Jack LaLanne

Jack LaLanne, a man ahead of his time, was into fitness before fitness was in. He opened the very first modern Health Club in 1936 in Oakland, CA. He developed the first cable pulley and leg extension machine along with the first weight selector, now standards in the fitness industry. Jack was a Chiropractor, body builder, and personal trainer who gained worldwide recognition for his success on his Television Show that ran nationwide for 34 years. He was and is still known as an American fitness, exercise, and nutritional expert, and motivational speaker who is widely referred to as “The Godfather of Fitness”. Through his career, LaLanne won numerous awards including the Horatio Alger Award, President’s Council of Physical Fitness Silver Anniversary Award, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.