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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.

Jack LaLanne

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Jack LaLanne
Age: 96 †
Born: 1914
Born: September 26
Died: 2011
Died: January 23
Actor
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Chiropractor
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Television Actor
Television Show Host
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San Francisco County
California
Francois Henri LaLanne
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Jack Lalanne
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