Sunday, January 23, 2011

DEVELOPING: Jack LaLanne Dies At 96

Jack LaLanne, the fitness guru who inspired all of us to trim down, pump up, and eat right long before we followed it all in color has died at the age of 96.

LaLanne died of respiratory failure due to pneumonia at his home in Morro Bay on California's central coast, his longtime agent Rick Hersh said.

Lalanne ate healthy and exercised every day of his life up until the end, Hersh said.

"I have not only lost my husband and a great American icon, but the best friend and most loving partner anyone could ever hope for," Elaine LaLanne, Lalanne's wife of 51 years said in a release...

Through the beauty of reruns, we'll continue to get the man's message for years to come... like this...
((HT: ESPNClassic/Youtube))


Here's coverage from our friends at KTTV in Los Angeles...
((HT: MyFoxLA))

Fitness Guru Jack LaLanne Dies at 96: MyFoxLA.com

1 comment:

Garry said...

He was the king! He definitely lived a fruitful life. May he rest in peace.....