Elaine LaLanne explained
| Elaine LaLanne |
| Birth Name: | Elaine Doyle |
| Birth Date: | 19 March 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Other Names: | First Lady of Fitness |
| Occupation: | Fitness expert |
| Spouse: | Jack LaLanne |
Elaine LaLanne (née Doyle, born March 19, 1926), also known as Lala LaLanne, is American fitness and nutrition guru and author. She is nicknamed the First Lady of Fitness.[1] [2]
Life and career
Elaine Doyle was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 19, 1926.[3] [4] She was married to fellow fitness guru Jack LaLanne until his death in 2011.[2] Elaine has stated that prior to meeting Jack at the age of 27, she "never exercised" and had lived on a diet of "chocolate doughnuts, candy, soda, frankfurters and ice cream for years".[5] She was inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame in 2017.[6] As of October 2023, aged 97, LaLanne was still exercising every day in her home gym.[4]
Bibliography
- Fitness After Fifty (1986, revised version 1989)
- Dynastride! Elaine LaLanne's Complete Walking Program for Fitness After 50 (1988)
- Eating Right for a New You: Peak Nutrition for Fitness After Fifty (1992)
- Total Juicing: Over 125 Healthful and Delicious Ways to Use Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Juices and Pulp (1992)
- If You Want to Live, Move!: Putting the Boom Back Into Boomers (2019)
- Pride & Discipline: The Legacy of Jack LaLanne (2022)
External links
Notes and References
- News: Schewitz . Kim . First lady of fitness Elaine LaLanne, 97, has been working out for decades. Here's her daily 20-minute routine. . 22 February 2024 . Yahoo! News . 5 September 2023.
- Web site: At 97, the First Lady of Fitness Is Still Shaping the Industry. Danielle. Friedman. Michael Tyrone. Delaney. September 4, 2023. NYTimes.com.
- News: Frausto . Elisabeth . Finding fame and fitness: Elaine LaLanne shares her story with La Jollans for Community Center series . 22 February 2024 . La Jolla Light . 18 June 2020.
- News: Friedman . Danielle . Still Shaping the Industry . 22 February 2024 . Honolulu Star-Advertiser . 3 October 2023.
- News: Blair . Betty J. . 'Get off your seat': LaLanne's crusade for fitness . 22 February 2024 . Wausau Daily Herald . 26 June 1988 . 40.
- Web site: Class of 2017 . National Fitness Hall of Fame . 22 February 2024.
