hula hoop?

If the heart rate goes up and stays up while exercising then it is cardio. It would be hard to know how hard your friend is working without an HRM to see their heart rate.

Hula hooping can be cardio if you put a lot of effort into it. To stand there hooping in one place for 15 is definitely better than sitting around for 15 minutes, but would not burn very many calories.

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There you have it folks. End of thread. Science-based post wins the day.

It gives you nice and slim waist, that's for sure!

Awesome! I'm gonna pound a bag of chips and hula. Slim waist here I come!

I would say that it definitely can be. Playing WiiFit's hula hoop game had be breathing harder that most anything--of course I wasn't really hula hooping and maybe I was moving even more/faster than I would been with a real hula hoop. And actually, on further reflection, now I remember that when I did lose 50 pounds about 10 years ago--and kept it off!--I included hula hooping in my activity. It didn't take the place of other workouts, but just some fun extra movement!

Hula hooping is a fun way to get in shape and to lose extra weight at the same time. It’s also a great way to get out of the house and to breathe in some fresh air without it having to feel like a chore. While hula hooping seems easy enough, it’s actually an intense cardio workout that provides many benefits when it’s done on a regular basis.

1. Take Care of Your Organs

Using a hula hoop on a regular basis will actually help to massage and distress major organs throughout the body, including the intestines. This can really help to keep you feeling strong, and to help regulate you at the same time. The circular motion that is done during a hula hoop session is all that’s needed to gently cleanse and improve blood flow throughout the body.


2. Create a Strong Heart

Like many intense workouts such as running, hula hooping helps to elevate your heart rate which in turn provides an excellent cardiovascular workout. This helps to fight against your risk of heart disease, strokes and even heart attacks. Good cardio health will improve your overall fitness level, making other forms of exercise that much easier.


3. Focus Your Mind

Hula hooping is an effective way to incorporate meditation into your life. Meditation can be an important tool for stress relief and focusing on goals. It also helps to reduce cravings and feelings of failure, which in turn provides a solid tool for weight loss. Meditation doesn’t have to be about sitting in a quiet room with your legs crossed; it’s simply a matter of focusing your mind on things that are positive and important to you.


4. Increase Your Energy Level

Hula hooping can greatly increase your energy level if you do it on a regular basis. With a higher energy level your body is more able to burn calories and to provide you with enough energy to stay active throughout the day. An increase in energy could mean the difference between you using the stairs or the elevator. The more you move, the more calories you burn and the more calories you burn, the more weight you lose.

5. Strengthen Your Core

Your body’s core muscles (found in the abdomen) are what support your entire body when weight training and performing other kinds of exercise, so it’s important to keep it strong and active. A strong core makes it easier to work out and to get your body in shape, so this benefit should definitely not be overlooked.


6. Enhance Your Flexibility

Flexibility is very important for strong bones and an active lifestyle. While yoga is considered one of the best ways to achieve great flexibility, hula hooping can lengthen and strengthen the spine, legs and even the arms during vigorous hooping, so it’s a viable alternative to yoga and it can be done on your own, at any time.

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Idk about how many calories it burns but it defiantly helps to tone my stomach. I have a light weighted hoop and go for an hour. I really enjoy it a lot.

Idk about how many calories it burns but it defiantly helps to tone my stomach. I have a light weighted hoop and go for an hour. I really enjoy it a lot.

Tone your stomach? What does that even mean?

Either you're losing fat or gaining muscle or both. Hula is not a strength building exercise, so then you're losing weight. You're not "toning", whatever that means. And you can't spot reduce fat anyway.

The Vocabulary Police are here!!! *sirens*

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