Jack LaLanne: My Secrets for a Long, Healthy Life :

If there's a Fountain of Youth, it's hidden away in Jack LaLanne's back yard. At 92, this fitness pioneer shows no signs of slowing down. Jack has more energy and strength than most people half his age -- and he is busier and more successful than ever!

In this inspiring exclusive, the remarkable "Godfather of Fitness" takes time out of his busy schedule to discuss exercise, nutrition and the secrets to a long, healthy life.

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"Most people only work at dying," he says. "I teach people to work at living!" Jack and his wife Elaine travel the world promoting health and fitness. But no matter how busy he is, LaLanne makes time to exercise at least two hours every day -- one hour with weights and one hour in the pool. He also follows a lacto-ovo vegetarian eating approach, though he occasionally eats fish for extra protein. In addition to using his famous juicer , LaLanne takes as many as 40 vitamin and mineral supplements a day.

LaLanne wasn't always the picture of health. The fitness legend suffered from a severe sugar addiction during his early teens.

"When I was 15, I got so sick that I had to drop out of school for six months," he says.

In an effort to help her son regain his strength, Jack’s mother took him to hear nutritionist Paul Bragg speak at the Oakland City Women’s Club. That lecture changed his life forever.

"He told me if I obeyed nature’s laws, I could heal myself," LaLanne recalls. "I went home and prayed that God would give me the willpower to adopt a healthy lifestyle ."

Not only did LaLanne develop a healthy lifestyle for himself, but he has also devoted his life to helping other people do the same. LaLanne soaked up a lot of knowledge while a pre-med student in college and while attending chiropractic school. He actually developed much of the exercise equipment that is standard in most health clubs today. His awesome accomplishments include some of the pulley machines, weight selectors and the leg extension machine. LaLanne opened the very first commercial health spa... way back in 1936!

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