“What the hell do doctors know about exercise? Most of them know zero. You gotta push elderly people to failure like anybody else. Then the body responds.” PeopleKnowsBodyHellExerciseDoctorsZeroElderly Author:Jack LaLanne
“We know today about nutrition and we know about exercise. There's no reason for anybody to be sick and tired, fat and out of shape -- it's ridiculous! This has got to be taught in the schools. It's got to be taught in kindergarten. That's when kids should first get the idea that the most important thing in your life is your health and your body.” KnowsShouldFirstsImportantIdeasReasonBodyKidsTodaySchoolLife IsTaughtExerciseShapesSickImportant ThingsTiredYour BodyRidiculousFatsNo ReasonNutritionKindergartenImportant Things In Your Life Author:Jack LaLanne
“You can't separate the mind and body. It's impossible.” MindBodyImpossibleMind And Body Author:Jack LaLanne
“Homosexuals love to look good. They're clean, neat. They're fastidious, well mannered and well educated. They like aesthetic things. They like good, firm, tight bodies. Health. They want to attract other guys. What's wrong with that? Why be slobs? You've got to be insane to suggest that because someone looks good, he must be gay. That's envy.” WantWellsLooksBodyGuyGayCleanEnvyInsaneEducatedFirmAestheticHomosexualNeatOther GuysWell EducatedFastidiousWell Mannered Author:Jack LaLanne
“I'm always asking people to do something in their mind [first]. So if they're gonna do one exercise, it would be to ask themselves what they want to change about themselves in the next 12 weeks. Once they solve that, the body will follow.” PeopleIfsWantMindFirstsBodyWould BeNextAsksWeekExerciseAskingSolve Author:Jack LaLanne
“The most important thing in your life is your health and your body. You can have all the education and you can have millions of dollars in the bank, but if you've got headaches every day, if you're fat and you are out of shape - what good is your money? Your health account and your bank account, build them both up!” IfsImportantBodyLife IsMillionsShapesAccountsImportant ThingsDollarsYour BodyFatsHeadacheBank AccountsImportant Things In Your Life Author:Jack LaLanne
“Remember this: your body is your slave; it works for you.” BodyRememberExerciseSlaveYour BodyBad AssMotivational WorkoutFitness Training Author:Jack LaLanne
“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!” IfsUseBodySportsCan DoHoursExerciseBiggerYour BodyFatsFirmToneMusclesTapeVigorousCalories Author:Jack LaLanne
“My goal has always been to help people help themselves. Your body is your most priceless possession; you've go to take care of it!” PeopleHelpingBodyMotivationalCareGoalWork OutPossessionTake CareYour BodyFitnessPricelessFitness Motivational Author:Jack LaLanne
“You should do it against the clock. Say you are going to do 30 laps in 15 minutes. Then you try to do it each day a little faster. That is putting demands on the body, and that is how you build up. You keep up your energy instead of going downhill.” ShouldTryingLittlesBodyEnergyMinutesDemandFasterClockEach DayLap Author:Jack LaLanne
“How do you build up your bank account? By putting something in it everyday.Your health account is no different. What I do today, I am wearing tomorrow. If I put inferior foods in my body today, I'm going to be inferior tomorrow, it's that simple.” IfsDifferentBodyTodaySimpleTomorrowAccountsEverydayInferiorsBank Accounts Author:Jack LaLanne
“If you can't afford a half hour three or four times a week taking care of the most priceless possession, your body, you've got to be sick. You're stupid.” IfsBodyCareThreeHoursHalfFourWeekStupidSickPossessionYour BodyPricelessHalf HoursYou Re Stupid Author:Jack LaLanne
“There is no fountain of youth, What you put into your body is what you get out of it. You would not feed your dog a coffee and doughnut for breakfast followed by a cigarette. You will kill the damn dog.” BodyDogYouthYour BodyCoffeeDamnBreakfastCigaretteFountainDoughnutFountain Of Youth Author:Jack LaLanne
“The only way you can hurt your body is if you don't use it” IfsWayUseBodyHurtYour Body Author:Jack LaLanne