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" Looking for a HIP, new way to exercise? (Ha, you use your hips\u2014get it?) Stars like Zooey Deschanel and Kevin McHale from Glee have been caught doing Hoopnotica, a fun, full-body hula hoop workout, so Seventeen figured it was time to give it a try. Gabriella Redding, who created the workout (it&amp;#039;s now in 80 different cities!) stopped by the office to give us a demo. While we were wowed by her amazing dance moves, and the way she kept the hoop moving the entire time, what struck us most about Gabriella was her body. She had flat abs and great posture, so obviously it works! Now, to be honest, we were too shy to hoop in front of Gabriella, but we took it home and tried a few of the moves she showed us and...what a workout! It definitely targeted our stomach, sides, and that hard-to-tone &amp;quot;muffin top&amp;quot; area, plus it was really fun to put on music and just play around with the hoop. It was the kind of exercise that doesn&amp;#039;t really feel like exercise, which (duh!) is our favorite kind!  If it sounds like something you&amp;#039;d be into, check out the Hoopnotica web site. (The hoops and DVDs are priced pretty reasonably, especially if you buy them together.) They&amp;#039;ll also be selling a special fundraising hoop starting on May 15, with part of the proceeds going to HealthCorps (it&amp;#039;s an organization that brings fitness and nutrition programs to schools), so you can get fit and give back! Check out this video of Gabriella hooping it up at the Seventeen offices!      So what do you say: Does Hoopnotica sound like something you want to try? Or have you tried hooping already? Sound off below! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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