As a kid, hula hooping meant that day in gym class where you tried to get the hoop to go around your waist more than once without it falling. There were always a few who spun circles around the rest ...

CEDAR FALLS — Breanna Parker has turned her passion for hula hooping into a way to help others get in shape and to try and build a hula hooping community in the Cedar Valley. “It’s been good,” said ...

Lessons she learned from her nearly 25 years in the circus help with her current job as a stage rigger — someone who wears harnesses and handles ropes and cables that performers hang from. She works ...

Hula hooping isn't just for children any more. The jam band String Cheese Incident has spawned a hooping craze among its followers. Sean Cole went to take a lesson on the allure of the hoop. Whatever ...

Team Evening tried out a hula hoop class with Susan Chase. She’s a real estate agent now, but when we first met Susan she was teaching fitness classes using specially weighted hula hoops. She no ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Do you remember hula hooping when you were a kid? It was so much fun it never seemed like 'exercise.' But to do it now? Really? Yes — really — hula hooping with a heavier version of the classic hula ...