Hula hooping has remained a staple of modern US culture since the 1950s, but people around the world have participated in similar activities for thousands of years. The physics behind maintaining ...

How To Do It: Hold the hoop steady with your hands. As you keep your legs sturdy and still and shoulder-width apart, twist your upper body first to your right side for 5 to 10 seconds before doing ...

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 ...