Jack LaLanne was an American fitness and nutrition specialist that is often referred to as the "godfather of fitness." He was born upon September 26, 1914, in San Francisco, California, and he started his job as a health and fitness trainer and also health and wellness advocate in the 1930s.
Throughout his profession, LaLanne advertised the advantages of regular workout and also a healthy and balanced diet regimen, and also he is attributed with aiding to popularize weight-lifting and toughness training in the United States. He was understood for his enthusiastic personality and his ability to inspire people to live much healthier lives.
LaLanne was also a tv personality, and he held a prominent fitness program called "The Jack LaLanne Show" from 1951 to 1985. His show was just one of the initial health and fitness programs to be broadcast on tv, and also it helped to present millions of people to the advantages of workout and also healthy and balanced living.
Along with his operate in fitness and also nutrition, LaLanne was also an effective entrepreneur and also inventor. He made a variety of exercise equipments and other fitness tools, and he was the creator of a chain of fitness centers called Jack LaLanne's European Health Spas.
LaLanne died on January 23, 2011, at the age of 96. He is remembered as a leader in the area of health and fitness as well as nutrition and also as a steadfast supporter for healthy and balanced living.
Our collection contains 19 quotes who is written / told by Jack, under the main topic Diet.
"What you need to do is get that tape measure out, and start measuring that gut. Then you start working out and you start eating properly till that gut gets down close to it was when you were in your 20's. Then you'll find out what your weight should be"
"Remember this: your body is your slave; it works for you"
"I have spoken to a whole group of millionaires, head executives at Microsoft. Boy did I chew those guys out"
"Do you know how many calories are in butter and cheese and ice cream? Would you get your dog up in the morning for a cup of coffee and a donut?"
"By exercise. I'll tell you one thing, you don't always have to be on the go. I sit around a lot, I read a lot, and I do watch television. But I also work out for two hours every day of my life, even when I'm on the road"
"You can't get rid of it with exercise alone. You can do the most vigorous exercise and only burn up 300 calories in an hour. If you've got fat on your body, the exercise firms and tones the muscles. But when you use that tape measure, what makes it bigger? It's the fat!"
"The only way you get that fat off is to eat less and exercise more"
"Probably millions of Americans got up this morning with a cup of coffee, a cigarette and a donut. No wonder they are sick and fouled up"
"If you've got a big gut and you start doing sit-ups, you are going to get bigger because you build up the muscle. You've got to get rid of that fat! How do you get rid of fat? By changing your diet"
"I only eat fish - no chicken, no turkey, just fish. I get all my protein from fish and egg whites"
"You don't have to call it God or Jesus. That's religious humbug to a lot of people, but you've gotta believe that nature and spiritual things surround us. That is what put us here! I thank the universe for that every day of my life"
"We don't know all the answers. If we knew all the answers we'd be bored, wouldn't we? We keep looking, searching, trying to get more knowledge"
"Look at the average American diet: ice cream, butter, cheese, whole milk, all this fat. People don't realize how much of this stuff you get by the end of the day. High blood pressure is from all this high-fat eating"
"Focus on your problem zones, your strength, your energy, your flexibility and all the rest. Maybe your chest is flabby or your hips or waist need toning. Also, you should change your program every thirty days. That's the key"
"Yes, exercise is the catalyst. That's what makes everything happen: your digestion, your elimination, your sex life, your skin, hair, everything about you depends on circulation. And how do you increase circulation?"
"I'd rather see you drink a glass of wine than a glass of milk. So many people drink Coca-Cola and all these soft drinks with sugar. Some of these drinks have 8 or 9 teaspoons of sugar in them What's the good of living if you can't have the things that give a little enjoyment?"
"They thought that athletes that worked out with my system wouldn't be able to throw a ball because they'd be too muscle bound. Those are the misconceptions I had to go through for about 40 years"
"So many older people, they just sit around all day long and they don't get any exercise. Their muscles atrophy, and they lose their strength, their energy and vitality by inactivity"
"I do it as a therapy. I do it as something to keep me alive. We all need a little discipline. Exercise is my discipline"
