Jack LaLanne Quotes

Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Put them together and you've got a kingdom.

It’s not what you do some of the time that counts, it’s what you do all of the time that counts.

You see, you don't get old from age, you get old from inactivity, from not believing in something.

Develop a positive attitude. Think and picture how amazing you are going to be. Visualize it!

Your muscles know nothing. It's your brain. Exercise is something you've got to do the rest of your life. It's a lifestyle. Dying is easy. Living is a pain in the neck. You've got to work at it.

Most people, when they reach a certain age, let down and talk about what they used to do. Well, who gives a damn about what you used to do? It's what you're doing now.

If man made it, don't eat it.

The only way you can hurt your body is if you don't use it

Invest in yourself now and reap the dividends day after day after month after year.

The hell what you USED to do! It's what you're doing NOW and what you're GOING to do.

The food you eat today is walking and talking tomorrow.

Never get satisfied. The minute you stop trying, you go downhill.

If you want to change somebody, don't preach to him. Set an example and shut up.

My goal has always been to help people help themselves. Your body is your most priceless possession; you've go to take care of it!

Better to wear out than rust out.

I don’t care how old I live! I just want to be living while I am living!

The essence of decay is inactivity.

So many older people, they just sit around all day long and they don't get any exercise. Their muscles atrophy, and they lose their strength, their energy and vitality by inactivity.

I do it as a therapy. I do it as something to keep me alive. We all need a little discipline. Exercise is my discipline.

You've got to exercise. Your health account, your bank account, they're the same thing. The more you put in, the more you can take out.

The spine is the lifeline. A lot of people should go to a chiropractor but they don't know it.

Ten seconds on the lips and a lifetime on the hips.

When it comes to health, diet is the Queen, but exercise is the King.

Virtually everything we do in life is a matter of habit. Habits make us who we are. Why not change your habits to better your life?

It's difficult to change overnight but if you are persistent and take one step at a time you will see results!

Stay in shape. And remember, daily exercise is a must. Plan for it, and do it. The rewards will be well worth it.

Your age is the sum total of your physical condition, the condition of your mind, and how you feel.

If you're tired and pooped out all the time, do you have love and compassion in your heart for your fellow man? You don't even like yourself!

You need to make good health a hobby.

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.

People don't die of old age, they die of neglect.

The only way you can hurt the body is not use it.

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.

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.

I want to move well and comfortably, and enjoy the world around me.

Be an example of what you teach. [As a personal trainer], delve into your student's life, know everything about him. Be interested.

Living is like training for an athletic event. You have to have goals and challenges; you need to exercise and eat right.

Focus on your problem zones, your strength, your energy, your flexibility and all the rest.

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.

Your waistline is your lifeline

Do you know how many calories are in butter and cheese and ice cream? Would you get your dog up in the morning for a cup of coffee and a donut?

If you can't afford a half hour three or four times a week taking care of the most priceless possession, your body, you've got to be sick. You're stupid.

Go on, have a glass of wine with dinner. What is wine, anyway? Pure grapes. A glass of wine is much better for you than a Coke.

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.

Anything in life is possible, if you make it happen.

I think fat, out-of-shape people should be fined.

We don't know all the answers. If we knew all the answers we'd be bored, wouldn't we? We keep looking, searching, trying to get more knowledge.

The only way you get that fat off is to eat less and exercise more.

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.

I only eat fish - no chicken, no turkey, just fish. I get all my protein from fish and egg whites.