If it’s too hot outside for your daily walk, there’s something even better you can do inside...

The next time it’s too hot or rainy for your daily walk – grab your hula hoop...  

You don’t need a lot of space to do it and it’s a super-effective workout, especially with some good music on. Just 30 minutes of hula hooping can burn about 210 calories and will strengthen core muscles and improve balance. 

We might associate hula hooping with the 1950s – but hula hoops have been spinning around for thousands of years. In ancient Greece and Egypt, they were made from grapevines or stiff grasses and were used by kids and adults alike for exercise.

The hula hoop has come a long way since then. Adult fitness models are now wrapped in friction tape, allowing you to spend more time hooping and less time picking it up.