Cori Magnotta - How to Lose Weight With Hula Hooping and Hoop Dance

Cori Magnotta, 32, was the kind of person who couldn't stick with a workout routine. But faced with stubborn extra pounds after the birth of her son, she decided it was time to make a change. She lost 85 pounds in a year doing an exercise she loved: Hula-Hooping.

Cori was down to 250 pounds, and I started searching the internet for fun workouts. Cori Magnotta came across FXP Fitness, which uses a weighted Hula-Hoop in a routine that borrows from barre, yoga, and pilates. Cori Magnotta remembered how much She loved hooping as a kid and signed up for a class. Cori Magnotta drove from my home in Portland, CT, to Massachusetts, the only place classes were available at the time.