Jack LaLanne Quotes

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There is no fountain for youth. What you put in 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.

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It's difficult to change overnight but if you are persistent and take one step at a time you will see results!

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Another intruder that plagues our good health is sleeplessness. Insomnia is much like constipation in that stress or nervous tension can bring it on or aggravate it until there's almost no coping with it. That's why you find sleeping pills in so many medicine cabinets next to the laxatives.

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Virtually everything we do in life is a matter of habit. Habits make us who we are. Why not change your habits to better your life?

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Physical fitness takes commitment to exercise just as it requires good nutrition. But it doesn't have to be painful. Just the opposite: Vigorous exercise actually is stimulating. It boosts your energy levels, invigorates your mind, and just feels good afterward. The hardest part, of course, is getting started.

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Invest in yourself now and reap the dividends day after day after month after year.

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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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As it's often been said, the rest of your life is the best of your life. I'm reaching for your hand now to help you reassess your attitude on living and jump into the happiest, healthiest, most productive years you will ever have.

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People thought I was a charlatan and a nut, [he remembered]. The doctors were against me — they said that working out with weights would give people heart attacks and they would lose their sex drive.

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When I first started out, I was considered a crackpot, [he said]. 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.

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My show was so personal, I made it feel like you and I were the only ones there. And I'd say: Boys and girls, come here. Uncle Jack wants to tell you something. You go get Mother or Daddy, Grandmother, Grandfather, whoever is in the house. You go get them, and you make sure they exercise with me.

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God gives us the power to act for ourselves, but let me tell you something. At five in the morning I h've never heard this [he says mimicking a knock on the door]. Hello Jack, this is Jesus. I w'ill work out today.

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That's what I wanted! I wanted to be an athlete, I wanted the girls to like me, and I wanted to be able to get good grades in school, and this man said I could do all that.

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The crusade is never off my mind — the exercise I do, the food I eat, the thought I think — all this and how I can help make my profession better-respected. To me, this one thing — physical culture and nutrition — is the salvation of America.

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Jesus, when he was on Earth, he was out there helping people, right? Why did he perform those miracles? To call attention to his profession. Why do you think I do these incredible feats? To call attention to my profession!

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I can't die, [he most famously liked to say]. It would ruin my image.

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Mr. LaLanne said he performed his exercises until he experienced muscle fatigue, lifting weights until it was impossible for him to continue. It produced results and, as he put it, the ego in me made the effort worthwhile.

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It tasted terrible, so I mixed it with prune juice and fruits. Nobody thought about it until then. We made the guy a millionaire.

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Well it is. It is a religion with me. It's a way of life. A religion is a way of life, isn't it?

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I care more than — you cannot believe how much I care! I want to help somebody!

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I was a whole new human being, he said of this transformation. I liked people, they liked me. It was like an exorcism, kicking the devil outta me!

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I was the worst, most sickly kid of all – 30 pounds underweight. The girls used to beat me up. Actually I was a mean kid, early on because I had no self-esteem.

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