Monday, January 24, 2011

Mr. America 1955

Mr. Jack LaLanne

Sad today that the world has lost the greatest fitness guru that ever lived Jack LaLanne "The Godfather of Fitness". I remember watching Mr. LaLanne when I was a kid. He was so amazing and so positive about life. He will be missed. In 1936 Mr. LaLanne opened his own health spa in Oakland, CA, and dedicated his life to encouraging people to better themselves through exercise and fitness. Mr. LaLanne designed the world's first leg extension machines, pulley machines using cables, and weight selectors, now a standard in the fitness industry.
I wrote to Mr. LaLanne a couple of years ago and the inscribed photograph above is what he was kind enough to return.


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