Jack LaLanne, fitness guru, dies at 96

[MNeagle]

Jack LaLanne, the seemingly eternal master of health and fitness who first popularized the idea that Americans should work out and eat right to retain youthfulness and vigor, has died. He was 96.

LaLanne died of respiratory failure due to pneumonia Sunday afternoon at his home in Morro Bay, his agent, Rick Hersh, told the Associated Press

Though for many years dismissed as merely a "muscle man" — a notion fueled to some extent by his amazing feats of strength — LaLanne was the spiritual father of the health movement that blossomed into a national craze of weight rooms, exercise classes and fancy sports clubs.

LaLanne opened what is commonly believed to be the nation's first health club, in Oakland in 1936. In the 1950s, he launched an early-morning televised exercise program keyed to housewives. He designed many now-familiar exercise machines, including leg extension machines and cable-pulley weights. And he proposed the then-radical idea that women, the elderly and even the disabled should work out to retain strength.

Full of exuberance and hyperbolic good cheer, LaLanne saw himself as a combination of cheerleader, rescuer and savior. And if his enthusiasm had a religious fervor to it, well, so be it.

"Well it is. It is a religion with me," he told What Is Enlightenment, a magazine dedicated to awareness, in 1999. "It's a way of life. A religion is a way of life, isn't it?"

"Billy Graham was for the hereafter. I'm for the here and now," he told The Times when he was almost 92, employing his usual rapid-fire patter.

More later at latimes.com/obituaries.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/afterword/2011/01/jack-lalanne-dies-at-96.html

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[zap]

He lived a long life ! Rest in peace, Jack.

[Ponce]

I still remember his old Jack LaLanne fitness shows......

[willie pete]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT0q7tCSUZM

[Antonio]

G-d bless him!
PS.He was a Jew.

[ShortJohnSilver]

G-d bless him!
PS.He was a Jew.


I can't find any bio that mentions that, got a link?

[mamboni]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT0q7tCSUZM


If this [excellent and sincere] video were played on TeeVee today the liberal weenie pundits would denounce LaLanne as "a militant hate speech maker who is insensitive to the needs of the mentally challenged and gravitationally challenged individuals (obese). His shaking of his fist a the camera shows a violent aggressive inner person looking to strike out at the disadvantaged and the helpless."

[slvrbugjim]

Jack was the best man I have seen in a long long time, he was truly a very strong man.

May he RIP.

God Bless this good man

[General of Darkness]

Jack was the best man I have seen in a long long time, he was truly a very strong man.

May he RIP.

God Bless this good man


How was he a good man? Was he vocal about the destruction of western civilization? No, he sold juice machines made in China.

[nunaem]

Jack was the best man I have seen in a long long time, he was truly a very strong man.

May he RIP.

God Bless this good man


How was he a good man? Was he vocal about the destruction of western civilization? No, he sold juice machines made in China.


Juice machines.. removing the only thing separating fruit from candy, fiber.

[mamboni]

G-d bless him!
PS.He was a Jew.


I can't find any bio that mentions that, got a link?


From Wiki:

Jack LaLanne was born Norman Schmule Schmecklestein in the lower East Side of New York, in 1914, to Irving and Mona Schmecklestein (ne Finkelstein). Irving operated a kosher Deli. Mona performed in Yiddish opera but later was forced into eary retirement by a severe reaction to Gefilte fish. As a full time mother, Mona doted on young Norman who she affectionately called 'Little Schmeckle,' a moniker that would haunt him for the rest of his life and drive him into a life of compensatory body building.

[EE_]

Shalom Mr. Schmecklestein
Thanks for making so many more fit and healthy!

[Book]

He was 96.

He walked the talk.

[ShortJohnSilver]

According to Wikipedia, he was preceded in death by his older brother Norman, who lived to 97.

[Ash_Williams]

If this [excellent and sincere] video were played on TeeVee today the liberal weenie pundits would denounce LaLanne as "a militant hate speech maker who is insensitive to the needs of the mentally challenged and gravitationally challenged individuals (obese). His shaking of his fist a the camera shows a violent aggressive inner person looking to strike out at the disadvantaged and the helpless."

If you went on TV today telling people they were grotesque imbeciles for being a mere 100 lbs overweight you'd have half the population so pissed off they'd almost stop eating chips long enough to change the channel.

[Antonio]

G-d bless him!
PS.He was a Jew.


I can't find any bio that mentions that, got a link?


Ain`t got no link but got plenty of pics.

PS.An old Russian joke:
One Jew says to another:" My passport says my nationality is Russian"
The other Jew replies: " One gets punched in the face, not in the passport".

[mamboni]

According to Wikipedia, he was preceded in death by his older brother Norman, who lived to 97.



Right, my bad: his real name was Moshe.

[Ares]

He was a good guy. I never even heard of him until I was in my 20's. He definitely practiced what he preached even after financial success. Which is rare, even back then when he started his business.

[SLV^GLD]

I'd not heard of this person until today. :conf:

[Ares]

1984 (age 70): Handcuffed, shackled and fighting strong winds and currents, towed 70 rowboats, one with several guests, from the Queen’s Way Bridge in the Long Beach Harbor to the Queen Mary, 1 mile

[ximmy]

A True American... Hero... an Icon... RIP Jack!!!

[Apparition]

Rest in peace, Mr. LaLanne.

If only more people in this country were as motivated to exercise and eat healthily as he was.

[nunaem]

RIP Jack

I LOVED HIM SOOO MUCH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MY FAVORITE JACK LALANNE CLIP .................................................

YOU TELL 'EM JACK !!!!!!! His enthusiasm was contagious !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gotta see this.......Man he could make me laugh !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE HOG FAMILY ....................................ROFLMAO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quS1bd-YRIY&feature=related



"undercook your food" ... He'd never be able to give this good advice on Talmudvision today. Cooking is a form of processing, the more food is cooked the more it is processed and the worse it is.

[nunaem]

Smart man...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2QgqbIdwu4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZelaI7k7FI&feature=related

[Antonio]

Speaking of Talmudvision, where the hell is MJK?

I`ve always been very close to him politically.

[Twisted Titan]

He gave good information to those who would avail themselves to it.

Thank you for that much

[Trinity]

G-d bless him!
PS.He was a Jew.


I'm reading that he was born to French immigrants. Plus he looks French to me, not Jewish.

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-jack-lalanne-20110124,0,6764075.story?page=2

[Antonio]

G-d bless him!
PS.He was a Jew.


I'm reading that he was born to French immigrants. Plus he looks French to me, not Jewish.

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-jack-lalanne-20110124,0,6764075.story?page=2


Does Leonid Zhabotinsky look Russian or Jewish to you? He is officially Jewish:
http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&tbs=isch:1&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&oq=&q=leonid%20zhabotinsky

I know the world of classical weightlifting quite intimately and could prove to anyone my pro knowledge of both training and steroid doping in a few short sentences.

Do you think Joe Weider is a goy:
http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=joe+weider&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=

[Trinity]

Joe Weider? Bro Dan Lurie was the man for East Coast muscle heads for decades. Don't know much about Joe Weider except that he ripped off Dan Lurie. True story.

[Book]

I'm reading that he was born to French immigrants. Plus he looks French to me, not Jewish.



http://www.diablocrossfit.com/images/Lalanne.jpg

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Both kosher.