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Getti Kehayova Enters Guinness World Record For Spinning World's Largest Hula Hoop

 Getti Kehayova attempted and made the record for spiining world's largest hula hoop. It had a diameter of 5.18 metres (17 feet and 0.25 inches). A video depicts the woman's struggle and eventual triumph over this obstacle.

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Getti Kehayova attempted and made the record for spinning the world's largest hula hoop. It had a diameter of 5.18 metres (17 feet and 0.25 inches). A video depicts the woman's struggle and eventual triumph over this obstacle.
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The video was released on Instagram by Guinness World Records' official page, showing Kehayova spinning a hula hoop with a circumference of more than 17 feet. "It was quite painful...the hoop is pretty heavy, so every time that revolution comes around...it kind of feels like a punch up against your body", Guinness World Records clarified in the comments section.

Getti Kehayova stated, “It was quite painful...the hoop is pretty heavy, so every time that revolution comes around...it kind of feels like a punch up against your body." The video was uploaded to Instagram a day ago. Since then, the video has received over 1.1 million likes. It has also amassed a slew of comments from those who couldn't get enough of this achievement.

One Instagram user said, "It looks oddly fun." Many others responded with astonished faces emojis in the comments section. Another person said, "Must have been heavy, but she made it look simple."


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Getti Kehayova has been hula-hooping since she was eleven years old when she received her first hoop from her sister, and she grew up practising for a variety of circus acts. She now holds the record for spinning the largest hula hoop, measuring 5.18 m (17 ft 0.25 in) in diameter. She now has more than 30 years of experience and uses it in her daily workout.

She is a circus performer and a hula hoop instructor and technician. She comes from a long line of record-breakers in her family. Her father holds the Guinness World Record for the most hula hoops spun, while her sister holds the record for the highest perch pyramid acts.

Furthermore, on her aim, she writes, "My goal is to inspire and motivate people to restore their bodies, stay active, healthy, and feel positive. My highly energetic and positive attitude will have everyone motivated to keep twirling their way to feeling fit, strong, and ready to take on the world. So let's get hooping!"

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