Finding a fun activity that also burns calories, strengthens muscles and improves balance doesn’t happen very often. But a recent uptick in hula hooping, particularly among boomers, fits the bill nicely.
“We have seen an increased interest in hooping among our senior participants,”says John Porcari, program director of the Clinical Exercise Physiology program and executive director of the La Crosse Exercise and Health Program in La Crosse, Wisc. “Some are in their 70s. They love it because it’s fun, it breaks the monotony of walking or biking and is a great workout — and it reminds many of them of their younger days.”
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