"My Whole Body Shakes After 30 Seconds, Yet She Held a Plank for 5 Hours?"... 61-Year-Old Grandma's Secret

61-year-old Canadian woman applies for a "Guinness World Record"
Surpasses her own previous record

A woman in her 60s who retired after working as a teacher in Canada took on the challenge of setting a Guinness World Record after successfully holding a plank for five hours.

A "5-Hour" Record, 30 Minutes Longer Than the Previous Record

DonnaJean Wilde. YouTube channel "Guinness World Records"

According to USA Today and other outlets, Donna Jean Wilde, 61, who lives in Alberta, Canada, held a plank for five hours on October 6 at the Huntsman World Senior Games in Utah, United States.

This is 30 minutes longer than Wilde's previous record of 4 hours and 30 minutes, set in March 2024. At the time, she was 59 and set the women's Guinness World Record for the longest time holding an abdominal plank. Guinness World Records said it had "received an official application to certify Wilde's latest record attempt." However, the record has not yet been officially recognized.

She Took Up Planking After Breaking Her Wrist

Donna Jean Wilde. USA Today.

A plank is an exercise in which a person holds a position while supporting their body on their forearms. It helps strengthen the core muscles and improve posture.

Wilde, who has five children and 12 grandchildren, took up planking about 10 years ago after breaking her wrist. In a 2024 interview with USA Today, she said, "Even with my arm in a cast, I could still feel like I was exercising, and it felt really good."

Wilde then began doing planks regularly. Encouraged by her family to attempt a world record, she trained by holding planks for hours at a time while also running, jumping rope and weight training ahead of her 2024 record attempt. She also read books to learn about athletes' mental training techniques. After all this preparation, Wilde set a record of 4 hours and 30 minutes at an event held in the gym at the school where she had once worked on March 21, 2024.

Her exercise routine continued after her latest attempt. Wilde reportedly also took to the track the day after challenging the plank record, competing in a 3,000-meter race.

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