Jack LaLanne
Birthday:
26 September 1914, San Francisco, California, USA
Birth Name:
François Henri LaLanne
Height:
168 cm
LaLanne was addicted to sugar as a child, causing him to commit acts of violence, including setting his parents' house on fire and attacking his brother with an axe. He was so weak his family physician recommended he be removed from school to rest and regain his strength. Around this time, he and his mother attended a lecture by Paul C. Bragg,...
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LaLanne was addicted to sugar as a child, causing him to commit acts of violence, including setting his parents' house on fire and attacking his brother with an axe. He was so weak his family physician recommended he be removed from school to rest and regain his strength. Around this time, he and his mother attended a lecture by Paul C. Bragg, a nutritionist who told LaLanne he was a human garbage can. LaLanne turned his life around with a strict diet and exercise. By the age of 18, he was running a home bakery selling healthy breads and a home gym where he trained policemen and firemen in exercise and weightlifting. LaLanne's reputation as a physical fitness guru eventually led to his 34-year stint as the host of TV's The Jack LaLanne Show (1951). There he taught exercise aimed principally at homemakers, using items found around the home. Even as he exceeded 95 years of age, LaLanne continued to boast a fine physique, and encourage fans with health and fitness tips through videos and writing. LaLanne died of pneumonia at his home in Morro Bay, California, in January 2011, with his wife Elaine, family and friends surrounding him. Mr. LaLanne had been ill prior to his death. Show less «
I can't die. It would ruin my image.
I can't die. It would ruin my image.
Would you get your dog up in the morning and give him a cup of coffee, a cigarette and a doughnut?
Would you get your dog up in the morning and give him a cup of coffee, a cigarette and a doughnut?
[on his refusal to consume dairy products]: Am I a suckling calf? No other creature uses milk after they wean!
[on his refusal to consume dairy products]: Am I a suckling calf? No other creature uses milk after they wean!
If man made it, don't eat it.
If man made it, don't eat it.
Whereas Billy Graham is all about the hereafter, I'm all about the here and now.
Whereas Billy Graham is all about the hereafter, I'm all about the here and now.
Exercise is king and diet is queen; put them together and you've got an empire.
Exercise is king and diet is queen; put them together and you've got an empire.
Living is a pain in the backside, because you have to work at it. Dying, now that's easy.
Living is a pain in the backside, because you have to work at it. Dying, now that's easy.
You eat every day, you sleep every day, and your body was made to exercise every day.
You eat every day, you sleep every day, and your body was made to exercise every day.
You are a slave to your own body. You want to do things, but your body won't let you because your body has you slaved. You are in shackles a...Show more »
You are a slave to your own body. You want to do things, but your body won't let you because your body has you slaved. You are in shackles and bondage... You can actually be reborn again because I was reborn again. Show less «
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