Jack Lalanne, the infamously energetic health and fitness guru who started it all in the world of motivating people to stay fit, get fit, and eat right. He’s 92 years old, and he still lifts weight, and works out for two hours a day!

This guy is sharp too. To hear him talk, you’d never know his age. I’ve seen footage of Jack decades ago, when fitness was still a novel concept and not practiced by everyone, especially women, who didn’t lift weights and work out like they do now.

You barely see the difference between Jack Lalanne decades ago and now. His face hasn’t aged like normal 92 year olds, his body is still pretty tight, and his energy levels are off the charts. He didn’t start out that way though.

Jack says he started off as a skinny kid with a temper that was hot due to his consumption of sugar. He said he almost killed his brother, because of his uneven temperament due to poor diet and inactivity. He actually invented many of the pieces of home exercise equipment you see today, and many of the professional gym pieces as well, but just never really got them patented.

Jack says “inactivity is death” and he’s right. He says our most prized asset is our body, and yet so many people wake up and start the day with coffee, a cigarette and a donut, and we wonder why we feel sick all the time and have no energy to get up and move.

To watch this 92 year old only brings me optimism and motivation. He is a true inspiration, and I’m sure he’ll live to be over 100 years old at this pace.

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