Jack LaLanne passes at 96

[MattParker]

Walter Camp developed a set of exercises for the military during World War I. One of them was called "the wing." GIs nicknamed it the "jumping jack" after the kids' toy - well before anybody heard of Jack LaLane.

There's a lot of misinformation on Google. Anything anybody puts on line ends up there, including what people post here. And DJs are not much better sources of information than gym teachers.

 

[recto101]

Kinda ironic that people who did less exercise than him lived longer and are living longer. But 96 is still a great achievement.

In other news, pneumonia is a definite killer. I wonder if he really thought he was invulnerable.

Jack LaLanne was a true character, and an institution in the San Francisco Bay Area - years after his retirement from TV, he was pulling his annual fitness stunts - like swimming out to Alcatraz pulling a boat chained to his ankle.

Though people can certainly lengthen their lives through diet and exercise, longevity is also controlled by genetics. Jack's older brother died about 3 or 4 years ago - age 94, I think. I have no idea what the brother's diet and fitness level were like, but I'd bet he was nowhere near as fit as Jack.

There was a clip as far back as 2009 that Jack Lalanne did for KGO in from of the SFFD firehouse doing pushups at 94! I heard of Jack LaLanne is what made KGO as the Flagship ABC O&O when he started his TV series.