The Jack LaLanne Show' premiered 68 years ago, September 28, 1953

[IcyPeas]

This guy was ahead of his time.

DEBUT: ‘The Jack LaLanne Show’ premiered 68 years ago, September 28, 1953

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[msongs]

1. don't let muscle boys at the beach kick sand on you - oops that's charles atlas nt

[Arkansas Granny]

2. As i recall, he wasn't just a body builder type. He stressed diet

and exercise for fitness, not just big muscles.

[IcyPeas]

6. His views on processed foods and sugar were pretty forward thinking for the time...

From his Wikipedia page:

LaLanne blamed overly processed foods for many health problems. For most of his life, Jack was mostly vegetarian while including fish in his evening meal. In his later years, he appeared[vague] to advocate a mostly meatless diet that included fish, and took vitamin supplements.

He ate two meals a day and avoided snacks. His breakfast, after working out for two hours, consisted of hard-boiled egg whites, a cup of broth, oatmeal with soy milk, and seasonal fruit. For dinner, he and his wife typically ate raw vegetables, egg whites, and fish. He did not drink coffee.

[mitch96]

3. Crap, I was 4 when he started the show... My Mom had him on the telly all the time..

As I recall he was the real deal. Like others said it was exercise and eating "well" etc. He did some muscle man stunts also. Not just a pretty face..
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[spooky3]

4. Why does this remind me of Jim Jupiter on Married With Children?

[Grins]

5. Friend of mine was his neighbor for years.

Loved the guy. Said he was one of the nicest and friendliest people he ever met.