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THE ELAINE LA LANNE STORY
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Elaine LaLanne was a junk food junkie, living on chocolate doughnuts, candy, and soft drinks from vending machines, hot dogs, and ice cream. That was when she was 27, working at KGO, the ABC-TV station in San Francisco, where she appeared on and was the talent booker for The Les Malloy Show. It was there that she first met Jack LaLanne, who said to her: "You should be eating apples and oranges and bananas, and if I didn't like you, I wouldn't be telling you this." Elaine remembers looking up at him while puffing on a cigarette and saying, "Oh yeah?" But Jack's comment did make her take a good hard look at herself and her life. Her chestline was sinking to her waistline. Her legs were getting that "washboard" look. She started exercising every day at a class Jack conducted at the studio. She quit smoking and revised her eating habits. The results were remarkable. Her skin became smoother and tighter and she reapportioned her body through exercise and diet. Ever since then, she has, along with Jack, preached the fitness message to all who would listen. |
Today Elaine, who claims she feels 19, is in her early 80s. She has written 5 books:
Elaine continues to travel all over the world with her husband Jack, preaching the message of better living through exercise and nutrition.
"If you are around her for any length of time," says Jack, "you will find her enthusiasm for life is contagious. She can do push-ups, chin-ups, she's a terrific golfer, expert water skier, and swimmer. She is a lecturer, author, civic leader and business woman (in fact, she runs Befit Enterprises). She's a super wife and a good friend. To me she is living proof of all that a woman can be." |
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