"One minute of Hula Hooping burns as many calories as running an eight-minute mile or high impact aerobic class, according to the Cooper Institute, a health-based, nonprofit research and education center".

Running the eight-minute mile burns 936 calories.

So... 5 x 936 = 4.680 calories

I wouldn't trust this numbers with your life, but I'm sure it's a pretty good workout, if done in high intensity mode.
Source(s):
http://caloriecount.about.com/hula-hooping-ft11068
http://www.fitpronutrition.com/main.asp?nID=803


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