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Yes, you read about the death of Jack LaLanne. Please watch this short and amazing video. Lalanne saw what was coming for America 50 years ago and predicted it. He could have given the same presentation today and no one would realize he originally made wrote the material five decades ago. Enjoy.

Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger issued the following statement on the passing of Jack LaLanne: "Maria and I were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Jack LaLanne. Jack was literally an apostle for fitness, and his gospel inspired billions all over the world to live healthier lives. "From the moment I met Jack on Venice Beach in 1968, I knew I'd never meet someone with so much energy - to keep himself in the best shape imaginable, but also to motivate everyone around him to get moving, eat well, and be the best version of themselves. He was...

<p>Jack LaLanne, the fitness guru who inspired television viewers to trim down, eat well and pump iron for decades before diet and exercise became a national obsession, died on Sunday. He was 96.</p> <p>LaLanne died of respiratory failure due to pneumonia Sunday afternoon at his home in Morro Bay on California's central coast, his longtime agent Rick Hersh said.</p>

MORRO BAY – Fitness Jack LaLanne, the fitness guru who inspired television viewers to trim down, eat well and pump iron for decades before diet and exercise became a national obsession, died Sunday. He was 96.

Jack LaLanne, the fitness guru who inspired television viewers to trim down and pump iron for decades before exercise became a national obsession, has died. He was 96. LaLanne died of respiratory failure due to pneumonia Sunday afternoon at his home in Morro Bay on California's central coast, his longtime agent Rick Hersh said. Lalanne ate healthy and exercised every day of his life up until the end, Hersh said. "I have not only lost my husband and a great American icon, but the best friend and most loving partner anyone could ever hope for," Elaine LaLanne, Lalanne's wife of...

Fitness guru Jack LaLanne, who inspired television viewers to trim down and pump iron decades before exercise became a national obsession, has died at age 96. His agent Rick Hersh says LaLanne died of respiratory failure due to pneumonia Sunday afternoon at his home in Morro Bay on California’s central coast.

LOS ANGELES -- Fitness pioneer Jack LaLanne is still preaching what he practises: a sensible diet and regular exercise. Mr. LaLanne, who has spent his life urging people to eat better and exercise more, can still lift weights, do abdominal crunches and hoist his 78-year-old wife, Elaine. "I've got no aches and no pains," he said. "If I get a sniffle, it's gone the next day. Everything's working. Just look at my wife. She's smiling." Mr. LaLanne turned 90 Sunday, an event marked by nine hours straight of reruns of his 1960s fitness show by a U.S. cable sports channel,...