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> [Don't talk age! Age has nothing to do with it. One of my guys who started out at my gym is 87 now, and he still does ten bench-press reps with a hundred-pound dumbbell in each hand. He's training to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-lalanne/don-t-talk-age-age-has-nothing-to-do-with-it-one-of-my-guys-who/)

[Jack LaLanne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-lalanne/)

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> [I tell people that the scales lie. You may have played basketball and weighed 175 pounds, with a 30-inch waist, back when you were in college. And you may still weigh 175 at 55. But you probably have a 35-inch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-lalanne/i-tell-people-that-the-scales-lie-you-may-have-played-basketball-and/)

[Jack LaLanne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-lalanne/)

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## More by Jack LaLanne

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-lalanne/you-ve-got-to-exercise-your-health-account-your-bank-account-they-re/)

[Jack LaLanne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-lalanne/)

> [Forget about what you used to do. Don't make those same mistakes again. Everybody says, "Oh the good old days" - the good old…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-lalanne/forget-about-what-you-used-to-do-don-t-make-those-same-mistakes-again/)

[Jack LaLanne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-lalanne/)

> [Thoughts are things. Negativity is what kills you... It's tough to do, but you've got to work at living, you know? Most people work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-lalanne/thoughts-are-things-negativity-is-what-kills-you-it-s-tough-to-do-but/)

[Jack LaLanne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-lalanne/)

> [The only way you can hurt your body is if you don't use it](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-lalanne/the-only-way-you-can-hurt-your-body-is-if-you-don-t-use-it/)

[Jack LaLanne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-lalanne/)

> [There are so many health food nuts out there that eat nothing but natural foods but they don't exercise and they look terrible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-lalanne/there-are-so-many-health-food-nuts-out-there-that-eat-nothing-but/)

[Jack LaLanne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-lalanne/)

> [Anything in life is possible, if you make it happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-lalanne/anything-in-life-is-possible-if-you-make-it-happen/)

[Jack LaLanne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-lalanne/)

> [The brain's preferred source of fuel is glucose/carbohydrates. And when you go on a low-carb/high-protein diet, your brain is using low-octane fuel. You'll be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-lalanne/the-brain-s-preferred-source-of-fuel-is-glucose-carbohydrates-and/)

[Jack LaLanne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-lalanne/)

> [You can't separate the mind and body. It's impossible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-lalanne/you-can-t-separate-the-mind-and-body-it-s-impossible/)

[Jack LaLanne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-lalanne/)

> [What you need to do is get that tape measure out, and start measuring that gut. Then you start working out and you start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-lalanne/what-you-need-to-do-is-get-that-tape-measure-out-and-start-measuring/)

[Jack LaLanne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-lalanne/)

> [The most important thing in your life is your health and your body. You can have all the education and you can have millions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-lalanne/the-most-important-thing-in-your-life-is-your-health-and-your-body/)

[Jack LaLanne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-lalanne/)

> [I only eat fish - no chicken, no turkey, just fish. I get all my protein from fish and egg whites.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-lalanne/i-only-eat-fish-no-chicken-no-turkey-just-fish-i-get-all-my-protein/)

[Jack LaLanne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-lalanne/)

> [That is the beautiful part about weights: even if you are 100 year old, you can lift something. Maybe it's only a half a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-lalanne/that-is-the-beautiful-part-about-weights-even-if-you-are-100-year-old/)

[Jack LaLanne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-lalanne/)

> [I was going to be a singer. If I hadn't been in my profession, I was going to be an Opera singer. That's from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-lalanne/i-was-going-to-be-a-singer-if-i-hadn-t-been-in-my-profession-i-was/)

[Jack LaLanne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-lalanne/)

> [Be young. Keep yourself young by having a good, sporty car like a Corvette. It keeps you on your toes. It keeps you young.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-lalanne/be-young-keep-yourself-young-by-having-a-good-sporty-car-like-a/)

[Jack LaLanne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-lalanne/)

> [There is no fountain of youth, What you put into your body is what you get out of it. You would not feed your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-lalanne/there-is-no-fountain-of-youth-what-you-put-into-your-body-is-what-you/)

[Jack LaLanne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-lalanne/)

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