I was baby sitting my little sister the other day and she pulled out her good old trusty hoola hoop to pass the time. It brought me back to the good old simple days so of course I wanted to try it out again. It honestly was a little tricky at first but I started to get the hang of it slowly and really got going, it surprisingly was a good workout! It is always so funny to me that something for little kids is fun but for adults it is a workout! Anyways I reluctantly gave back the hula hoop and watched my sister go to town, and I really started thinking and wondering how good of a workout it really is.

So of course I got online and did a little search while it was fresh on my mind!  ”Hooping,” Laurel House writes on Shine, “is becoming the exercise of choice for everyone from hipsters to boomers all looking to make their workouts do more in less time and actually enjoy it.” She goes on to write about a woman who lost two dress sizes in two months by hooping alone! “Most of all, people are happy when they’re hooping. It doesn’t even feel like exercise!” So will hula hooping benefit you? Laurel says that it can tone your abs, butt, arms, and thighs, as well as increase flexibility, strengthen your core and release toxins. Go grab a hula hoop today! Seriously!