“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
“I tell people that the scales lie. You may have played basketball and weighed 175 pounds, with a 30-inch waist, back when you were in college. And you may still weigh 175 at 55. But you probably have a 35-inch waist and you've probably lost 30 or 40 pounds of muscle -- and gained 30 or 40 pounds of fat. The tape measure doesn't lie. Get that tape measure out and put it on your hips and your waist. Keep checking it. And keep exercising and cutting those calories down until that tape measure gets close to where you were in your prime.” PeopleMayStillsLyingLostCuttingCollegeExerciseBasketballScalesFatsHipsMusclesPoundsPrimeInchesTapeBack WhenCalories Author:Jack LaLanne
“You only live once, why be miserable? Fat people are miserable -- you are carrying 50 lbs on your shoulders all day, you get a disease called "pooped-out itis". Don't tell me that they are happy with the way they look and feel. I have to be honest, that is all I have.” PeopleWayFeelsLooksHonestDiseaseShouldersFatsMiserableBeing HonestYou Only Live OnceFat People Author:Jack LaLanne
“It's a bunch of bull! If God, or nature, or whatever you want to call it didn't want you to mix carbohydrates, starches and fats, you'd never have a grain, you'd never have a vegetable or a fruit, would you? What's in a grain? It's got carbohydrates, starches, fats, sugar. It's got everything in it. Why does nature do that? One guy says don't mix carbohydrates, and the other guy says don't mix protein with it; it's all a bunch of lard, something to sell a book. And the poor public is so confused, they don't know what to do.” IfsKnowsWantDoeBookGuyPoorSellsFruitBunchFatsConfusedVegetablesSugarGrainBullsOther GuysProteinCarbohydratesSo ConfusedLard Author:Jack LaLanne
“Scales lie! You lose thirty pounds of muscle and you gain thirty pounds of fat and you weigh the same, right? Take that tape measure out. That won't lie. Your waistline is your lifeline. It should be the same as it was when you were a young person.” ShouldPersonsYoungLyingLosesGainsScalesFatsThirtyMusclesPoundsTapeLifelines Author:Jack LaLanne
“I believe so strongly in what I do and I practice what I preach! My Dad died at fifty - do I have to die at fifty? My Dad ate all the junk food, he wouldn't exercise - how can you tell your Dad anything? We know 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!” KnowsBelieveReasonDiesI BelievePracticeDadExerciseShapesSickDiedTiredMy DadRidiculousFatsFiftyNo ReasonNutritionJunkYour DadJunk FoodDad DiedMy Dad Died 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
“The only way you get that fat off is to eat less and exercise more.” WayExerciseFatsDietsHealthy DietAmerican DietEating Less 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
“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.” IfsBigsSportsBiggerFatsDietsMusclesGutsAmerican Diet Author:Jack LaLanne
“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.” PeopleLooksEndsWholeStuffSportsRealizingBloodEatingPressureAverageFatsIceDietsThe End Of The DayMilkCheeseCreamIce CreamCheesyBlood PressureFat PeopleHigh Blood PressureAmerican Diet Author:Jack LaLanne
“Sitting around on your big fat gluteus maximus talking about the good old days. The good old days are right this second. You've got to exercise VIG-OR-OUSLY! Life is tough. Life is a challenge. Life is a battlefield... . Life is an athletic event, and you must train for it.” BigsLife IsChallengesTalkingEventsExerciseSittingToughTrainFatsAthleticBattlefieldsOld DaysSitting AroundGood Old DaysLife Is ToughTough Life Author:Jack LaLanne
“I think fat, out-of-shape people should be fined.” PeopleThinkingShouldShapesFats Author:Jack LaLanne
“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. 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? 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.” PeopleKnowsEndsStuffRealizingWonderMorningMillionsKnow HowBloodDogEatingSickPressureCoffeeFatsIceCupsThe End Of The DayDo You KnowCigaretteCheeseCreamIce CreamCaloriesCoffee CupBlood PressureDonutsHigh Blood PressureAmerican Diet Author:Jack LaLanne
