Hooping has been popular for decades. History even suggests that hooping has been around for thousands of years and that hoops have been made from a variety of materials, including wood, bamboo, vines and even copper and iron. Thankfully, today we have much more comfortable ways to make our hoops! In recent years hooping has been recognized as having great health benefits for adults as well as children. Some of the benefits of hooping are: Hooping burns fat. Some of the larger muscles of the body are engaged when hooping causing higher blood flow and increased heart rate. Your body will burn fat to fuel those large muscles that are working. Hooping burns calories. Research shows that hooping can burn as many calories as a high impact aerobic class. Hooping makes your body work hard for it's oxygen, but it is low impact so that there is less chance for injury to your joints. Hooping increases your energy level. Because of the increased flow of blood to the brain you'll feel an instant boost in your energy level. It's as reviving as a short nap. Hooping tones and shapes. The muscles in your thighs, rear and abdominals are stretched from the pushing-pulling of keeping the hoop in motion. This will give you strength and definition in those areas. Don't forget your arms - twirling the hoop around the arm in a circular motion will help shape muscles in the arm area as well. Hooping promotes emotional well-being. Hooping just makes you feel good! A sense of well-being is promoted through hooping. As most of us haven't thought about a hula hoop in years, we're pulled from our 'comfort zone' just to pick up a hoop. Realizing that we can do this is an amazing feeling. And once your body becomes comfortable with keeping a hoop in motion, you'll be challenged to stretch yourself even further and learn to do new things with your hoop.   So, what are you waiting for? Order your hoop, get out in the sunshine (or maybe inside while you learn to keep it up) and start your journey to better health today.