I woke this morning thinking about this stud. Can you guess who it is? (He’s cute, isn’t he? Look at his tiny waist!) This guy had a tremendous impact on my life. I’d go so far as to say he shaped my life.
You see, I’m quite a bit larger (taller, bone structure, etc.) than… well, almost everyone… but particularly my mother and sisters. My mother had no frame of reference of someone just being big. She was certain that I was “fat”. Determined that her daughter would not be fat, she put me in exercise classes. (I was twenty-five pounds underweight when she tossed me out.)
That’s where this guy came in. When I was in elementary school, my mother made me work out to his television program. Do you know who he is now?
That’s what I remember him looking like. Yes, as a kid, I worked out to the Jack La Lanne program. I discovered the weight room in high school and the rest is history.
Jack’s 93 years old and healthy. He invented most of the machines you see in a modern gym. That television program? It was on the air for 34 years! In 1936, he stood up to the growing medical establishment by encouraging people to better themselves.
My favorite quote? “(Exercise is) what makes everything happen: your digestion, your elimination, your sex life, your skin, hair, everything about you depends on circulation.”
Jack LaLanne is courageous, smart and persistent.
?My goal has always been to help people help themselves. Your body is your most priceless possession; you’ve got to take care of it!?
Can you see why he’s one of my heroes?
It warms my heart to know (for I did not know) that Jack LaLanne is 93 and alive and healthy! I absolutely agree with you that he possesses heroic qualities!
Mom, brothers and I tuned in daily to watch, ‘exercise’, listen to Jack’s wisdom…and I always marveled at how smoothly his pant legs tapered down to his soft exercise shoes.
people like Jack are such a rarity, walking the walk and talking the talk.
i had a Jack LaLane weight set as a pre teen.
I remember him being on TV when I was a kid. My mom would sit there and watch it like it was entertainment. (snickers) Obviously she missed the whole concept of fitness.
B – Now that you mention it, his pants were impressive. I have no idea what he wore that worked like that. hmmmm……. He says he can’t die or it will ruin his image.
FuriousBall – Yay! A Jack LaLanne weight set?? I wonder if your mom still has it…. in the attic maybe?
Lorrie – I think my mom watched with a little lust on her mind. (shrugging) My mom’s idea of fitness is to go to the plastic surgeon every other year. Hopefully we’ve progressed from there.
I loved watching his show…if only his lessons had sunk in! Funny…my post today is about the need to start exercising again.
What a bummer – being made to exercise sucks. Esp as a yougin’.
I’m starting a new exercise routine today – very excited! Every now and then I see Jack’s face on tv or books and just think WoW!
Janet – I’m sure they were blasted out of your brain by the inundation of bad information!
Jill – Congratulations for starting your new exercise. I hope it works for you!
Aw, it’s kind of cute to think of you spending quality time with him.
You picked a good one. I don’t exercise the same way he does because of herniated discs. I do t’ai chi daily. I was influuenced by him as a kid. Now if only I ate less.
Jay – He shaped my life, you know.
The CEO – Oh I have those too! I lift weights to keep the pain monster at bay. It works wonderfully and I can walk! Whoo hoo!
I can totally see why he’s your hero and he makes perfect sense.
Course, me and exercise butt heads almost as much as me and the ex wife do!