Written By: Anuradha Varanasi | Updated: June 17, 2016, 1:31 PM
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Everyone has tried to hula hoop at one point or the other and if you have given it a try, you know that you have to practice with your hoop for a few days before you get the hang of it. Don't just look at hula hooping as something that only kids do and resume with doing crunches. Hula hooping is an actually an excellent way to tone your body. Here are six ways it can help you look more fit.
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If you're still trying to trim your belly fat only with crunches and cardio exercises, you will actually see faster and better results if you hula hoop for at least 15-20 minutes every day. While you're hula hooping, your abdominal muscles get a great workout. I have noticed how my body started looking more shapely once I added hula hooping to my exercising schedule.
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While you're hula hooping, you will notice that you also start using your spine to maintain balance and keep the hoop from slipping down from your waist. This will help in relaxing your back muscles and also improves blood circulation which in turn improve's your spine's flexibility. I used to suffer from frequent back aches, but hula hooping helped in reducing them to an extent without putting too much strain on my back.
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Other than your back and abs, hula hooping can also give you a full body workout by also toning your hips and help in burning calories as it has been found that while you're hula hooping, you are using many muscles of your body.
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Hula hooping is a great way to improve your hand-eye coordination and has also been found to give your brain a great workout [1].
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For me, I completely dread doing crunches and working out my lower body in the gym. Also, running on a treadmill gets repetitive and boring. This is why I prefer hula hooping because it can be a really fun group activity with your family members or friends. Hula hooping is not only fun but also a relatively easy way to get fit especially if you also use your arms while doing it.
