There are so many health food nuts out there that eat nothing but natural foods but they don't exercise and they look terrible. Jack LaLanne More Quotes by Jack LaLanne More Quotes From Jack LaLanne Be an example of what you teach. [As a personal trainer], delve into your student's life, know everything about him. Be interested. Jack LaLanne teachexamplestudents My top priority in life is my workout. Regardless of what happens, I hit that gym. Even when I was in the hospital twice with serious knee operations: Right after I came out of anesthesia, there was a chin bar over my head and dumbbells. I worked out immediately. Jack LaLanne priorities-in-lifekneesworkout You can exercise vigorously and eat junk and get by. But you can't eat perfectly and not exercise. Look at many athletes today; they are human garbage cans. They eat anything, but they exercise so hard they burn it up. But why not exercise and put the right fuel in too? Jack LaLanne garbage-cansathleteexercise The crusade is never off my mind - the exercise I do, the food I eat, the thought I think - all this and how I can help make my profession better-respected. To me, this one thing - physical culture and nutrition - is the salvation of America. Jack LaLanne exerciseamericathinking The only way you can hurt the body is not use it. Jack LaLanne bodyusehurt Remember this: your body is your slave; it works for you. Jack LaLanne motivational-workoutbad-assexercise Ten seconds on the lips and a lifetime on the hips. Jack LaLanne lipshipslifetime If you've got a big gut and you start doing sit-ups, you are going to get bigger because you build up the muscle. You've got to get rid of that fat! How do you get rid of fat? By changing your diet. Jack LaLanne biggerbigssports You start out with an hour on the treadmill, then another hour of lifting - hell, in two weeks you're not doing anything anymore. You gotta be reasonable. Jack LaLanne hellhourstwo Sex is the greatest driving force on this planet. Christ, why are we living if we can't have a little fun? Sex is giving, and the more you give, the better lover you are. Jack LaLanne fungivingsex Maybe 50 or 60 percent of all divorces are predicated on someone's being physically unfit. Who wants to live with negativism? Love goes out the window. Jack LaLanne divorcewantwindow Everything in life that's meaningful takes effort - takes vitality. You have to work at it. And God helps them who help themselves...help you. Jack LaLanne vitalityeffortmeaningful You got to do what's happening today in the world. You got to keep up with time. Keep up to date, keep modern - keep up on your toes! Jack LaLanne toestodayworld I think fat, out-of-shape people should be fined. Jack LaLanne shapespeoplethinking I'd rather see you drink a glass of wine than a glass of milk. So many people drink Coca-Cola and all these soft drinks with sugar. Some of these drinks have 8 or 9 teaspoons of sugar in them What's the good of living if you can't have the things that give a little enjoyment? Jack LaLanne glasseswinesports The most important person on this earth is you. What are you doing to help the most important person in this world: you? To live right, you have to exercise, have goals and challenges. Jack LaLanne goalchallengesexercise Forget about what you used to do. Don't make those same mistakes again. Everybody says, "Oh the good old days" - the good old days are right this second! This moment controls the next moment. Jack LaLanne nextmistakeforget Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Together, you’ve got a kingdom. If you have a Corvette, you don’t put water in the tank. The human machine deserves the same treatment. Jack LaLanne queenskingsexercise Sometimes people - especially people over 40 - underestimate what they really are capable of. They believe they're not capable of doing something great. I tell people who are over 40, "I don't want your best. I want better than that. I want better than what you perceive your best is." Jack LaLanne wantbelievepeople Probably millions of Americans got up this morning with a cup of coffee, a cigarette and a donut. No wonder they are sick and fouled up. Jack LaLanne good-morningsickcoffee
