It’s not the gyrating motion of the hips that keeps the hoop aloft; it’s a body type with a sloping surface as ...

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?' A ...

NYU scientists explore the physics of hula hooping, uncovering body type influences and engineering applications.

If you want a sophisticated coffee table but are on a Dollar Tree budget, you may be interested in trying a DIY project. But ...

An experiment to mathematically verify the physical behavior of the hula hoop has revealed the obvious result that the key to whether you can spin a hula hoop well is not the way you spin it ...

The research identifies hula hooping as mechanical levitation driven by rolling points of contact and influenced by body ...

“We were surprised that an activity as popular, fun, and healthy as hula hooping wasn’t understood even at a basic physics ...

The researchers aimed to understand what body motions and shapes are most effective for maintaining a hula hoop's elevation.

Using 1/10th scale 3D-printed hula hooping robots and a lot of math, researchers have determined the ideal body shape for ...

Not so, if a new paper is to be believed: in fact, it’s an area in which you hack a common schoolyard game by teaching robots to hula hoop. “We were surprised that an activity as popular ...

The gran-of-three picked up an weighted hula hoop, which she luckily snagged off Vinted for £6, to drop the weight. And so ...