Over at Health Living Questions she wanted to settle an argument and wound up getting a lesson in the benefits of hooping. One response explained, "I can only tell you from experience what happened with me... I was 50 lbs overweight when I joined Curves. I went 3-4 times/week and on the alternate days I used a 5 lb weighted hoola hoop for 20 minutes (started at 3 mins/day and added a min/day until I got to 20 mins). I did not change my diet other than perhaps I drank more water than I normally would. In 12 weeks I had only lost 13 lbs, but I had lost 21 1/2" overall (upper arms, bust, waist, hips, thighs) and dropped 3 clothes sizes!! I was amazed that there could be such a noticeable difference in such a short period of time and only 13 lbs weight loss. My body looked toned and fit and I felt heaps better mentally and physically!" Read the whole debate: Health Living Questions