Jack Lalanne Dies
Jack Lalanne, perhaps the most prominent health and fitness pioneer of our time, died yesterday at the age of 96 from complications related to pneumonia.
For the health-impaired, Jack Lalanne spent the last 50 plus years preaching the gospel on exercising and consuming healthy foods. His numerous feats of seemingly superhuman strength and endurance have made him a legendary figure. That, along with his numerous accolades and products that he brought to market, has earned him the nickname “godfather of fitness”. He was a vegetarian, although he did admit to eating fish on occassion. He was a proponent of resistance training for women, even when popular opinion suggested that it would result in large muscles (of course, we know that’s not the case these days). All of this after the age of 40. Lalanne was a firm believer that you’re never too old to get healthy. He was truly ahead of his time.
Side note: Ironically, he thought that organic products are “a bunch of bull”. I’m not sure I’d go that far, but I do agree with the philosophy that it’s counterproductive to stress over organic vs non-organic. If given a choice, I’d definitely choose organic. However, a non-organic head of broccoli is always healthier than a large order of fries.
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Jeff is a family man, news/information junkie, certified personal trainer and holistic wellness enthusiast. He's passionate about disease prevention, the amazing inner workings of the human body, sports, exercising, nature, traveling, and spending time with his family...not necessarily in that order.
