WPTV 5 in West Palm Beach, Florida reports, "Kim Thomson (at HoopTroopFitness.com) is a local mother and realtor. She started hula hooping 2 years ago thinking it would be a fun way to work on her abs and get a flat stomach. 'I went and got a little hoop from Wal Mart and practiced in my room by myself. I got good at it and thought I can teach this, but I needed a bigger hoop." She started making her own and now she's teaching hoop dancing every week. She told WPTV, "So what I've done is hoopnastics. It integrates pilates, yoga, ballet inspired exercises... Anyone can do it. So you're just rocking instead of throwing your body. Then once you get that down you can start dancing and doing more moves with the hoop." WPTV