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Jack LaLanne Dead at 96; Watch the Fitness Pioneer in Action [VIDEOS]

By Torie BoschJan 24th 2011 – 11:06AM

Gyms all over the country may want to observe a moment of silence today. Jack LaLanne died Sunday at the age of 96. LaLanne, "the godfather of fitness," used television to teach people about the importance of physical exercise. "The Jack LaLanne Show" debuted in San Francisco in 1951 and went nationwide in 1959. It...

Jack LaLanne's 10 Strangest Stunts

By David MoyeJan 24th 2011 – 6:25AM
Ariel Hankin, AP

Ariel Hankin, AP

Few people have taken physical fitness as seriously as Jack LaLanne -- and few have taken it to the extremes he did. LaLanne died Jan. 23 of respiratory failure due to pneumonia at the age of 96 at his home in Morro Bay on California's central coast. LaLanne, who ate healthfully and exercised daily up until the end,...

Fitness Guru Jack LaLanne, 96, Dies at Calif. Home

Jan 23rd 2011 – 10:45PM
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LOS ANGELES -- Jack LaLanne was prodding Americans to get off their couches and into the gym decades before it was cool. And he was still pumping iron and pushing fruits and vegetables decades past most Americans' retirement age. The fitness fanatic ate well and exercised - and made it his mission to make sure everyone...

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