Spin with poi-se
Tennis balls, shoelaces and a sense of rhythm are all you need to tone your upper body! Call poi-spinning, the activity originated in New Zealand and is created by the Maori women to keep their hands flexible for weaving and by the men for strength and coordination during battle. The experts up the ante by spinning balls of fire!

Text: Estelle Low
Photo: Calvin Tan

Read this article in the August issue of Shape. Out now at newsstands.