Next time your trainer asks you to hold a minute-long plank, just remember: Your grandma can do it for much longer…as long as your grandma is DonnaJean Wilde, a grandmother of 12, who recently beat the world record for the longest plank ever held by a woman, staying steady for 4 hours, 30 minutes and 11 seconds as her family watched.
DonnaJean had to stay on her forearms and toes with her body kept straight and off the ground for at least 4 hours, 19 minutes and 56 seconds one second longer than fellow Canadian Dana Glowacka, who set the record in 2019.
She said she drew motivation to continue from her grandkids and the crowd of high school students who came to watch her record attempt, which took place at the school where she served as vice principal before retiring. Then in the final 30 minutes, the 58-year-old just focused on "breathing, staying calm and not shaking."
The current world plank record stands at more than 9 hours and 38 minutes and is held by a man named Josef Šálek from Czechia