus "(Christabel) started Circus Wednesdays at Alice Keck Memorial Gardens as a place for other hoopers to gather and practice..." (September 2002) page 1 |
