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? Yes — really — hula hooping with a heavier version of the classic hula ...

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 ...

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 ...

Team Evening tried out a hula hoop class with Susan Chase. She’s a real estate agent now, but when we first met Susan she was teaching fitness classes using specially weighted hula hoops. She no ...

As a kid, hula hooping meant that day in gym class where you tried to get the hoop to go around your waist more than once without it falling. There were always a few who spun circles around the rest ...

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 ...