Jack LaLanne
Jack LaLanne
Francois Henri "Jack" LaLannewas an American fitness, exercise, and nutritional expert and motivational speaker who is sometimes called "the godfather of fitness" and the "first fitness superhero." He described himself as being a "sugarholic" and a "junk food junkie" until he was age 15. He also had behavioral problems, but "turned his life around" after listening to a public lecture about the benefits of good nutrition by health food pioneer Paul Bragg. During his career, he came to believe that...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth26 September 1914
CitySan Francisco, CA
I just want to see how long I can keep this thing going. The easiest thing is dying. Living is a a pain in the butt.
My goal has always been to help people help themselves. Your body is your most priceless possession; you've go to take care of it!
Remember this: your body is your slave; it works for you.
Ten seconds on the lips and a lifetime on the hips.
Better to wear out than rust out.
It's difficult to change overnight but if you are persistent and take one step at a time you will see results!
Your waistline is your lifeline
Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Together, you’ve got a kingdom. If you have a Corvette, you don’t put water in the tank. The human machine deserves the same treatment.
Maybe 50 or 60 percent of all divorces are predicated on someone's being physically unfit. Who wants to live with negativism? Love goes out the window.
Inactivity is the killer and, remember, it's never too late.
If it tastes good, spit it out!
You put junk in, junk comes out. You put good in, good comes out.
I can't die. It would ruin my image.
My top priority in life is my workout. Regardless of what happens, I hit that gym. Even when I was in the hospital twice with serious knee operations: Right after I came out of anesthesia, there was a chin bar over my head and dumbbells. I worked out immediately.