![]() it was like hell." īesides having a bad temper, LaLanne also suffered from headaches and bulimia, and temporarily dropped out of high school at the age of 14. He had violent episodes directed against himself and others, describing himself as "a miserable kid. In 1939, his father died at the age of 58 in a San Francisco hospital, which LaLanne attributed to "coronary thrombosis and cirrhosis of the liver." In his book The Jack LaLanne Way to Vibrant Health, LaLanne wrote that as a boy he was addicted to sugar and junk food. LaLanne had two older brothers, Ervil, who died in childhood (1906–1911), and Norman (1908–2005), who nicknamed him "Jack." He grew up in Bakersfield, California and later moved with his family to Berkeley, California circa 1928. in the 1880s as young children at the Port of New Orleans. LaLanne was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Jennie ( née Garaig) and Jean/John LaLanne, French immigrants from Oloron-Sainte-Marie. LaLanne was inducted into the California Hall of Fame and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Steve Reeves credited LaLanne as his inspiration to build his muscular physique while keeping a slim waist. ![]() On the occasion of LaLanne's death, Arnold Schwarzenegger credited LaLanne for being "an apostle for fitness" by inspiring "billions all over the world to live healthier lives," and, as governor of California, had earlier placed him on his Governor's Council on Physical Fitness. LaLanne also gained recognition for his success as a bodybuilder, as well as for his prodigious feats of strength. ![]() Besides producing his own series of videos, he coached the elderly and disabled not to forgo exercise, believing it would enable them to enhance their strength. He invented a number of exercise machines, including the pulley and leg extension devices and the Smith machine. One of his 1950s television exercise programs was aimed toward women, whom he also encouraged to join his health clubs. ![]() As early as 1936, at the age of 21, he opened one of the nation's first fitness gyms in Oakland, California, which became a prototype for dozens of similar gyms bearing his name. He published numerous books on fitness and hosted the fitness television program The Jack LaLanne Show from 1951 to 1985. ĭecades before health and fitness began being promoted by celebrities like Jane Fonda and Richard Simmons, LaLanne was already widely recognized for publicly preaching the health benefits of regular exercise and a good diet. 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". 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. He described himself as being a "sugarholic" and a " junk food junkie" until he was aged 15. Francois Henri LaLanne ( / l ə ˈ l eɪ n/ Septem– January 23, 2011) was an American fitness and nutrition guru and motivational speaker. ![]()
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