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 ...

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 ...

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Hula hooping is a timeless exercise that not only gets you sweating but is also a ton of fun — at least, when you’ve got the right hoop. The best weighted hula hoops are the right size and weight for ...

Katie Wilson puts a whole new twist on hula hooping. Wilson, 28, who teaches in Maumelle and lives in Conway, was fascinated by something she saw a few years ago at a music festival. It had nothing to ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Chicago woman may have hula hooped her way to a Guinness World Record. Jenny Doan, 29, is believed to have made history Friday after unofficially surpassing the record for the longest marathon hula ...

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 ...