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 others?

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 others?

To keep a Hula-Hoop aloft, it helps to be in shape — literally. Experiments with gyrating, hoop-slinging robots have revealed how these spinning rings stay up despite the pull of gravity.

Some version of the Hula-Hoop has been around for millennia, but the popular plastic version was introduced by Wham-O in the 1950s and quickly became a fad. Now, researchers have taken a closer ...

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 ...

Don't expect a hula-hooping contest on Fremont Street, as the recreational activity is one of many banned in the area. "The use of unicycles, bicycles and other types of cycles, skateboards ...

Kumu Hula Patrick Makuakāne is set to breathe new life into an ancient Hawaiian legend with The Return of Kapaemahu. This groundbreaking live performance premieres on January 22, 2025 ...

Of all the things TikTok has made me buy over the years, a weighted hula hoop is probably the most unexpected. As I’m sure you all know, TikTok, or more specifically, FitTok, is full of fitness ...

A fourth member of the 2024 Florida football team has accepted his invitation to the 2025 Hula Bowl in Orlando on Jan. 11 and will also be entering the NFL draft. He also notes in the announcement his ...

Japanese collectors spent billions on European paintings during the bubble economy of the 1980s. Officials today hope to inspire a new generation of art lovers. By Zachary Small “There’s ...

January 28, 2025 • An exhibition at San Francisco's Asian Art Museum points to a burgeoning trend: museums are engaging the public more openly around efforts to repatriate artifacts looted from ...

NYU researchers have decoded the science of hula hooping, finding that specific body characteristics enhance one’s ability to keep the hoop up, with implications for developing better robotic systems ...