My grandmother, who just turned 95, went to Jack LaLanne’s studio (Van Nuys, California area) regularly for years. She’s now nearly blind and takes transit to the Braille Institute, where she’s often the only one in her exercise class who can touch her toes. The instructor says, “Mae has an elastic spine!” My grandma attributes much of her longevity to a lifetime of regular exercise.

Thank you, Jack LaLanne. One of your students is 95 and going strong.

I met Mr. LaLanne once on a small production gig in the mid-nineties at his home in Northern Cali.  He and his wife were cool people, I recalled Ms. Lalanne making sandwiches and soup at lunchtime for Jack and us (5 man crew). We all sat around their kitchen table and talked and kick it…And I really enjoyed his electric massage couch/bench that thing was awesome!

And if I am able to do a fraction of the things he was doing at 75, then I’m good! 

All you gymrats and muslceheads should pay homage to the man called Jack LaLanne. From his love for exercise and wanting to help his clients maximize their full workout potential (and not for MONEY) he came up with the idea of the “pulley weights”.

Don’t Rest..Keep Working Out, Jack!

Peter Knopfler—-

Hey Peter, nice memories for you. Jack was really the ideal American man. His intelligence and decency, if taught by parents, would bring America, finally, to be respected in the world. Jack LaLanne is probably one of the finest ever.

God bless him & his family.  He did us all a great service promoting a healthy lifestyle.  But leave us not forget that his brother Norman lived to 97 & didn’t follow Jack’s regimen at all, although he had a similar sunny attitude & outlook.

Jack’s mother lived to 89 & his father died at 58, however I don’t know the cause, natural or accidental.  His parents emigrated from southwestern France, and presumably ate a healthy Mediterranean diet…Apparently Jack had some really good genes to give him a head start:)