Your favorite childhood activity is now a fun and effective workout. PokPak05/Getty Images Remember spending hours with a hula hoop as a kid, swaying in those playful, circular motions to keep that ...

"There was a girl who let me borrow her hoop, and I haven't put it down since," Sarah Noelle Dettmer said. She doesn't mean that literally, of course, but the hoop has become a big part of Dettmer's ...

With an inspiring documentary film on Sunday (and new fitness classes), New York's hooping community wants you to know that hula hoops are not just for kids. A “hoop jam” in Washington Square Park.

Hula hooping is no longer just for kids. Across the U.S., fitness experts and lifestyle coaches now recognize hula hooping as an effective way to burn calories and strengthen the midsection. Its ...

Weighted hula hooping may help support weight loss by boosting calorie burning, increasing core strength, and reducing abdominal fat mass. But more research is needed. Hula hooping is an ancient dance ...

The sight of a hula hoop may bring back memories of being a 6-year-old standing barefoot on freshly-cut grass, swirling a hula hoop around your hips on a warm summer night. Or maybe you've never felt ...

While using a hula hoop may conjure nostalgic memories of carefree ...

Nicole Tucker, a senior at SUNY Cortland, is president of a club that lets students flash back to the 1990s, a nostalgic time when the Backstreet Boys and hula hooping were among the latest trends.

Last summer, we participated in a hula hoop class at Koken Art Factory to report on New hoopla about old fad. Recently, the American Council on Exercise enlisted researchers to study potential cardio ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Hula Hoops, those baby boomer toys that fired a worldwide craze in the1950s, have come back as must-have fitness tools to strengthen the core and battle the love handle. The ...

CHICAGO -- Home workouts are increasing in popularity as a result of Illinois' "stay-at-home" order, but one Chicago-area virtual class is keeping people fit and helping them stay connected. "Almost ...