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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Hoopilates: Hula Hoop Exercise [Watch (HLS stream): Hoopilates: Hula Hoop Exercise](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/2JwYOIMN.m3u8) (1:46)  _Published 2009-09-18. A Brooklyn-based exercise instructor has brought hula hoops into her pilates practice.TIME joins her weekly 'hoopilates' class_ --- Jul 27, 2023 1:13 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [The Benefits of "Exercise Snacks"](/video/LFjdP2dl/) ### The Benefits of "Exercise Snacks" [The Cost of 3 Unique Exercise Classes](/video/6qVINflP/) ### The Cost of 3 Unique Exercise Classes [Your Body on Exercise](/video/o4EznhPT/) ### Your Body on Exercise --- ## Transcript >> That's it, Jenna. Go, go, spin. Yes. Yes, that was it. That was it. >> Being a Polates teacher and a person that's trained in the body, and looking at bodies, working with bodies, you sort of can never turn that part of your brain off. And so as I was hooping, I would realize the next day, things would be sore, or certain exercises work different muscle groups, and it was exciting. And that made me start to think about how to merge the two to make it work out, that would just be a total blast. >> Try it both. That's really good. >> It's a nice Sunday afternoon activity, not too strenuous. And I like activities that, you know, have something a little more interesting to them, and just like straight up working out. >> There's a long line of energy between your heels and your sits bone, which are right at the-- >> Well some part, hooping, it's pretty easy to get good really fast. I think, in like 20 minutes, you can keep it around your waist for brand new hoopers. With-- then once people starts to see that progress, it's very exciting. Little bit of breakthroughs. >> There is the physical element of it, and like how it-- how it makes you feel, how it works your muscle groups, how you, you know, how you feel the next day that then there's also the sort of mind- body component of just feeling like a total rock star when you are able to hold the people around your waist, and it makes you feel very hot. >> Pull in the belly in. Good. Inhale. So? >> I've had 3 children. And my most recent baby, I feel like my abs just still haven't quite recuperated, these upper, upper abs. But it couldn't just take in the Polates class, you know, and done that. But Hoopala, this sounded kind a lot more fun. >> Better, better, better, better. 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