Newsnet 5 reports, "If you want to lose a few pounds while laughing, you may need to forget about taking a jog or running on the treadmill. Three unusual types of exercises can help you smile while on a journey to a thinner physique." Which three? The Striptease Workout, Jumping Rope, and Hooping Pounds Off. Darlene Dunn writes, ""Diana Lopez's company, Body Hoops, provides hoops and instructional DVDs with adults in mind. The hoops are weighted so that they can stay up on the hips, because many adults face difficulties keeping a children's hoop up. 'Hooping can burn up to 100 calories per 10 minutes,' she said. 'but it really depends on how much energy you put into it. You have to challenge yourself.' Lopez added that hooping is great to strengthen a person's core -- the abs and back." Full Story: Newsnet 5