The Local Denmark https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Dane sets new world record for longest plank A Danish fitness instructor held his body's weight on his forearms, elbows, and toes for four and a half hours, smashing his previous record and bringing planking glory back to Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150525/dane-sets-new-world-record-longest-plank Mon, 25 May 2015 11:34:43 +0200 dane-sets-new-world-record-longest-plank Police make Denmark's largest ever steroid bust Police said that new and stricter laws on doping gave them the tools they needed to bust two men who had "at least a tonne" of illegal steroids. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150313/denmark-steroid-bust-largest-history Fri, 13 Mar 2015 11:27:21 +0100 denmark-steroid-bust-largest-history Fast running can kill, Danish study says Strenuous running is just as likely to lead to sudden death as a sedentary lifestyle, new findings from the Copenhagen City Heart Study reveal. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150203/fast-running-can-kill-danish-study Tue, 03 Feb 2015 09:48:00 +0100 fast-running-can-kill-danish-study Danish plank champ vows to reclaim record 51-year-old fitness instructor Tom Hoel has his work cut out for him if he wants to regain the world record for the longest plank, but he tells The Local he has accepted the challenge. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141002/danish-plank-champ-dethroned-but-vows-revenge Thu, 02 Oct 2014 10:42:00 +0200 danish-plank-champ-dethroned-but-vows-revenge Plank champ needs help to set new record Tom Hoel already has the Guinness record for the longest plank but to meet his next goal he still needs over 1,000 people to join him on all fours. Here's how to plank your way into the Guinness Book of World Records. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140827/plank-champ-needs-help-to-set-new-record Wed, 27 Aug 2014 16:37:45 +0200 plank-champ-needs-help-to-set-new-record Dane planks his way into the record books Fitness instructor Tom Hoel set the world record by holding a plank for three hours and eight minutes. Now he wants thousands of Danes to join him in setting a new record. The Local spoke with the Plank Master https://www.thelocal.dk/20140704/dane-planks-his-way-into-the-record-books Fri, 04 Jul 2014 13:54:00 +0200 dane-planks-his-way-into-the-record-books