Fitness Pioneer Jack LaLanne Dead at 96
Jack LaLanne, the founder of the modern health and fitness movement, died Sunday at his home in Morro Bay. He was 96.
The muscle bound LaLanne, who began working out as a teenager, spent his life as an advocate for health and exercise. He is believed to have started America’s first health club in 1936. In the early 1950’s he became a television persona with “The Jack LaLanne Show,” an early morning fitness program. The show enjoyed a 34 year run, secured him a place in American cultural history, and earned him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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