Hula hoop used to be a very popular fitness exercise, which was loved by adults and children. I don't know when it became a way for women to lose weight, but fitness experts suggest that shaking hula hoop can't play a role in losing weight, but it will hurt after a long time. Hula-hoop shaking is a simple waist exercise, and the amount of exercise is very small. It is not realistic to achieve slimming effect by this exercise alone. Losing weight does not mean that you are not fat when you move, but you need to exercise all over your body to consume fat. Only by extending the exercise time and continuing to exercise can we finally consume body fat. Short-term exercise belongs to anaerobic exercise, which will only lead to muscle soreness and will not consume fat.

The hula hoop twists and swings just at the junction of thoracolumbar vertebrae. When the spine is excessively twisted or the abdominal pressure suddenly increases, it may lead to the sudden change of the pressure in the spinal canal, which may lead to the rupture of blood vessels and excessive torsion of the waist, which may easily lead to lumbar muscle strain, lumbar facet joint hyperplasia and lumbar disc herniation.

Fitness experts believe that it is not impossible to use hula hoop as a leisure sport. However, it is necessary to shake the hula hoop scientifically, otherwise it will be counterproductive. The first thing to note is that the exercise time should not be too long. The best continuous exercise time for normal adults is 15~20 minutes. Hula hoop should not be too heavy, the size should not be too big, and the weight is probably the degree that the index finger and middle finger can bear the weight; People with lumbar muscle strain, spinal injury and osteoporosis are not suitable for this sport. The best fat-reducing exercise is aerobic exercise, which should last for 30 ~ 50 minutes, such as swimming, running and cycling.

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But can you really lose weight by shaking the hula hoop? Zhang Xin, the national aerobics coach of Megafit Fitness Center, believes that the following key points must be considered in order to achieve the slimming effect of hula hoop:

1. How long does exercise take to achieve fitness?

Shaking the hula hoop is a full-body exercise, which can achieve the effect of slimming, but the exercise time must be long enough. Because the intensity of hula-hoop shaking is not very strong, only by extending the exercise time and continuing to exercise to the stage of aerobic exercise can we consume the fat and excess calories stored in the body. How long should I shake it to achieve fitness effect? You may wish to refer to the "333" campaign promoted by the State Sports Commission. You exercise for at least 30 minutes three times a week, and your heart beats 130 times. Because the exercise intensity of shaking hula hoop is not enough, if you want to improve your heart rate, you must speed up the shaking.

2. The heavier the hula hoop, the better the effect?

In fact, the heavier the better. Perhaps the heavy hula hoop needs a lot of strength at first, but later it becomes an inertial movement. The key is that the exercise time must be long enough, otherwise short-term strenuous exercise only belongs to anaerobic exercise, which will only bring muscle pain and will not consume excess calories. In addition, the hula hoop will hit the internal organs (such as kidneys) in the abdomen and back when shaking, and the hula hoop that is too heavy will hit the internal organs relatively, which may lead to the crisis of hurting the internal organs, so choose a moderate weight!

3, not suitable for people with lumbar muscle strain or calcium deficiency.

Because the hula hoop mainly depends on the waist shaking, the waist muscles, abdominal muscles, lateral lumbar muscles and other parts are fully exercised, and insisting on exercise can achieve the effect of tightening the waist and abdomen. However, it should be reminded that people with lumbar muscle strain, spinal injury, osteoporosis and the elderly are not suitable for this sport. In addition, before shaking the hula hoop, you should do some stretching exercises to stretch the ligaments to avoid sprains.