Core strength has a new benchmark in Alberta. A 61-year-old woman has broken her own world record by holding a plank position for five hours, CBC reports, surpassing the mark she previously set and proving that endurance peaks at any age.
The attempt was witnessed by adjudicators, as official records require. Holding a plank for even a few minutes demands extraordinary abdominal strength, shoulder stability and mental discipline; five hours pushes the body into a realm of sustained tension few people will ever approach. The athlete credits years of daily training for building the foundation the record required.
Her achievement adds to a growing list of age-defying fitness records set by Canadians, and her message to anyone watching was simple: start small, stay consistent, and never let a number define what your body can do.
