Two friends from Buckinghamshire have gained a Guinness World Record each in aid of Cancer Research.

Claudia Hobbs and Nicola Pearson, who are from Great Missenden and Hyde Heath respectively, decided to raise funds for the charity by putting their bodies to the test with two fitness-related activities.

Bucks Free Press: Nicola did over 1,000 box jumps in an hour (Claudia Wilson)Nicola did over 1,000 box jumps in an hour (Claudia Wilson) (Image: Claudia Wilson)

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The former attempted to have the most amount of weight lifted in a kettlebell snatch in an hour, whilst the latter tried to do the highest number of box jumps in the same time frame.

Amazingly, both parties gained their records, with Claudia lifting 20,600 kilos in 60 minutes, whilst Nicola completed 1,014 during the same period.

This was just months after suffering a dislocated knee.

Speaking on why she decided to put herself to the task, Claudia said: “My dad became terminally ill with cancer, and I was at the stage of trying to help raise funds for Cancer Research.

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“He died of lung cancer but never smoked in his life.

“He was incredibly healthy, and it was just bad luck.

“So, my mission is to try and put a more positive spin on cancer and see what our bodies are capable of.

“Training for something that is quite hard both physically and mentally and then achieving it is great, and I’m proud to have done this.

“I’m also proud to have got a friend to do it too.”

Bucks Free Press: This is Claudia's second World Record (Claudia Wilson)This is Claudia's second World Record (Claudia Wilson) (Image: This is Claudia's second World Record (Claudia Wilson))

Incredibly, this is not Claudia’s first world record.

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In February 2020, she along with nine others collectively lifted 711,940 kilos and since her father’s passing, she has raised £16,000 for Cancer Research.

The personal trainer said: “I’ve committed my time to training for these records and also rowing a marathon.

“Our mission is to try and raise as much money as possible for Cancer Research and be as positive as they can about their bodies.”

To donate to the cause, go to www.justgiving.com/fundraising/doubleworldrecord.