A fitness coach and wellness advocate, Oluchukwu Okeke, has begun an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest step aerobics marathon.\n<\/p>\n
Currently, she has spent over 10 hours in the ongoing GWR attempt, which started at 9 am on Friday.\n<\/p>\n
The record-breaking attempt, she said, is to put Nigeria on the world map through an extraordinary display of endurance, strength, and purpose.\n<\/p>\n
In a statement made available to PUNCH Online on Friday by her team, Okeke, founder of Jemad Fitness, said she aims to spark a wider conversation about resilience, motherhood, and the power of movement as a form of therapy and empowerment.<\/p>\n
Okeke revealed that she began aerobics to find healing after battling postpartum depression.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cStepping became my therapy. Each move reminded me that I was still here, still strong, and still capable of becoming more.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cThis record attempt is not just about endurance; it\u2019s about hope. I want women to know that they can rise again, no matter what they\u2019ve faced,\u201d the fitness coach said.<\/p>\n
She explained that she has been preparing for the record-breaking attempt since June 2024, adding that the process required major lifestyle adjustments, especially to her diet and sleep patterns.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cMy meals have been strictly healthy and natural for the past three months. We also brought a dietitian on board to ensure proper nutrition and balance throughout training,\u201d Okeke said.\n<\/p>\n
According to her, sleep and recovery have also become key parts of preparation.\n<\/p>\n
Okeke also revealed that Ofari Wholefoods is the major sponsor for her GWR attempt.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cThe partnership reflects a shared commitment to community wellness, heart health, and the power of intentional living,\u201d she said.\n<\/p>\n
For Okeke\u2019s attempt, the GWR guidelines allow participants five minutes\u2019 rest for every continuously completed hour of activity.\n<\/p>\n
These breaks can be accumulated, meaning 20 minutes of rest can be taken after four full hours of exercise, but extra minutes don\u2019t count unless a full hour of activity\u00a0is\u00a0completed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A fitness coach and wellness advocate, Oluchukwu Okeke, has begun an attempt to break the Guinness World Record…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":188922,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[499,103,61,60],"class_list":{"0":"post-188921","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-fitness","9":"tag-health","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188921"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188921\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}