Jack Lalanne page 2

[Mainer]

What rock have you just crawled out from under (or are you 15 years old, the only other reason you wouldn't know who he is).

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[workinprogress]

The man lived what he preached! If only more of us could be like him.

[catdance62]

i also have fond memories of watching my mom exercise with Jack LaLanne in front of the TV! I loved the white German Shepherd he sometimes brought on the show. I remember the cheesy organ music!

[RitaRose]

I remember my grandparents watching his show. Watching, mind you, not actually exercising along with him. I remember tham watching that and Bowling For Dollars. They didn't ever bowl either.

What I also remember about Jack LaLanne was that he didn't think women were exempt from all of this. He wanted them doing the tough stuff right along with the men.

[texas.grok]

I remember my mom watching Jack and, on occasion, doing exercises with him. Truly a legend and in his later years, had a body that surpassed many (most) 20 year old men in the USA.

[Quarry]

i also have fond memories of watching my mom exercise with Jack LaLanne in front of the TV! I loved the white German Shepherd he sometimes brought on the show. I remember the cheesy organ music!

Yes! that just brought back memories!

[counterpuncher]

I remember my grandmother exercising along with him when I was around 7 years old or so, in the early 70s.
She used to get out a rolling pin (remember those?) and roll it over her legs before the show came on, then she would lay on her stomach, and I had the job of rolling the pin over her back and the back of her legs.
Gently!
Of course, I thought it was a bit odd, but then, years and years later, I saw people starting to use foam rollers, and the memories of the rolling pin came back.

[Cayenne]

Watch his "teaching" videos on YouTube. Probably ~50 years old, and still excellent information. Truth is timeless. RIP Jack.

[Danielfire]

Yep, RIP you legend. I was so excited when his vids were turning up on youtube, I had heard about him in gym circles for years, but to be able to watch it is fantastic. Anyone getting in to bodyweight should watch his fundamentals first.

[sbhikes]

I was very sad when I heard he'd died. He's a fond memory going all the way back to childhood. Didn't he tow a boat across San Francisco bay with his teeth or something?