The health and fitness world lost an inspirational figure Jack Lalanne who died at age 96 on January 23, 2011. Jack LaLanne died of respiratory failure due to pneumonia at his home in Morro Bay, California.
Francois Henri "Jack" LaLanne (September 26, 1914 – January 23, 2011) was an American fitness, exercise, nutritional expert, and motivational speaker who had been called "the godfather of fitness". He published numerous books on fitness and hosted a fitness television show between 1951 and 1985.
LaLanne gained recognition for his success as a bodybuilder as well as for his prodigious feats of strength. He was inducted to the California Hall of Fame and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
"Jack was the pioneer of modern exercise and fitness. He was such an inspiration that I wish everyone, including myself, would exercise and eat healthy every day," said Carey Yang, a fitness expert and personal trainer at Beyond Fitness Solutions, LLC in Denville, Morris County New Jersey.
Even the most famous exercise "Jumping Jack" was name after Jack Lalanne. It proves that Jack has such a huge impact on the general population.
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