They jumped…and jumped...and jumped – nonstop for two consecutive minutes. In doing so, members of Roseland-Pullman Club, 10909 S. Cottage Grove Ave., have officially broken the Guinness World Record for Star Jumps (jumping jacks) as part of a nationwide effort by Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) to have the most people doing star jumps in multiple venues simultaneously for two minutes.
Roseland-Pullman Club contributed 69 jumpers to the official multi-venue total of 20,425. BGCA embarked on this initiative with its Clubs across the country and on U.S. military bases overseas through the organization’s Triple Play program. This program, supported by founding sponsor Coca-Cola and the WellPoint Foundation, encourages kids to eat a balanced diet, become more physically active and increase their ability to engage in healthy relationships.
"Young people living healthy, active lifestyles, puts them on a pathway to a great future," said James G. Keane, President & CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago. "We are very pleased that our members faced the jumping jack challenge and came out record breakers."
About Triple Play
Triple Play: A Game Plan for the Mind, Body and Soul was launched in 2005 by Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services with support from The Coca-Cola Company to encourage kids to eat a balanced diet, become more physically active and increase their ability to engage in healthy relationships. A two-year study of more than 2,000 children ages 9-14 showed that Triple Play succeeded in getting them to exercise more, eat healthier foods and feel better about themselves. The study found that Triple Play kids increased to 90 percent of the federally recommended amount of daily exercise, which is 60 minutes a day for children, while their peers outside the program decreased to 78 percent. To date, Triple Play has helped more than one million kids learn the importance of physical activity and proper nutrition. In 2011, the WellPoint Foundation joined BGCA and Coca-Cola as a Triple Play sponsor. Learn more about the program at
www.bgca.org/tripleplay.
