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“My Dad was overweight and unhealthy, and he died young. I wasn't going to let that happen to me.”

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Jack LaLanne was a renowned television show host, born on September 26, 1914, and passed away on January 23, 2011. He is known for his promotion of health and fitness, and is considered one of the pioneers of the fitness movement. more

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“When I first started out, I was considered a crackpot. The doctors used to say, "Don't go to that Jack LaLanne, you'll get hemorrhoids, you won't get an erection, you women will look like men, you athletes will get muscle-bound -- this is what I had to go through.”

Men Firsts Looks Used Doctors Bounds Athlete Muscles Crackpots Hemorrhoids

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“You can't separate the mind and body. It's impossible.”

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“I eat 6 or 7 raw vegetables every day, 4 or 5 pieces of fresh fruit. I eat egg whites each day. If I eat bread, it has to be whole wheat. I eat brown rice. I don't eat between meals. I eat at 11 o'clock in the morning and 7 o'clock at night.”

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“The secret to a long and healthy marriage is to work at it and don't try and change each other.”

Trying Long Secret Healthy Healthy Marriage

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“Who puts the food in your mouth? Who goes to the bathroom for ya? You do. You came on this earth alone and you are going to leave alone. Think about it. If anything happens to Jack La Lanne good or bad, I made it happen. If anything happens to you good or bad, you made it happen - right?”

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“Ask the guys who are doing serious triathlons if there are any limits to what can be done. The limit is right here. You've got to get physically fit between the ears. Muscles don't know anything. They have to be taught.”

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Author:Jack LaLanne

“Bald as the bare mountain tops are bald, with a baldness full of grandeur.”

Mountain Hiking Grandeur Mountain Top Baldness

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“I am totally fascinated by people and our history as I understand and continue to explore it. People have so much to give and so far to go and yet we have given and gone a great distance. It's really just interesting to ask: why not? And see where that takes me.”

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“Twelve to seventeen minutes is plenty on the treadmill--if it's done fast. That's all you need for cardiovascular benefit. You don't need to spend that extra time unless you are over weight and you need to burn off extra calories. Do it vigorously, like somebody is chasing you. You've got to do it hard. Otherwise, if you just take it easy and do it longer, you are spending all that time when you don't need it. Use that extra time with your weights instead.”

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Author:Jack LaLanne

“Stay in shape. And remember, daily exercise is a must. Plan for it, and do it. The rewards will be well worth it.”

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Book:Fiscal Fitness: 8 Steps to Wealth & Health from America's Leaders of Fitness and Finance: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition

Source: Fiscal Fitness: 8 Steps to Wealth & Health from America's Leaders of Fitness and Finance: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition