Jack LaLanne

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Jack LaLanne , actually François Henri LaLanne (born September 26, 1914 in San Francisco , † January 23, 2011 in Morro Bay ), was an American founder of the US fitness movement. He was also called the Godfather of Fitness , as he had spent most of his life trying to get his fellow human beings to lead a healthy life.

LaLanne was born in San Francisco in 1914 to French immigrants . Constantly ailing as a child, a vegetarian- sugar-free diet and training changed his life completely. Years before they became fashionable, in 1936 in the United States, LaLanne founded the first modern gym - The Jack LaLanne Physical Culture Studio - in Oakland , California , which gained more than 80 offices over the years. Jack LaLanne developed the first fitness equipment, such as the leg extension machine or various cable pulling machines, which can still be found in many fitness studios today. For women, he was the first to offer weight training, which was unimaginable at the time.

With simple exercises that he showed on television shows, he helped millions of Americans get regular fitness training from the 1950s to 1970s.

In Germany he was best known for Juice Tiger , which was advertised in a long-term commercial in the 1990s, and later also for Jack LaLanne's Power Juicer named after him, which was also advertised on television .

LaLanne was married twice, had two sons and a daughter.

He died on 23 January 2011 at the age of 96 years at his home in Morro Bay in California from the effects of pneumonia . Until his death, LaLanne ate a healthy diet and exercised daily.

Significant achievements and awards

Jack LaLanne pulls 70 boats, hand and foot cuffed, 1.5 miles behind him.
  • 1955 (age 41): Swam in handcuffs from Alcatraz Island to Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco.
  • 1956 (age 42): he performed 1,033 pushups in 23 minutes on the TV show "You've Asked For it", breaking the world record .
  • 1957 (age 43): he swam roped to a 1,100 kg and 5,80 meter long boat through the Golden Gate Canal in San Francisco.
  • 1961 (age 47): he dived back and forth along the Golden Gate Bridge (2,737 meters) with an oxygen bottle and flippers.
  • 1984 (age 70): he swam in handcuffs and ankle cuffs along the Queen Mary Mile (2,414 meters) roped to 70 boats, each loaded with one person.
  • 2002 (age 88): received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the television category on his birthday .

literature

  • Jack LaLanne: Live young forever. 12 Steps to Optimum Health, Fitness & Longevity, Robert Kennedy Publishing, Mississauga 2009, ISBN 978-1-55210-064-6 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b AP: Fitness guru Jack LaLanne, 96, dies at Calif. home , The Sand Diego Union-Tribune, January 23, 2011.
  2. ↑ a b c Jack LaLanne: Live young forever , 2009, p. 9.
  3. ↑ a b US fitness guru Jack LaLanne died at the age of 96 in: NZZ Online from January 24, 2011.
  4. ↑ a b c d e f Jack LaLanne: Live young forever , 2009, pp. 278-280.
personal data
SURNAME LaLanne, Jack
ALTERNATIVE NAMES LaLanne, François Henri (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American fitness agitator and entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH September 26, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH San Francisco , California, United States
DATE OF DEATH January 23, 2011
Place of death Morro Bay