Jack LaLanne

Jack LaLanne (1914–2011) was an American fitness and nutrition advocate, television host, and inventor who promoted exercise and healthful eating for decades.

Elaine LaLanne: Elaine LaLanne is an American fitness advocate, author, and television personality who collaborated with Jack LaLanne. His wife and longtime business partner helped sustain his fitness work and public presence.
Television fitness: Television fitness is the use of broadcast programs to demonstrate and encourage exercise at home. LaLanne’s long-running show made televised exercise a familiar household format.
The Jack LaLanne Show: The Jack LaLanne Show was a pioneering American television exercise program hosted by Jack LaLanne. This program brought his demonstrations and coaching into homes for decades.
Bodybuilding: Bodybuilding is a sport and training practice focused on developing and displaying muscular physique. LaLanne promoted strength and health for ordinary people, not only physique competition.
Richard Simmons: Richard Simmons was an American fitness instructor and television personality known for energetic aerobics programs. His television-centered fitness advocacy followed a path LaLanne helped establish.
Lat pulldown: A lat pulldown is a resistance exercise that pulls a weighted bar toward the upper chest. LaLanne developed an early cable-based version of this exercise machine.
Alcatraz swim: The Alcatraz swim was Jack LaLanne’s 1975 swim from Alcatraz Island to Fisherman’s Wharf while handcuffed and towing a boat. The feat dramatized the strength and endurance he associated with lifelong training.
Weight loss: Weight loss is a reduction in body mass, usually measured over time. His message emphasized exercise and eating habits beyond the narrower goal of losing weight.
Jane Fonda: Jane Fonda is an American actor and fitness entrepreneur whose workout videos popularized home aerobics. Her home-video fitness movement extended the exercise instruction LaLanne had brought to television.
Smith machine: A Smith machine is a weight-training apparatus in which a barbell moves along fixed vertical guides. LaLanne is credited with developing an early version of this guided-bar weight machine.

Linked from 1 page