Jack LaLanne – Fitness GURU Can Still Kick My Butt

Jack LaLanne – Be Happy!
Do any of  you remember Jack LaLane? He’s gotta be about 112 years old by now, but he’s still kicking butt and taking names.

I remember when I was a little kid seeing my mom watch him on tv and do workouts to lose weight.  For crying out loud, I think I remember him pulling a semi or something ridiculous.

He was fabulous in his stereotypical 60′s fitness jumpsuit.  I am amazed he’s still going strong.  It just shows what hard work and a great attitude can accomplish.

I can’t help but compare him to Michael Jackson, with his oxygen chamber, clean air mask to avoid germs at all costs and claims of being able to live to be 150.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m not bagging on Michael……his life story and struggles with personal demons is truly a tragedy.

I’m just trying to make a point …..taking a passive interest as opposed to an active interest in our own personal health.  The old school, tried and true methods of days gone by sometimes outperform the latest, greatest miracle breakthroughs that are on the cutting edge.

Thank God for men and women like Jack LaLanne that are willing to defy the convention of their time and push forward for the benefit of the rest of us.

I’m all for the latest technologies, they’re a blast.  I love the latest scientific breakthroughs and the dreams they allow us to have.  I just don’t want to be guilty of tossing aside something that’s been proven to work for almost a century just because it’s not “hip” at the moment.

If you’re overweight, obese or even borderline obese and are wanting to burn fat and lose inches while you build muscle, nothing beats old school principles.

There are no quick fixes, it takes hard work and dedication.  You have to embrace the right kind of fitness training exercises, but most importantly, you need a little Jack LaLanne attitude in you.   

I’ve worked out before with little or no results and it wasn’t until I changed my workout attitude that my fitness level started turning around.

I give credit to P90X training DVD’s for reducing my body fat, but in all fairness I have to give some props to Jack LaLanne and my early childhood memories of him amazing all of us with his feats of strength.