Welcome to our fun-filled, muscle-building, heart-pumping, sweat-dripping fitness trivia quiz! We hope you’re all ‘warmed up’ because this quiz is no ‘walk in the park’. It’s more of a sprint on the trivia treadmill and a heavyweight lifting of facts. So, let’s ‘jump’ right in and ‘run’ through these questions. Just remember, this is a ‘marathon’, not a sprint! We hope you ‘get a kick’ out of it!
1. Who is considered the “godfather of fitness”?
2. Which country holds the record for the most Olympic Gold medals in weightlifting?
3. What is the world record for the most push-ups in an hour?
4. What is the name of the oldest yoga teacher, according to the Guinness World Records?
5. What training method uses body weight exercises to build strength and endurance in minimal space?
6. What is the most weight ever deadlifted?
7. What is the term for exercise that requires oxygen?
8. Who is considered the first fitness influencer, promoting exercise and nutrition in the early 1900s?
9. Which muscle in the body is the strongest?
10. What is the largest 5K race by participation in the world?
11. What was the most expensive gym membership ever?
12. What is the term for exercise that builds muscle through tension?
13. Who was the first woman to run a marathon in under 3 hours?
14. Which city is known as the “fittest city” in America?
15. What is the fastest time for climbing the highest peaks in all seven continents?
16. Who has won the most Mr. Olympia titles?
17. What is the world record for the fastest marathon run by a woman?
18. What is the term for the maximum amount of oxygen an individual can use during intense or maximal exercise?
19. Which country has the most fitness clubs in the world?
20. What was the first fitness machine?
21. What is the name of the theory that suggests that our bodies and minds have evolved for endurance running?
22. What exercise involves moving the body through water without causing unnecessary strain to the joints?
23. Which country has the highest percentage of physically active adults?
24. What is the term for when an athlete specifically trains in a depleted state for certain sessions?
25. Who was the first person to lift over 500 pounds in the clean and jerk?
26. Which city hosts the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, a college football game that also features a huge number of tailgate parties?
