LaLanne opened the nation's first modern health club in Oakland, California, in 1936. It had a gym, juice bar and health food store. Soon there were 100 gyms nationwide.
But what he was most remembered by were his fitness stunts. At age 45, in 1959, he did 1,000 push-ups and 1,000 chin-ups in 86 minutes. In 1984 a 70-year-old LaLanne had himself shackled and handcuffed and towed 70 boats 1.5 miles in Long Beach Harbor (source: Reuters). Jack LaLanne was survived by his wife of 51 years and his two sons and daughter.
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Jack LaLanne holds the push up record--1032 in 23 minutes. He held that record in the 50s, maybe that record has been broken. I don't know. For what its worth, I did 73 push ups in 1 minute back in 1987.
"I don't know Jack", but I felt like I knew him.
I think we all felt like that - he was a great man and realy helped to spread what he called his "religon" ...fitness
Thanks Mike
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