Yahoo reported the First Lady, with the help of National Geographic Kids magazine and more than 300,000 jumping jack-ers, made history after breaking the world record for most people doing jumping jacks in a 24-hour period on Sunday.
According to the Washington Post, Michelle and her helpers shattered the previous record, which was a miniscule 20,000 people.
“Today, I am proud to announce we broke that old record — and not by just a little bit,” she announced on Monday. “With your help, we had 300,265 people jumping that day.”
This is the fifth Guinness record National Geographic Kids has helped break. Its other records include Longest Line of Footprints and Largest Gathering of Plush Toys.
In order to achieve her goal, Mrs. Obama led about 400 elementary and middle-school students from Washington in jumping jacks on the South Lawn of the White House. Other jumping jacks events were held around the world on Oct. 11.
The effort was organized by National Geographic Kids magazine in support of the first lady's Let's Move! initiative to promote physical fitness and healthy eating for children.
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