Jack LaLanne Quotes


Whatever you can handle, it's up to you. Pick something where you are going to do it to failure--in other words, where you can hardly do it. That's the key. So many people will just take five pound weights and do something 10 times. What are they getting out of it? Nothing! Say you are going to build up your bank account. If you put in a penny a day, it's going take a long while. It's the same with exercise--the more you put into it the more you take out.


Citations

Robson, David. "An Interview With The Godfather Of Fitness, Jack LaLanne." Bodybuilding.com, 15 Nov. 2007.

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Jack LaLanne
Jack LaLanne
  • Born: September 26, 1914
  • Died: January 23, 2011
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Fitness Expert, Television Host, Inventor, Entrepreneur, Motivational Speaker

Francois Henri "Jack" LaLanne was an American fitness and nutrition guru and motivational speaker. 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 the country's overall health depended on the health of its population, and referred to physical culture and nutrition as "the salvation of America."