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" I will do just about anything to be like Beyonc\u00E9. She uses red toilet paper? So do I. She wears sequins all the time everywhere? Me too. She hula hoops to get fit? Done and done. Because there is a class for every weird fitness thing you can think of, Hoopnotica \u2014 a lesson in advanced hula hooping \u2014 exists and is somewhat thriving. The exercises, all performed with hula hoops, are supposed to strengthen the core. While the whole class was super low-impact and borderline snoretastic, if you just do these few moves in rapid succession, you&amp;#039;ll have a pretty fun routine.  1. Warm-Up: Back Stretch with Hoop This is supposed to strengthen back muscles and increase the spine&amp;#039;s flexibility. So when you dance to &amp;quot;Get Me Bodied&amp;quot; you won&amp;#039;t throw your back out.  2. Warm-Up: Side Stretch with Hoop  This stretch gently opens the side of the body. Good prep for anything that will involve burning away love handles.  3. Waist Hooping: Forward Stance  Waist hooping allegedly burns 400-600 calories an hour. That&amp;#039;s, what, one Starbucks pastry?   4. Waist Hooping: Side Stance  This move is supposed to help to sculpt an hourglass figure.  5. Waist Hooping with Pli\u00E9s  Pli\u00E9s further elevate your heart rate while toning inner thighs. Downside: if you&amp;#039;re not really good at hooping the hoop might slip off. Upside: you&amp;#039;ll look really wiggly like this model!  6. Ninja Passes  Works the obliques as you rotate your torso. You can also do this move in a sustained pli\u00E9 to force your inner thighs to engage.   7. Basic Passing  Passing is supposed to help develop a super sleek upper body. This looks easy, but if you do it 20 times, you&amp;#039;ll feel it, promise.  9. Halo  You&amp;#039;ll feel this one all the way down the length of the arm, including the shoulders and upper back. You also might feel it in your head when you hit it a couple of times.  10. Lunges with Hoop Squeeze  Lunges tone the booty, while hoop squeezes engage the arms, shoulders, and chest. Yes, you could work these same muscle groups with dumbells, but if you were GIF&amp;#039;d doing it you wouldn&amp;#039;t look like this. Happy hooping!  Want more from Dara? Follow her on Facebook and Twitter @dadeeyo.  GIFs: Hoopnotica; Photo: Getty Images. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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