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Donna Jean Wilde, a 58-year-old Canadian grandmother, has set a new Guinness World Record by holding the longest abdominal plank position for a woman. ABC News It has been reported.
A retired high school vice principal and teacher from Canada, he held a plank for 4 hours, 30 minutes, and 11 seconds at his previous job last month, beating the previous record by 10 minutes.
According to Guinness, the previous record was set by Canadian Dana Glowacka in 2019.
Guinness said that to set the new record, Wilde had to keep his forearms and toes on the ground at all times while the rest of his body was lifted off the ground and kept upright for the duration.
Wilde's 12 grandchildren were a source of motivation for her to break the record, she told Guiness.
Despite living with chronic pain in her hands and arms, Wilde said she fell in love with planks after suffering a wrist injury 12 years ago.
She did planks for up to six hours a day as she practiced to beat the record.
“I actually still can’t believe it,” she said of breaking the record. “It feels like a dream.”
Wilde said this to others who wanted to break his record: “Keep trying and keep practicing. If you need to read a book or work on the computer, try lying on the floor.”