Reuters

Hooping -- from child's play to exercise workout

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Hula Hoops, those baby boomer toys that fired a worldwide craze in the1950s, have come back as must-have fitness tools to strengthen the core and battle the love handle. The ...
Reuters

Hoop dreams: cashing in on hula craze

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hula Hoops, those baby boomer toys that fired a worldwide craze in 1950s, have come back as must-have fitness tools to strengthen the core and battle the love handle. The hoop is ...
Berkshire Eagle

Hula hoops and the 'threat of nuclear war:' Lee Historical Society's new exhibit takes a look back at the 1950s | South Berkshires | The Berkshire Eagle

LEE — Ironically, the first news clipping Lee Historical Society President Phil Smith found when researching the 1950s in the town was about cleaning up the Housatonic River. “There was industrial ...
Ars Technica

Delve into the physics of the Hula-Hoop

Some version of the Hula-Hoop has been around for millennia, but the popular plastic version was introduced by Wham-O in the 1950s and quickly became a fad. Now, researchers have taken a closer look ...
The Washington Post

Joan Anderson, who twirled her way into hula hoop history, dies at 101

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 ...