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Hula Hoop your Way To A Flat Stomach

If hula hooping takes you back to the playground while sucking on a lollipop, then leave those images where they belong, firmly in the past.
Hula Hooping is extreme — and it's this summer's way to get fit and tone up.
Hooping uses the whole body and iIf done properly it helps to improve your core strength and
co-ordination plus it's also great for getting rid of your cellulite because moving the hoop all over your body helps to massage all areas.
Some experts say that regular hooping will tone your abs and help you lose up to two inches from your middle — and looking at the waistlines of some of the professionals, it's easy to believe.
Now, hula hooping classes are cropping up all over the capital and the London Hula Hoopers Facebook group is growing in popularity.
Hula Hooping will undoubtedly break you into a sweat just from the effort of keeping the hoop going plus it's really good fun so it doesn't feel like there's exercise involved. Also the continuous circular movement makes it a very meditative activity and can become very trance-like when you practise.
The key thing to remember when hula hooping is that wherever I want the hoop to spin, you need to move that part of my body — more ferociously than you’d expect.
Also remember that everybody has a natural hooping direction (clockwise or anti-clockwise) and it's important to hoop in both direction to avoid building all your strength on one side of your body.
One last thing is as a beginner you may want some padding to avoid bruising. Happy hula-hooping and abs building so the next time you're out partying at one of the many nightclubs in London you'll be sure to be looking your best and turning heads..

Trust Your Girlfriends Opinion

Top designer Donna Karan says men should trust their girlfriend’s opinion when buying their clothes.
The 60-year-old founder of DKNY insists men need help to look good because male fashion is hard to get right.
She said: “One guy can throw on a pair of jeans and T-shirt and just wear that and be perfect while another guy can wear a T-shirt and jeans and look horrible.
“A guy needs to keep his eyes open, try several things on, and trust other people’s opinions.”
Even though Donna has devoted her life to making clothes, she admits that all too often she sees men out partying in clubs in London looking awful in high-end fashion outfits.
She said: “I can’t stand men wearing a trend because it’s a trend. There are quirky men who can carry off quirk but most men can’t.
“I don’t like oversized, really sloppy pants hanging off a man’s waist, but then again I don’t like really uptight looks either. The extreme of either of those styles doesn’t make me comfortable.
“When you’re trying too hard it doesn’t work.”
Throughout her 20-year career, Donna has found men narrow-minded and unwilling to experiment when it comes to fashion.
She told Details magazine: “Sometimes men can be a little limited when it comes to trying something new. When I first used stretch fabric, I couldn’t even use the word ‘stretch’ until men realised how comfortable it was.“Now they say ‘Where’s the black stretch crepe suit?’ ”
But Donna says looking good is not complicated – if you have a few key wardrobe items.
She said: “Every man should have the seven easy pieces: great pair of black pants, great jacket, white shirt, tie, great cashmere sweater, great pair of jeans, and a piece in leather – things that are amorphous.
“They can be simple and modern and yet comfortable and elegant and guys should remember the occasion too - whether it's dinner then off to one of the many nightclubs in London or just out enjoying the London nightlife scene is also important.