ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It's a new-school workout using an old-school toy. Hula fitness is a group class that uses a hula hoop. Utilizing dance and different flow maneuvers with the hoop, participants ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Do you remember hula hooping when you were a kid? It was so much fun it never seemed like 'exercise.' But to do it now? Really?

Materials needed: 125 PSI tubing from the hardware store, 1/2 inch connectors, pipe cutters and electical tape. Instructions: Cut the 100 ft. coil down. This should yield 10 kid-size hoops. So, just ...

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 ...

Hula hooping is an activity that can be done by the whole family. It’s fun, affordable, boosts your mood and counts as exercise. But sometimes, getting started can be a little frustrating — it’s hard ...

You might remember hula hooping as a fun activity you did when you were a kid. However, hula hooping isn't necessarily only for children; it can also double up as a low-impact workout that can help ...

Though the true origins of the toy hoop are unknown --Egypt?China? -- the hula hoop made its way into millions of American toy boxes in the 1950s and '60s. Now, the children and grandchildren of those ...

A lot of people had to resort to at-home workouts during the pandemic. But even as gyms begin to reopen, many plan on continuing to get their sweat on at home. One downside of this is it can be easy ...

Hula hooping isn't just for children any more. The jam band String Cheese Incident has spawned a hooping craze among its followers. Sean Cole went to take a lesson on the allure of the hoop. Whatever ...