We conclude that hula-hooping can reshape the body by increasing abdominal muscle mass and decreasing waist circumference, which can be helpful extrinsic motivators to exercise for overweight individuals.

After six weeks of turning to my weighted hula hoop again and again, here are my unfiltered thoughts. In particular, it is particularly useful for waist training, after long periods of sitting in an office and when your physical fitness levels are low. Next, place the hoop around your waist with the back of the hoop on the small of your back, just above your hips.If you’re new to exercising, or have an injury or chronic health condition, it’s a good idea to check with your doctor before starting a hula hoop workout. In addition, muscle-strengthening activities should be done involving major muscle groups 2 or more days a week.

CALORIES BURNING WORKOUT — THREO Hula Hoop is an incredible tool to help you burn up to 800 calories in a 30-minute workout while training your core muscles to their limits. The decrease in LDL cholesterol and increase in trunk muscle mass resemble effects observed during resistance training [ 22, 23, 24, 25]. What’s more, there’s nowhere for you to put your hands or arms without interfering with the ball spinning, so my arms would ache like you wouldn’t believe. Hooping requires you to control and move your hips in a variety of directions, which will help to loosen and stretch your hips and upper legs muscles to increase your mobility. Assembling the device took some time (as all DIY does, if you’re me) but once I got the hang of it, it was pretty simple to put each link into place to create the complete circle (the smooth bit goes on the outer circle, and you slot each piece in by pressing down on the triangle buttons).

Physical activity of the subjects was high, as it exceeded the global recommendation of daily physical activity by WHO [ 3]. During the WALK period, the subjects reported the steps taken during 94 ± 2% of all days, and during the HULA period during 92 ± 2% of all days.