Thursday, March 12, 2015
Most people doing sit-ups simultaneously: Red HEARRT breaks Guinness World Records record (VIDEO)
Winston-Salem, NC , USA -- The World Record for the largest group doing sit-ups simultaneously for one minute was officially set at Gateway YWCA in Winston-Salem; Red H.E.A.R.R.T organized the record-breaking event, which included a total of 414 Winston-Salem/Forsyth County community participants as well as Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines completing the attempt successfully
,
according to
the World Record Academy: www.worldrecordacademy.com/
.
Photo: The World Record for the largest group doing sit-ups simultaneously for one minute was officially set on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, at Gateway YWCA in Winston-Salem. Red H.E.A.R.R.T organized the record-breaking event, which included a total of 414 Winston-Salem/Forsyth County community participants as well as Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines completing the attempt successfully. ( enlarge photo
)
The Guinness World Records' record for the most people doing sit-ups simultaneously is 414, at an event organised by Cheryl Lindsay, Founder of Red H.E.A.R.R.T (USA) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina , USA, on 5 February 2015.
Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the most people performing push ups; it is 615, and was achieved by R.V College of Engineering (India) in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, on 22 March 2014.
The World Record for the largest group doing sit-ups simultaneously for one minute was officially set on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, at Gateway YWCA in Winston-Salem, The Chronicle reports.
Red H.E.A.R.R.T
organized the record-breaking event, which included a total of 414 Winston-Salem/Forsyth County community participants as well as Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines completing the attempt successfully.
Platinum Sponsors of Red H.E.A.R.R.T.
and the Go Red & Get Moving Initiative include Harmony Ridge Farm, Randolph Childress and The Tuttle Foundation. Other sponsors include Gateway YWCA, HanesBrands Inc., Studio ZT, Women's Wellness & Fitness and the Office of the Mayor.
Sponsors/Partners of this Initiative include the Gateway YWCA, Novant, Go Red Council/American Heart Association, Women's Wellness & Fitness, Fleet Feet Sports, The Portrait Gallery, Forsyth Woman's Magazine, Forsyth Family Magazine , Union Baptist Church, The Links Inc. and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.
Related world records:
Most people exercising to a fitness video: Widnes Vikings smash Guinness World Records record (VIDEO)
Largest Simultaneous Group Workout: ViSalus sets world record (VIDEO)
Most participants in a High Intensity Interval Training workout: Herbalife breaks Guinness World Records record (VIDEO)
Most Marathons on 7 Continents in 1 Year: Trent Morrow sets world record (VIDEO)
Longest distance made by employees in a stadium: ING Belgium sets world record
Fastest 100 meters egg and spoon race world record set by Sally Pearson
Largest Zumbatomic class: Warrick County breaks Guinness World Records' record (VIDEO)
Fastest mile hopping: Joseph Scavone breaks Guinness world record
Most people performing push ups: Limavady breaks Guinness world record (VIDEO)
Longest Distance in One Minute on Crutches: Tameru Zegeye
Fastest marathon on crutches: Michael Milton breaks Guinness world record
Largest rain boot race: Ketchikan breaks Guinness world record
Longest distance bounced on a Space Hopper: Phoebe Asquith breaks Guinness world record
Most Step-ups in One Minute with a 40-lb Pack: Bob Natoli breaks Guinness world record
Most people on trampolines: Loughborough University breaks Guinness world record (VIDEO)
Fastest Marathon dressed as a lifeguard: Carl Smith breaks Guinness world record
Fastest time while dressed as a dairy product: Joe D'Amico breaks Guinness world record
Largest hula hoop workout: Del Rey School breaks Guinness world record (VIDEO)
Fastest 10km run while pushing a pram: Dougal Thorburn breaks Guinness world record
Most marathons run in one year: Larry Macon breaks Guinness world record
Longest distance run underwater: Mike Studer sets world record
Farthest Mobile Phone Throw: Ben Langton-Burnell breaks Guinness world record (VIDEO)
Largest outdoors spinning class: fitness fans sets world record
Furthest distance run on a treadmill: UK team sets world record
Fastest vertical run: Mark Sluszny sets world record (PICS & VIDEO)
Largest Zumba class: Brigshaw High school sets world record
Largest Resistance Band Class: GE employees sets world record (PICS & Video)
Largest Fitness Circuit: Cowichan sets world record (Video)
Fastest marathon dressed as a book character: David Stone sets world record
Greatest distance run on a treadmill in one week: Sharon Gayter sets world record (Video)
Oldest triathlete: Arthur Gilbert
Oldest marathon runner: Fauja Singh (Video)
Most star jumps in one minute: Joey McFarland sets world record
Largest piggy back race: History Maker Foundation sets world record
Highest Running Box Jump: Ryan Moody (Video)
Fastest marathon by a linked team: Manhattan men
Fastest marathon wearing a gas mask: Staff Sgt. Marc Dibernardo
Fastest 100 x 5 km relay: The Charlotte Running Club
Heaviest Person to Complete a Marathon: Kelly Gneiting (Video)
Fastest running nonagenarian: 95-Year-Old Ida Keeling (Video)
Most marathons run on consecutive days: Stefaan Engels
Fastest running centenarian: Miyazaki Hidekichi
Most consecutive push-ups: wrestler Munir Ahmed
Fastest Human Crab Walker: Cameron Jones
Oldest female marathon finisher: Gladys Burrill
Largest Resistance Band Class: Sheraton New York
Most marathons in a year: Yolanda Holder
Largest physical education class: Ga. students