Does hula hooping reduce belly fat?

(Dan Tri) - Hula hooping is a great exercise for the heart, in addition it helps burn calories, helps the joints in the hip and spine function well. This exercise helps reduce fat all over the body, especially fat around the waist and hips.

Here are 6 benefits that hula hooping brings to you:

Improve health

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommends at least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise and 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic exercise.

Hula hooping is one of the fun and effective aerobic exercises you can add to your workout routine.

This form of exercise brings many benefits such as:

- Improve blood circulation.

- Reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

- Strengthen the immune system.

- Reduce stress.

Effective in burning calories

For women, hula hooping is an exercise that can help lose weight.

According to some scientific studies, women can burn about 165 calories for 30 minutes of hula hooping and for men, this number is 200 calories.

This level of energy expenditure is similar to other aerobic exercises such as dancing, walking...

Reduce fat around waist and hips

A small 2015 study evaluated the potential benefits of a 6-week weighted hula hooping program for women.

Regular hula hooping helps reduce overall body fat and slims your belly (Photo: Getty).

After six weeks, researchers found that the 13 women in the study had lost several inches of fat around their waists and hips.

Overall, women in the study lost an average of 3.4cm from their waists and 1.4cm from their hips.

Lose belly fat

A 2019 study compared the benefits of hula hooping to a walking program for overweight people. The 53 study participants did an average of 12.8 minutes of hula hooping per day or walked 9,986 steps per day.

The study found that subjects who performed the hula hooping program lost significantly more belly fat and also lost several inches more from their waists than the group who performed the walking program.

Increase abdominal muscle mass

Hula hooping requires you to engage your core muscles to keep the hoop on your hips. Because it engages your core muscles, it can help strengthen your abdominal muscles.

A 2019 study found that people who did hula hooping had more upper body muscle mass than those who walked.

Helps you increase your workout motivation

A 2016 study was conducted to investigate future exercise intentions of women aged 18 to 45 after completing 30 minutes of hula hooping or walking.

At the end of the study, researchers found that women in the hula hoop group said they intended to exercise more vigorously in the future.

According to Vinmec Hospital, hula hooping brings many health benefits to the practitioner. However, like any sport , training needs to be scientific to avoid the risk of injury.

In addition, many people worry that hula hooping too much can damage the ovaries, affect the ability to have children later, and even cause infertility... which has absolutely no scientific basis.

Thus, it can be seen that hula hooping exercise brings many health benefits to the practitioner. However, like any other sport, you should only hula hoop at a moderate level and for a reasonable amount of time to avoid making the body tired, which can easily lead to muscle and joint injuries.

Many people worry that hula hooping can damage the ovaries, affecting the ability to have children or causing infertility, but this is completely unscientific. Because hula hooping only affects the muscles outside the abdomen, not the ovaries, the reproductive organs inside the body.

You should hula hoop about 2 hours after meals. You should not practice continuously for more than 20 minutes/time and should not practice more than 3 times/day. You should not hula hoop at too fast speed, you should only hula hoop at a slow and steady speed to get good results.

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