Massive Melbourne Park Boot Camp smashes five Guinness World Records

More than 2000 women have taken up the challenge to ‘get sweaty’ and break not one, but five Guinness World Records in a massive boot camp run by Bikini Body Guide creator Kayla Itsines at Melbourne & Olympic Parks on Thursday evening.

As part of Itsines’ ‘2016 Sweat Tour’, which has seen her attract thousands of fans to bootcamps in London, New York City and Los Angeles, the online fitness sensation led participants in breaking Guinness World Records for the most people performing different exercises at once.

With a Guinness representative in attendance, the event saw the creation of the following world records:

• Most people performing star jumps - 2,192 participants
• Most people performing running in place simultaneously - 2,195 participants
• Most people doing sit-ups simultaneously - 2,005 participants 
• Most people performing lunges - 2,146 participants
• Most people performing squats - 2,201 participants. 

After smashing the records, the group participated in a rare opportunity to work-out out with 25-year-old fitness entrepreneur idol as the sun set over the landmark Rod Laver Arena.

The event was the first ‘Sweat’ workout being held in Australia as part of the World Tour and coincided with the official Guinness World Record Day.

Itsines, who is on the BRW Young Rich List of wealthiest Australians and shares a net worth of $46 million with partner Tobi Pearce, has been inspiring women across the world to get fit for years.

Commenting on the event, Itsines stated “working as a team to not just achieve our fitness goals, but also to break these records today, really proves that we are the largest and most influential fitness community in the world.”

Large fitness classes and events are an increasing global trend, particularly in Brazil, the USA and the UK.

Commenting on the phenomena, Dr David Cubans, an expert on exercise from the University of Newcastle, told The New Daily “I think these types of activities are so popular for strong social reasons.

“People love being active together and this environment seems fun, with music playing. It almost has a kind of festival feel to it.

“There’s a growing body of evidence that states social support makes it much easier for someone to maintain a fitness program.”

Dr Cubans also said that less individual attention on a participant was particularly appealing, adding “with so many people involved, it can take the focus off the individual, which is an environment that some find threatening.

“Lots of people, particularly women and adolescent girls, can feel uncomfortable exercising on their own when people are watching.”

He predicted the trend would become more and more popular, adding “this is fun, accessible and comes with the mental and physical benefits of being outside … I don’t see why it wouldn’t continue to grow.”

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