Who Knew?

One of the most popular pieces of exercise equipment that I have seen in Korea is, surprisingly, the hula hoop. Oh yes the hula hoop, how retro. But they don't have just any hula hoops, these hula hoops have bumps on the inside and they are quite heavy...supposed to be good for the S line (hour glass figure). So a few weeks ago I thought I should delve deeper into the Korean experience and I went out and bought myself a hula hoop. I have to admit, I am becoming quite the hula hoopist...but it comes at a price... first off, when it falls the bumps kills my inner knee and ankle on the way down, leaving wonderful marks... and when it doesn't fall this is the result:

So while I may be improving my S line I am also begining to look like a spokeswoman for the abused. This could be why the hula hoop trend hasn't taken off in other parts of the world.