Jack LaLanne, A Purposeful Life Courtesy of WOWSA, Long Beach, California. American fitness guru Jack LaLanne did things with a larger purpose. He was focused on his mission in life: promoting fitness, nutrition and positive thinking. LaLanne caught the public's attention with his charisma and exploits with the goal of inspiring others. "I did these
World’s Strongest Endurance Swimmer, Walter Poenisch Courtesy of Fayette Poenisch, International Federation of Professional Ocean Swimmers and Divers. While Walter Poenisch was recently inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame for his marathon swimming achievements including his 90.75-mile (146 km) swim in 1972 (Swim of the Century), his
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Anna Lominadze of Georgia is following in the wake of such luminaries as Harry Houdini, Jack LaLanne and Paolo Eros Cerizzi ("Dolphinman"). Renowned for their exploits, Houdini escaped while handcuffed; LaLanne swam up and down America's West Coast while handcuffed; Dolphinman swam across the Strait of
One of our favorite personalities growing up was American fitness guru Jack LaLanne. He was a totally committed and focused on his mission in life: promoting fitness, nutrition and positive thinking. LaLanne caught the public's attention with his charisma and exploits with the goal of inspiring others. "I did these feats to show that anything in life is
Paolo Eros Cerizzi is an adventure swimmer from Italy who previously swam across the Strait of Messina in Sicily, Italy wearing handcuffs. He has also done open water swims butterfly in Italy, but he will use a modified butterfly kick when he make an unprecedented attempt to swim the one-mile Flowers Sea Swim in the Cayman Islans with handcuffs on both his
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Jack LaLanne, a renowned and early fitness icon in the United States, died this week at the age of 96. He had a popular television show and was always doing exhibitions in the open water to colorfully demonstrate his fitness and how important fitness is for everyone. In 1954 at the age of 40, he swam 1.7
