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Jack LaLanne in the 1940s
His success as a body-builder became known worldwide, as well as his prodigious feats of strength: for example at the age of 61 he swam the length of the Golden Gate Bridge 20 feet underwater handcuffed and shackled, towing a 2,000 pound boat (a world record). He won numerous awards, including the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. At age 89, he continued to work out every morning for two hours, one hour in the weight room and one hour in the pool. LaLanne and his wife of 50 years, Elaine (77), who herself was out of shape and a smoker when she met Jack during a local network news interview, lived in Morro Bay, California and traveled all over the world giving motivational talks about fitness and exercise.
He often said, "Death would ruin my image."
Jack LaLanne in the 1940s
His success as a body-builder became known worldwide, as well as his prodigious feats of strength: for example at the age of 61 he swam the length of the Golden Gate Bridge 20 feet underwater handcuffed and shackled, towing a 2,000 pound boat (a world record). He won numerous awards, including the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. At age 89, he continued to work out every morning for two hours, one hour in the weight room and one hour in the pool. LaLanne and his wife of 50 years, Elaine (77), who herself was out of shape and a smoker when she met Jack during a local network news interview, lived in Morro Bay, California and traveled all over the world giving motivational talks about fitness and exercise.
He often said, "Death would ruin my image."