27. Who holds the record for the most consecutive sit-ups?
28. What’s the world record for the longest held yoga tree pose?
29. Who is the oldest person to have climbed Mount Everest?
30. What is the largest fitness class ever held?
31. What is the fastest 100m sprint time by a woman?
32. What is the highest altitude a game of cricket has been played at?
33. Who holds the record for the heaviest weight lifted with a human beard?
34. What is the longest distance swam without flippers in the open sea?
35. Which fitness program was initially designed for military training?
36. Which fitness trend combines rhythm-based rowing with resistance training?
37. Who holds the record for the most push-ups in one hour?
38. What’s the world record for the longest plank held by a woman?
39. Who was the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon?
40. Who is known as the father of modern fitness for promoting physical education in the public schools of America?
41. What is the fastest time to complete 100 meters on a space hopper?
42. Who holds the world record for the longest ski descent?
43. Which workout claims to burn up to 1,000 calories in 50 minutes?
44. Who was the oldest gymnast to compete in the Olympics?
45. What is the most weight lifted by dumbbell rows in one minute?
46. What is the world record for the largest Zumba® class?
47. Who was the first person to swim the English Channel?
48. What’s the world record for the most full contact punch strikes in one minute?
49. Who was the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in the marathon?
50. What is the most pull-ups performed in one hour by a woman?
51. Who holds the record for the most bench presses of a 100 kg weight in one hour?
52. What is the fastest 100m hurdle wearing swim fins by a female?
53. Who holds the world record for the highest bicycle bunny hop?
54. What is the most weight lifted by calf raise in one hour?
55. What type of fitness training uses oxygen deprivation to simulate training at high altitudes?
56. Which country holds the most victories in the World’s Strongest Man competition?
57. Who holds the record for the most Ironman Triathlon finishes?
58. Who holds the world record for the fastest marathon run in a superhero costume (male)?
59. Who was the first woman to complete a quadruple jump in a figure skating competition?
60. What is the longest held wall sit by a woman?
61. Who holds the world record for the most weight lifted in the clean and jerk technique?
62. What is the highest number of skips in one minute?
63. Who holds the world record for the longest consecutive running streak?
64. What is the most weight lifted by Atlas stone lifts in one minute?
65. Which fitness craze of the 80s used a sliding device to simulate the side-to-side action of skiing?
66. Who holds the record for the most wins of the Tour de France?
67. What’s the world record for the most weight deadlifted by a woman?
68. Who was the first woman to walk around the world?
69. What is the most pull-ups performed in 24 hours by a man?
70. What is the largest yoga class ever recorded?
71. Who holds the world record for the most kettlebell swings in one hour?
72. What is the fastest 50m swim while wearing handcuffs?
73. Who holds the world record for the most marathons run on consecutive days by a woman?
74. What is the most weight lifted by barbell rows in one minute?
75. Which fitness equipment has been banned in some American cities due to injury risks?
76. What kind of exercise is a combination of boxing and aerobics?
77. Who holds the record for the most number of burpees in 24 hours?
78. Who was the first woman to complete a 100-mile trail ultramarathon?
79. What is the fastest 100m run on all fours?
80. What is the most extensive collection of sneakers/trainers?
81. Who holds the world record for the heaviest sumo deadlift in one minute?
82. Who invented the discipline of rhythmic gymnastics?
83. Who holds the world record for the longest plank?
84. What is the most significant number of participants in a single spin class?
85. What is the origin country of the fitness trend called “Parkour”?
86. What’s the world record for the most pull-ups in one minute by a woman?
87. Who was the first woman to run across Canada?
88. Who holds the record for the most weight lifted by dumbbell rows in one minute?
89. Who holds the world record for the most squats in one hour?
90. What’s the most miles run on a treadmill in 12 hours by a woman?
91. Who holds the world record for the most burpees in one minute?
92. What is the largest online workout ever recorded?
93. Who holds the world record for the fastest 100m skipping race?
94. What’s the highest score recorded in a single game of bowling?
95. Which American president is known for his fitness routine that included jogging, basketball, and cycling?
96. Who is the oldest woman to complete an Ironman Triathlon?
97. What’s the record for the most jumping jacks in a minute?
98. What fitness trend was created by Colombian dancer and choreographer Alberto “Beto” Perez during the 1990s?
99. Who holds the record for the most Ironman Triathlon competitions completed in a year?
100. What is the fastest time for a woman to run 100m in high heels?
101. Who holds the world record for the longest held abdominal plank among women?
102. What is the largest exercise ball class ever recorded?
103. Who was the first person to run a marathon without any training?
104. What’s the most miles run on a treadmill in 24 hours by a man?
105. Which American TV show sparked a national fitness trend with a workout routine called the “7 Minute Workout”?
106. Which physical exercise method uses mind-body connection and was developed by Joseph Pilates in the 1920s?
107. Who holds the record for the most consecutive jumping jacks?
108. What piece of gym equipment was invented by a Soviet scientist to help cosmonauts maintain muscle in zero gravity?
109. What type of yoga involves performing poses in a heated room?
110. What popular fitness trend of the ’90s was based on the training routines of drummers?
111. Which animal inspired the fitness trend known as “animal flow”?
112. Who holds the world record for the most step-ups in one minute with a 40-lb pack?
113. What exercise was developed in the early 20th century and is a combination of Western and Eastern philosophies?
114. What’s the highest altitude a marathon has been run at?
115. Who holds the world record for the most knuckle push-ups in one hour?
116. What style of exercise focuses on slow, controlled movements often with the use of a machine?
117. Who set the record for the most push-ups in a year?
118. What is the largest circuit training class ever recorded?
119. What famous bodybuilder played the Terminator in the movie series of the same name?
120. What is the name of the fitness trend that combines high-intensity interval training with Olympic weightlifting, plyometrics, powerlifting, and gymnastics?
121. Which ancient civilization was known to use large stones for strength training?
122. Who holds the record for the most number of pull-ups in 24 hours (female)?
123. Who invented the popular physical fitness system, Pilates?
124. Who was the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in weightlifting?
125. What popular exercise equipment was first used for simulating rowing a boat?
126. What type of popular exercise machine was initially designed for skiing training?
127. What type of popular modern fitness workout involves dancing to Latin American music?
128. What exercise trend of the 80s involved a step platform?
129. Who was the first man to lift 500kg in a deadlift?
130. What’s the most burpees done in one hour by a male?
131. Which piece of gym equipment was created by a German gymnastics instructor in the 19th century and was originally used for rehabilitation?
132. Who holds the world record for the longest wall sit?
133. What popular fitness program was created by Greg Glassman and is a branded fitness regimen?
134. Who was the first woman to complete a quadruple under in skipping/jump rope?
135. What type of exercise class uses stationary bikes?
136. What exercise was originally developed as a form of rehabilitation for polio patients?
137. What is the record for the most squats in one minute?
138. Who invented the treadmill?
139. Who was the oldest female bodybuilder recorded in the Guinness World Records?
140. What’s the most skips of a rope in 24 hours?
141. What is the world record for the most weight lifted by calf raise?
142. What is the maximum number of rotations achieved in one minute of hooping?
143. What workout trend uses sand-filled sacks and has roots in ancient Persian physical training?
144. Who was the first person to win the World’s Strongest Man competition?
145. What is the name of the exercise method that involves a series of movements that stretch the entire body, promoting circulation and flexibility, and is often done on a mat?
146. Which exercise discipline emphasizes correct postural alignment, core strength and muscle balance?
147. What is the world record for the most sit-ups in one hour?
148. What piece of gym equipment is used to provide weighted resistance during bodyweight exercises?
149. What high-intensity, martial-arts inspired workout is drawn from disciplines such as karate, boxing, taekwondo, tai chi, and muay thai?
And that’s the ‘finish line’! We hope this quiz didn’t leave you too ‘exhausted’. Remember, just like in fitness, consistency is key in trivia too. So ‘stretch’ your knowledge and ‘workout’ your brain by trying some of our other quizzes on Trivia Bliss. Keep the ‘burn’ going and remember: ‘No trivia, no gain’!
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