Hot n' healthy Christabel, shot by Patrick Roddie (webbery.com)
To get in shape for her October wedding, Dawn-Samantha Cahill, 25, a production coordinator in New York City, tried every exercise routine she could think of. But the upended positions that yoga required made her feel self-conscious. Running on a treadmill was a bore. And lifting weights was just too difficult. Frustrated, Cahill started overeating instead of exercising, and her weight, on a petite, 5-ft. 2-in. frame, ballooned to 212 lb.
Cahill was nearly ready to give up, until one day last spring, she discovered a video on YouTube about hula-hooping. “The woman in the video was so sexy, and the moves she was making with a hula hoop were so cool,” Cahill says. “Normally, watching a gorgeous woman like this would make me feel bad. Instead, I wanted to imitate her.”
the HOOPING book 
Fitness Program Secrets said,
August 4, 2010 @ 5:00 am
What is neat about fitness today is there are many different way of training. I always recommend doing things you enjoy. If hula-hooping gets you to move, then do it. That is the most effective exercise for you. Anything to get you to move it golden!