Hoop it up in ’09! Put away your running shoes and start hooping your way to a sexy bod with Hoopnotica's Hoopdance workout. Hoopdance can burn as many calories as running while working the abs and other major muscles. Getting your cardio fix has never been this entertaining or easy with Hoopnotica's low impact and sexy exercise. Hoopnotica makes heavier adult sized hoops that easily stay up around the waist, yet provide a challenge for advanced hoopdance moves. This ensures full body toning and sculpting. TIME Magazine reports that "Hooping adds fun to exercise, which means more people are likely to do it."

For those on the go and with limited storage Hoopnotica makes an easy-to-assemble TravelHoop that breaks down into smaller segments. For new hoopers starter kits are recommended which include a TravelHoop, hoopdance DVD, and hoop tote. Available worldwide for $49.95 from www.hoopnotica.com.

**This product was reviewed by the HealthStatus Staff and it is great fun. I actually wasn’t even sure if I could hula hoop. But the larger hoop makes all the difference. After each hooping instruction the DVD provides a problem solving section were they show a person doing it wrong (if your hoop is doing this then you are doing this) that allows you to easily where you have gone astray. The only drawback that I saw was you need a lot of space. Really fun, doesn’t feel like exercise, if you had kids you could all hoop it up in the back yard, thumbs up on this one.

Need a new stretching exercise program to try? Relieve Stiffness and Feel Young Again with Undulation by Anita Boser, LMP CHP Is a wonderful book full of simple stretching exercises. It has clear pictures to demonstrate each exercise in the book version or you can follow the instructions on the audio version.

Undulation builds strength and flexibility deep within the spine. The movements help the body massage itself. Check it out at www.undulationexercise.com

**The HealthStatus staff was able to review this program. I found relief doing a few of the stretches for my lower back that tends to tighten up almost daily. And the pictures were first rate. Thumbs up for this stretching program.