Fitness legend And Diet Gurus Jack Lalanne Died

Fitness legend Jack Lalanne, who spent nearly 80 years helping Americans get fit, died Sunday at age 96. He pioneered training and cultural icon that muscular fitness and enthusiasm set the bar high for many television and the diet gurus who followed his example.

"The Godfather of Fitness" as he was affectionately called LaLanne, ate well, exercised and made it his personal mission to make sure everyone else did the same.
LaLanne agent Rick Hersh told the Associated Press he died Sunday at his home in Morro Bay from respiratory failure caused by pneumonia.
Elaine Lalanne, who often appeared on television with her husband, said in a statement that "not only have I lost my husband and a great American icon, but the best friend and loving partner no one else could ever hope for."
He was best known for his fitness program "The Jack LaLanne Show" which began in 1951 as a local in San Francisco's ABC television station and then went nationwide in 1959. Debuted exercise that only requires a towel chair and no special equipment. LaLanne greeted the audience in their living rooms with his trademark uniform, a single bright, on ABC for over 20 years.
"I tell you the truth, I practice what I preach. I'm helping people to a better life," LaLanne said.
He released his first gym in Oakland, California in 1936. This club includes weight training for women and athletes, the ideas that were revolutionary because of the belief that weight training athlete makes a slow and "muscular" and made a woman look masculine. LaLanne also invented many machines still used today.
Upon learning of the death of legend Sunday, LaLanne Richard Simmons gave credit to inspire their work complete.
"He could get a crowd going and when we travel together, he was fun to be with him and we had a lot of laughs together," said Simmons.