Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Your favorite childhood activity is now a fun and effective workout. PokPak05/Getty Images Remember spending hours with a hula ...

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 ...

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 ...

As a kid I never quite got the hang of hula hooping. My friends could do it for what seemed like hours, yet the second I lost concentration, my hoop would clatter to the floor. I was glad when ...

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 ...

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 ...