Jack LaLanne had a lot of firsts in the fitness and health industry Here are some of the biggest!
- Opened the first modern health spa
- Invented the first Leg extension machine
- Invented the first weight selector for cable machines
- Conceived the deign for the squat machine (now known as the smith machine)
- One of the original network television personalities and an original television pioneer
- The first to have a nationally syndicated exercise show on television
- The first to have athletes working out with weights
- The first to have women working out with weights
- The first to have the elderly working out with weights
- The first to have a combination Health Food Bar and Gym
- The first to have a weight loss Instant Breakfast meal replacement drink (protein powder)
- The first to have a Coed health club
- The first to combine weight training with nutrition
- The first to have an edible snack nutrition bar
- The first to sell vitamins and exercise equipment on television
- The first to teach scientific body building by changing the program every 2 to 3 weeks
- The first to encourage the physically challenged to exercise… to work around their disabilities