Actress Marisa Tomei, 45, barely looks like she's aged since winning an Oscar for her performance in My Cousin Vinny 18 years ago. And that's partly because she lives life to the fullest, giving everything a childlike vibrancy — even her workouts. As Shape's August cover girl, Marisa shares her go-to hula-hoop workout with readers, and how she stays so darn happy. Here are the highlights: On Read more

The secret to Michelle Obama's slim waist? Hula-hooping! The first lady hosted a Healthy Kids Fair on the White House South Lawn this week to promote her ongoing message that Americans need to get healthy. Among the attendees were chefs and nutritionists who prepared lunch while also passing along the valuable lesson of healthy eating. Afterward, the kids and Michelle completed an obstacle Read more

After seeing Marisa Tomei's outrageous hooping skills on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, I was inspired to check out the level two Hoopnotica DVD, Hoopdance Workout ($20). Marisa made those sexy moves look so easy, and even though I'm no hooping master by any means, if she could learn them from this DVD, I thought I'd give it a shot. This video begins with an eight-minute warmup of stretches using the Read more

Wondering how Marisa Tomei shaped up to play an exotic pole dancer in The Wrestler? According to Us Weekly, her workout was as innocent as a 1950s backyard pastime — she used a weighted Hoopnotica hula hoop ($50). Using an adult-size, slightly weighted hoop makes regular hooping and doing tricks much easier, which you can learn from the Hoopdance or Hoopnotica ($20) DVDs. The small amount of Read more