RIP Jack LaLanne

[3113]

From here.

MORRO BAY, Calif. – Fitness guru Jack LaLanne (lah-LAYN'), who inspired television viewers to trim down and pump iron decades before exercise became a national obsession, has died at age 96.

Shall we all do ten jumping jacks in homage?

 

[sr71plt]

This is the sort of pill that's easier to take when you've assumed he died twenty years ago.

 

[Dragonlipz]

He was an original - my mom sent me a link to a show he co-hosted with Richard Simmons - the old guy was outdoing Sir Richard......nuff said!!!

 

[1sickbastard]

RIP Jack!

 

[voluptuary_manque]

And he was still in better shape than anyone on this board. The strange part is that somewhere along I read him saying that he hated exercising. The only reason he did it was to stay as healthy and vital as he did. Good on yer, Jack, you succeeded.

 

[Kat73]

We met him a few years ago at Giovanni's on the warf in Morro Bay. What a great guy. RIP...

 

[TE999]

Ol' Jack was ahead of his time as a fitness guru. He kept his build right to the end too. RIP Jack.

 

[sr71plt]

And he was still in better shape than anyone on this board.

You've actually seen everyone on this board, have you?

 

[voluptuary_manque]

You've actually seen everyone on this board, have you?

Okay, I'll had "probably" 'cause I have seen a few and one or two aren't too bad. But not like Jack . . .

 

[sr71plt]

Okay, I'll had "probably" 'cause I have seen a few and one or two aren't too bad. But not like Jack . . .

I think he was a bit overdone.

 

[Dragonlipz]

And he was still in better shape than anyone on this board. The strange part is that somewhere along I read him saying that he hated exercising. The only reason he did it was to stay as healthy and vital as he did. Good on yer, Jack, you succeeded.

Speak for yourself - you fish-eyed fool!!! I'm in pretty damned good shape for any age as my SO will attest!..............and hung!

 

[3113]

Speak for yourself - you fish-eyed fool!!! I'm in pretty damned good shape for any age as my SO will attest!..............and hung!

Oh, like we can trust your S.O. We know all about that non-disclosure contract you make all would-be lovers sign

 

[SuperHeroRalph]

Rest in peace, Jack.

I hope you're with your white Belgian Sheperd, Happy.

 

[trysail]

He led an admirable life marked by self-reliance and self-discipline. Those traits enabled him to surmount mocking and insult to accomplish worthwhile achievments that benefited society.

...Born in San Francisco on Sept. 26, 1914, he was named Francois Henri LaLanne by his French immigrant parents. His father worked for a local telephone company and also as a dance instructor. His mother was a maid.

Junk Food
The family moved to Bakersfield, California, to manage a sheep herd. Later, the LaLannes relocated to Oakland, where the teenaged Jack lost his father to a heart attack. The youngster’s life soon spiraled out of control.

LaLanne told interviewers that he suffered migraine headaches, fared poorly in school, was unfit for sports, had an uncontrollable temper and was a “sugar-aholic.” His worried mother took him to a lecture by nutritionist Paul C. Bragg, whose message had a life-altering impact on LaLanne.

The nutritionist told the teenager that he could be “born again” if he gave up unhealthy, sugar-laden foods. LaLanne said he prayed for willpower, and once he changed his diet his headaches disappeared and his vision improved. He began training with free weights at the local YMCA and became a successful high school athlete.

After graduation, LaLanne pursued his twin passions. He sold nutritious baked goods made by his mother with prunes and other dried fruit, and he turned the family basement into his first gymnasium, sharing tips and training with local firefighters and policemen. For a time, he also attended a chiropractic school.

First Gym
At age 21, he opened the Jack LaLanne Physical Culture Studio in downtown Oakland. To recruit clients, he began visiting local high schools, wearing a tight t-shirt to emphasize his well-defined muscles. He singled out the scrawniest or most overweight students to ask if they wanted to become fit. He would then follow up with a home visit to win over parents and offer a few months of free gym membership.

If parents were impressed, they often followed their high school students into LaLanne’s studio. He was willing to train women as well as men. Women viewers were later essential to his success on television...



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[R. Richard]

And he was still in better shape than anyone on this board. The strange part is that somewhere along I read him saying that he hated exercising. The only reason he did it was to stay as healthy and vital as he did. Good on yer, Jack, you succeeded.

Speak for yourself. I workout each and every day. My workout is a Kung-Fu workout, augmented by pushups, pullups, isometrics and some custom things that I have invented. In my work, I routinely cover four or five miles a night, at everything from a dead slow, dead silent stalk, to a full out sprint. Particularly at the end of the full out sprint, I frequently engage in hand to hand combat. It's a living.

 

[Carnevil9]

Jack Benny outlived him by a good four years, and his exercise regimen consisted of cigars and booze!

RIP, Jack. You were an original.

 

[Loring2]

We met him a few years ago at Giovanni's on the warf in Morro Bay. What a great guy. RIP...

I met him there myself, one nice friendly guy who called me by my first name.
Jack will never rest I suspect.