Anytime Fitness Kingston personal trainer Lynna Taubman attempted to break the Guinness World Record for most steps climbed on a stair climber machine in 24 hours on Saturday, September 7.
She successfully broke the world record with an astonishing 108,887 steps completed by 9am on the Sunday morning.
Lynna was determined to top not only the women’s world record of 96,000 steps but also the men’s record set by Tyler Csatari of 108,000 steps.
The stair climber is not usually a well-loved piece of equipment at the gym, with Lynna saying it is quite a challenging workout.
Yet she has noticed more people have been using the stair climber at Anytime Fitness, inspired by her Guinness World Record attempt.
“I really wanted to do something in the gym that would bring the community together to promote self-care, health and wellbeing,” Lynna said.
There was a big turnout of family, friends and well-wishers cheering Lynna on over the weekend.
Lynna said she had been preparing for the record attempt with practices on the stair climber, usually in three-hour blocks, although she did attempt a 12-hour walk from 8pm to 8am one day to see how well she could perform when she was tired from a full day of work.
The Guinness World Record attempt is just the first step in Lynna’s campaign to prove that turning 50 and beyond doesn’t have to hold anyone back.
In addition to securing a Guinness World Record Lynna will be entering a natural bodybuilding competition in October and afterwards summitting Island Peak Mountain in Nepal with her husband.
This is all part of Lynna’s 50 & Beyond campaign (https://www.mycause.com.au/p/347983/50-beyond), which is pushing her to the limits whilst raising funds for some good causes.
“I am excited to turn 50, I don’t think or feel my age at all,” Lynna said.
“In fact, for me I feel it is just half time and now is the time to give this game of life a real go.”
Lynna encouraged an environment of participation by holding a range of events during the weekend of her Guinness World Record attempt with market stalls, a variety of gym challenges and raffles and a health seminar by Lauren Hempenstall teaching women how to harness their menstrual cycle to maximise training results.
“That is my other message in this campaign … have a go,” Lynna said.
“Let go of self-limiting beliefs and start tuning into what you know is good for you.”
