Click on the picture to view Channel 11's, Good Day Wisconsin featuring Hooked on Hooping for a Friday fitness segment.
Insight Magazine
Click on the picture to read the story and view a video clip about how Mary started Hooked on Hooping.
Channel 5 News
Click on the picture to view a video segment of hooping on Channel 5 news.
Good Day Wisconsin
Updated: Wednesday, 09 Sep 2009, 7:46 AM CDT Published : Wednesday, 09 Sep 2009, 7:46 AM CDT
WORLD HOOP DAY - It's a day dedicated to bring exercise, dance, and hoops to under-privileged children- it's world hoop day. Mary Pulak from Hooked on Hooping in Green Bay joined Good Day Wisconsin to show us the ropes of hooping.
September 9, 2009 in Green Bay, WI a huge success.
Hooked on Hooping kicked off a community health initiative on World Hoop Day to address the issue of childhood obesity. The initiative is targeted at getting elementary school children actively moving during recess by providing hoops for them. Since many school districts have tight budget constraints, we are asking companies, service organizations or parent groups to step forward to purchase discounted hoops from us for their school or youth organization of choice.
You might wonder, why do they need our hoops? We provide a variety of sizes and weights in our packages. In particular, heavy children need weighted hoop so they can hoop successfully. In addition to providing hoops, we also include an assembly for the students on safety, proper sizing and skills they can learn. A training session is also provided for school staff, and a hoop event for the sponsors. Bellin Health stepped forward as the first corporate sponsor with hoops for Chappell and Kennedy Elementary Schools. We hope you will join them in sponsoring a school. Check out the "Hoops 4 Kids" tab for more information
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Jan 31, 2010 - The Green Bay Press-Gazette featured an article on the Super Bowl of Safety event, with the photo and quotes on the benefits of hooping.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter
Riverview Early Childhood Center's 5-year-old kindergarten students participated in the "hoops 4 kids" get fit - have fun program with hoop's instructor Mary Pulak in the gym on Thursday morning. The school has purchased hula hoops for the students to use at recess, as well as before and after school. The Hooping program is just one more way to help their students fight childhood obesity and stay active. Sue Pischke/HTR January 21, 2010(Sue Pischke/HTR)
