Fitness legend Jack LaLanne has passed away at age 96 from respiratory failure cause by pneumonia. According to the Wall Street Journal Blog, he used to say that he couldn't die because it would ruin his image. The ultimate goal, though, isn't to live forever. Instead it's to live a long, healthy, pain-free life and to ensure that the numbers or years allotted to you are of optimal quality. If you reach old age and you are sharp and active up until the very end, you've won the game, so to speak.
One of the things that intrigued me the most was a quote in the New York Times. “The doctors were against me — they said that working out with weights would give people heart attacks and they would lose their sex drive.” Sad, but true. And it still goes on today. I hear stories all the time of doctor's telling their patients to "lay off the weights" or "stick to light cardio". Instead of encouraging exercise and strength training, their first response is usually the opposite.
Thanks Jack, for paving the way and for being a srength-training, weight-lifting pioneer. I'll keep your message alive.
Great goal. Absolutely i loved your post. Keep it up.
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