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.

"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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

PITTSBURGH - Stefanie Moser hadn't touched a Hula Hoop since she was a kid. So when she went to a wedding and the bride insisted the guests hoop instead of dance, she gave it a twirl. Soon, the ...

TikTok users swear by weighted hula hoops for toning their core and burning calories—but do they really work? The short answer: Yes, and they're making a major comeback as a go-to tool for fun, ...