Weighted hula hoops are all over social media — so we asked fitness professionals whether they’re really a great workout tool.

Yes — really — hula hooping with a heavier version of the classic hula hoop is all the rage on TikTok, with posts on ‘weighted hula hoops’ garnering over 2.4 billion views.

Kindergarten teacher Jennifer Baker helps Jackson Weller create a paper “hoop glider” to test the craft through a hula hoop “wormhole” Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, during Reach Cyber Charter ...

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?" ...

Enter the mini-robots. There haven't been many prior studies on the physics of the Hula-Hoop. There was one in 1960 when the toy first became a modern fad, another in 1987, and a smattering of ...

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?' ...