Yoga teacher breaks new record for longest plank hold by female

Abu Dhabi: Most of us who have tried to reduce our tummy fat might have heard about how effective planking is to get the desired results. And we also know how difficult it is to hold our own body weight for longer than a minute. But Canada’s Dana Glowacka has officially broken the Guinness World Record for doing the longest plank – literally four hours, 19 minutes and 55 seconds to be precise. The yoga teacher’s feat at the 1st International Plank training Conference in Illinois in May 2019 also broke the record of ‘Longest Time in an Abdominal Plank Position by a female’. The previous record in the female category was held by Maria Kalimera in 2015 for three hours, 31 minutes. In 2019, Dana had initiated “The 4 Minutes Plank Challenge” where thousands of plank enthusiasts had participated. Watch video: What people are saying on Twitter

Amazing record by #DanaGlowacka. But can @GMS_Athletics explain why there is an advert for McDonald’s as soon as you click on their link? Surely there must be some sensitivity to being healthy in sport?

— Parjam Zolfaghari (@PJZolfaghari) June 5, 2019

A 1 min plank is hard enough, so my jaw dropped when I heard about a new world record of 4 hrs, 19 mins, & 55 secs. Dana Glowacka, a vegan athlete, makes her world-record plank hold look easy, but she’s the 1st to admit that it took a lot of hard workhttps://t.co/4ku7jVLwp5

— G@llso Ⓥ (@jengallso) February 12, 2020

The plank exercise requires good body coordination and if done properly even a few minutes of hold is good enough for effective results.