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sufrommich

(22,871 posts)
Mon Dec 12, 2011, 05:10 PM Dec 2011

Michelle Obama & Co. smash a world record for jumping jacks

Michelle Obama succeeded in her bid to land in the Guinness World Records book for jumping jacks.

Obama led hundreds of kids on the South Lawn of the White House on Oct. 11 as part of her Let's Move initiative to fight childhood obesity. (Perhaps even more impressive, the 400 elementary and middle-schoolers on hand for the initiative that day survived the Al Roker warm-up.) National Geographic Kids organized the event and technically holds the Guinness record.

But the kids on the lawn were just part of the event. Others around the world also participated. The goal: to have as many people as possible doing jumping jacks for one minute.

The first lady announced in a video Monday morning that 300,265 people took part in the effort, a world record for jumping jacks in a 24-hour period, pulverizing the old record of 20,000 participants.
[For the record, 8:35 a.m. Dec. 12: An earlier version of this post failed to mention that National Geographic Kids organized the event and holds the Guinness record.]


http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/12/michelle-obama-guinness-record-jumping-jacks.html

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Michelle Obama & Co. smash a world record for jumping jacks (Original Post) sufrommich Dec 2011 OP
very cool! limpyhobbler Dec 2011 #1
wow, jumpin jehosephats Whisp Dec 2011 #2
Just like they do in North Korea!!!!! JoePhilly Dec 2011 #3
 

Whisp

(24,096 posts)
2. wow, jumpin jehosephats
Mon Dec 12, 2011, 05:26 PM
Dec 2011

breaking the record with over 300k - that is great.

Michelle does such a good job with these incentives. I have to say I just love how she pronounces 'strong', it comes across like 'schtrong', and I wait to hear a word from her with that sound.

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