Fond Farewell: Stars We Lost in 2011

Long before Jane Fonda or Richard Simmons made exercising all the rage, Jack LaLanne in 1936 opened what's often considered the country's first fitness club in Oakland, California. He also competed in pro wrestling and starred in exercise program "The Jack LaLanne Show," which was televised nationally from 1959 to 1985. The fitness guru's good health habits served him until January 23, when he died of respiratory failure due to pneumonia at age 96.

Long before Jane Fonda or Richard Simmons made exercising all the rage, Jack LaLanne in 1936 opened what's often considered the country's first fitness club in Oakland, California. He also competed in pro wrestling and starred in exercise program "The Jack LaLanne Show," which was televised nationally from 1959 to 1985. The fitness guru's good health habits served him until January 23, when he died of respiratory failure due to pneumonia at age 96.