Lately, I have been inundated with ads on social media for those brightly-colored, weighted hula hoops that are attached around your waist. Maybe you’ve seen a barrage of them, too? With such a ...

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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." After an abdominal surgery nearly three years ago, my core strength was wrecked and in desperate need of ...

The Hula-Hoop is one of the most famous toys in history, but the science behind it has gotten little attention. Some of us are master twirlers, while others can't manage more than one spin. So how do ...

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 ...

Successful hula hooping requires a body type with the right slope and curvature. Credit: NYU's Applied Mathematics Lab Hula hooping is so commonplace that we may overlook some interesting questions it ...

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 ...