Muscle Beach Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Jack LaLanne, “the godfather of fitness”, died this weekend at the age 96 at his home in Morro Bay, California of respiratory failure due to pneumonia.
LaLanne, known as a fitness, exercise and nutritional expert, still holds a Guinness world record for his 34-year stint on the TV show named after him. Pictured is Mr. LaLanne receiving a his Lifetime Achievement Award during a ceremony at Muscle Beach on September 3, 2007 Picture by Nathan Cremisino.