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| How our weighted hula hoop experiment unfolded |
| If movement is medicine, then hula hoops are the nostalgic grape-flavored syrup that takes you back — a real “playing with the neighborhood kids, hopscotch, be home before the street lights come on” vibe.
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| Lucky for us, hula hooping has peeked back onto the fitness scene. But is it a worthy workout?
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| Healthline editor and fitness enthusiast Chloe Szilagyi took up hula hooping during the pandemic and decided to bring it back to her regimen — this time with a weighted hula hoop — to discover if it’s the core crusher everyone promises.
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But there’s more to the hype than adding extra oomph to ab day. Fellow editor Kristin Currin has been hooping to facilitate midday movement and ward off afternoon mental fatigue.
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Both editors gave two weighted hula hoops the good college try and learned a lot along the way. Here’s more about the hoops they tested and how they fared. You may find you want to join the fun, too.
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