CARLSBAD, Calif. — Carlsbad's famous 'Hula Girl' is celebrating her 'Centennial Birthday' and sharing the untold story behind one of the biggest fads in modern American history. In this Zevely Zone, I ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A reveler uses a hula hoop to corral a shark marching in the Mardi Gras Parade in St. Louis in 2019. Wham-O patented the hula hoop ...

On a trip to Sydney in 1956, Joan Anderson was amazed to discover a new trend sweeping Australia’s beaches and streets. People were “doing the hoop” — twirling a sturdy, circular ring of bamboo around ...

Weighted hula hooping can help you lose weight when combined with a healthy diet and strength training. According to research, a 30-minute hula hooping workout will burn up to 210 calories. Hula ...

In an effort to keep the fad alive, Wham-O created new hoops, including one in 1982 that smelled of mint. Intersport Corp. DBA Wham-O The women in the black-and-white videos wear Breton striped shirts ...

The late Wayne Deforest Anderson and Joan Anderson, now 94 and the oldest person featured in a film at Tribeca, were the couple who brought the original bamboo Hula Hoop to this country from Joan’s ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It's a new-school workout using an old-school toy. Hula fitness is a group class that uses a hula hoop. Utilizing dance and different flow maneuvers with the hoop, participants ...

Hoboken's Jubilee Center kicked off its "Healthy Tuesdays" program with a hula hoop contest commemorating the iconic 50s amusement's 50th anniversary. The kids not only tasted fruit from the Hoboken ...

Dear Action Line: As you approach Fort Lewis College via the front hill (East Eighth Avenue), there’s a Hula Hoop crossing warning sign. My proposal to teach a course in the Physics, Art and Zen of ...