The gyrations of hoop-slinging robots reveal that hourglass-shaped objects are best at keeping a hoop in the air.

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

An ‘hourglass’ body shape might be the answer to sustained hula-hooping, a workout involving the twirling of a hoop around ...

Using sophisticated robotic models, researchers discovered that a narrow waist and wider hips, an hourglass figure, provide ...

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

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

Hula hooping has remained a staple of modern US culture since the 1950s, but people around the world have participated in ...

An “hourglass” body shape might be the answer to sustained hula-hooping, a workout involving the twirling of a hoop around ...

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

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?" ...

Remember that colorful plastic ring that swept through playgrounds and living rooms in the 1950s? The humble hula hoop might ...

“Hula hooping involves these issues and others associated with the rolling point of contact on the body surface, which itself is actuated with gyration motions and whose geometry is expected to ...