Hula Hoop

It’s all in the hips! Get shaking your tail with 20 minutes of hula hooping and you will have hooped your way to a mile!

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Wiggle your hips while hula hooping and watch it twirl around your waist, limbs or neck. The more you practice the better you get, so don’t worry if it drops to the floor, just have another go. See how long you can hula hoop for without dropping the hoop and let us know if you were good enough to make it to the 20 minute mile mark.

Hula Hoop fact file

  • Intensity: Light
  • Where: Indoors & Outdoors
  • Mile: 20 Minutes

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