The Man
Jack is Back!
- Jack at 94! (Via REUTERS/BeFit Enterprises/Handout.)
When he turned 81, back in 1995, Jack Lalanne was still an animal. Working out, speaking in public, planning a 20 mile birthday swim.... We hadn't heard from him in a while, and, frankly, we kind of assumed no news was bad news. But then, BLAMMO, staring up at us from our Google Reader: "Fitness lion Jack LaLanne still roaring in winter." Hallelujah, at 94 (nine! four!) this dude puts even our brave B.O.W.C.s to shame: "I work out every day for two hours," he said. "Swim one-half hour, and the other one and one-half hours I do weights." Apparently, he's also found "mind games" online which he plays to keep mentally sharp.
Think he's some kind of fitness weirdo? Fair enough, but keep in mind he's been happily married to Elaine for 50 (five! oh!) years, lives in a sweet three-and-a-half acre ranch on Morro Bay (about the most beautiful coastline in the galaxy), and still works! (Never mind the fortune he makes from his various books, TV rights, exercise equipment, and health clubs.)
"Exercise is king, nutrition is queen," says Jack. "Put them together and you've got a kingdom."
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