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The small amount of research available into hula hooping exercise has shown that it helps you increase core strength and endurance, as well as noticeably reduce lower abdominal fat. Photo: dpa
Strengthen your hips, back and stomach, while having fun as well? Hula hooping is no longer just for children, but has become a true-blue workout trend for adults bored with traditional methods.
Workout researcher Lars Donath is all on board. “It’s a low-threshold training device, ” says the expert from the German Sport University in Cologne. The risk of injury is low as well.
While there aren’t many studies out there on the effectiveness of hula hooping for a workout, the few that exist seem to show it’s worth giving the hoop a chance.
ALA cuts muscle damage, boosts recovery in study
The research was published recently in the
Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. It was conducted by researchers associated with the German Sports University in Cologne.
The researchers noted that ALA has been studied in relation to a number of chronic disease states. It has also been used as a sports nutrition ingredient for a number of years, but evidence specifically linking ALA to performance benefits is limited, they said.
The group recruited 17 young participants familiar with strength training for their trial. The goal was to see if supplementation with alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) would attenuate the muscle breakdown and soreness that accompanies hard training. The researchers also measured parameters of oxidative stress.