When I think of a Hula-Hoop, I immediately have lots of funny moments in my head…from when I was 10 years old. It’s been a long time since I’ve had one in my hand, let alone circled one around my hips ...

It’s a throwback to childhood that’s much more than child’s play — hula hooping. “It’s giving yourself an excuse to be whimsical and getting an amazing workout at the same time,” instructor Lucy ...

Hula hooping is so commonplace that we may overlook some interesting questions it raises: "What keeps a hula hoop up against gravity?" and "Are some body types better for hula hooping than others?" A ...

Deanne Love first got interested in hula-hooping after seeing people do it on YouTube in 2007. She taught herself with DVDs and YouTube videos and got skilled enough to do it in public in Tokyo. This ...

Many types of cardiovascular workouts are hard on your joints, expensive or both. Exercising with a weighted hula hoop, on the other hand, is low-to-no impact and budget-friendly. Plus, it’s an ...

I don’t mean to brag, but in elementary school, I was the silver medalist in hula hooping for almost all of recess. Okay, okay, so there wasn’t a medal, per se, but seeing how said non-victory was my ...

Having a talent for hula hooping could be more down to your body shape than your technique, according to a new study that also links these findings to potential innovations in robotics and energy ...

A high-speed camera films a robotic hula hooper with an hourglass shape, which helps the hoop stay up. Credit: NYU’s Applied Mathematics Laboratory Successful hula hooping requires a body type with ...

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