You won't believe how long this Dubai resident can plank

  DUBAI - Emirati Ali Khalfan outlasted everyone in a recent plank challenge on Kite Beach in Dubai to become the "king of plank" at the Fitness Bootcamp Dubai. Planking is a type of bodyweight exercise that highlights how well a person can hold his or her body straight. It also helps in developing core strength, connecting the lower and upper body muscles, as well as the shoulders, arms and glutes. Khalfan won the challenge by reaching an astonishing record of 1 hour, 29 minutes and 30 seconds. His record was closely followed by Jonathan Ldx, who planked for 1 hour and 25 minutes. In third place was Ahmed Zahran, who planked for 37 minutes and 27 seconds, and Ahmad Fawzi in fourth place with 33 minutes. In the woman's division, Kamillah Khasanova came in first place by clocking in 30 minutes, followed by Lena Wong who planked for 14 minutes. Lena Joulahjian and Tania Legkun came in third and fourth by planking 12 minutes and 11 minutes respectively. "The plank challenge was not easy to perform for the participants but they were able to meet and even exceed my expectations. Ali Khalfan hitting a new record was very impressive," said coach Mostafa Mersal, who led the fitness challenge. The Plank Challenge lasted for an entire week in different locations in Dubai, allowing participants to compete, test, and showcase their capabilities in the plank position. DAJ/Expat 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