The plank is one of the best exercises you can do for your core because it builds isometric strength to help sculpt your waistline and improve your posture.  An average person can plank for 5 minutes, and according to a study which was conducted on 168 college students found that your average college-aged female has a plank time of about 1 minute, 30 seconds, while an average college-aged male has a plank time of about 1 minute, 46 seconds.  That said, you should know that most of these students were considered athletic to begin with. 

Anyone who has ever planked knows from experience that after the first minute it feels like the core of your body is on fire.  But, Dana Glowacka, mum of Montreal took planking to a whole new level, she did a plank for 4 hours and 20 minutes.  Now, that’s impressive!  Right? 

Dana Glowacka, a Montreal yoga instructor, was attending the First International Plank Training Conference in Naperville when she broke the previous female planking record of 3 hours, 30 minutes, which was set by Maria Kalimera in 2015. 

But she didn’t get there overnight — Dana’s training schedule took years of practice that began with a comment from her son a year after Kalimera won her place in the record books. 

After contacting George Hood, the 2014 male holder of the longest plank, she began training. 

Under George’s instruction, Dana endured “long training sets each day, with a vision to be the best I can and make my son proud”. 

According to Dana, her first attempt at a plank recorded a mere four minutes, but George inspired her to keep going. 

“Once I did, he helped me accomplish 2 hours and 25 minutes in one set,” she said. 

“I’m gonna make my son proud, sending a message to the world that everything is in the mindset and practice, practice, practice,” the mom said in her website bio. 

“Just do it, do it right, train for it, and believe in yourself… for a stronger, healthier and happier life.” 

In recent months, Glowacka has put in tons of practice, including regular four-hour planks. 

Chinese man Mao Weidong earned the record for planking in the male category in 2016 when he held the position for 8 hours, 1 minute. 

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