To Your Health
December, 2007 (Vol. 01, Issue 12)
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Jack La Lanne's Historical Feats of Strength

Age 42
Set a world record of 1,033 push-ups in 23 minutes on "You Asked for It," a TV show with Art Baker.

Age 45
Completed 1,000 push-ups and 1,000 chin-ups in 1 hour and 22 minutes.

Age 60
Swam from Alcatraz to Fisherman's Wharf, for a second time, handcuffed, shackled and towing a 1,000-pound boat.

Age 61
Swam the length of the Golden Gate Bridge underwater for a second time, handcuffed, shackled and towing a 1,000-pound boat.

Age 62
Swam 1 mile in Long Beach Harbor, handcuffed, shackled and towing 13 boats containing 76 people.

Jack LaLanne swimming and pulling 70 boats with 70 people in Long Beach Harbor. - Copyright – Stock Photo / Register Mark Photo courtesy of Leo Hetzel. Age 65
Towed 65 boats filled with 6,500 pounds of Lousiana Pacific wood pulp while handcuffed and shackled in Lake Ashinoko, near Tokyo.

Age 66
In Miami, towed 10 boats filled with 77 people for over a mile in less than 1 hour.

Age 70
Handcuffed, shackled and fighting strong winds and currents, towed 70 boats with 70 people from the Queen's Way Bridge in Long Beach Harbor to the Queen Mary for 1½ miles.