Your Good Health Begins Today, No Matter Your Age: Remembering Jack LaLanne

Your Good Health Begins Today, No Matter Your Age: Remembering Jack LaLanne

Highlighted Clip for Monday, January 24, 2011:

Nicknamed "The Father of Fitness," longtime exercise guru Jack LaLanne who inspired health and wellness in American households since the 1950s, passed away Sunday at 96. Admitting in his younger days he consumed too much junk food, LaLanne made it his personal responsibility to "get off the couch" and exercise daily and become educated about the food he ate. Today more Americans battle obesity and chronic diseases at younger ages and higher rates of morbidity. Working long hours, juggling multiple tasks may leave little room for a strenuous fitness plan but small, consistent changes can have big impact. Our safety net to longer living may not rest entirely in health care reform. Therefore, we must assume personal responsibility for our health. Habits repeated become lifestyles entrenched--whether they are good or bad habits.

For full story, see "Remembering Jack LaLanne, Dead at 96"

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