NFF Selected As Beneficiary for

“Jack LaLanne Jumping Jack Challenge”

[May 22, 2024] — In honor of “The Godfather of Fitness” Jack LaLanne and the LaLanne Family’s lifelong legacy of promoting good nutrition and physical activity, and in celebration of Elaine LaLanne’s (fitness icon and Jack LaLanne’s wife of 51 years) recent 98th birthday, thousands of LaLanne and fitness fans worldwide will attempt to break the World Record for the “Most People Performing Jumping Jacks Simultaneously!” 

The “Jack LaLanne Jumping Jacks Challenge''(JLJJC), is scheduled for Friday, July 12 at 1pm PST. Join global fitness leaders, celebrities, and a projected 5,000+ people in executing (1-98 depending on ability) Jumping Jacks en masse, celebrating Elaine LaLanne’s 98 years of inspiring lifelong health and wellness.The JLJJC will also be a fundraiser for the National Fitness Foundation, the official nonprofit for the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, & Nutrition (of which Jack was influential in its founding), enabling equitable access to and promotion of physical activity & nutrition for all Americans!

For Elaine LaLanne’s JLJJC Video Invitation go to: https://bit.ly/ElaineJLJJCInvite.

“Our entire LaLanne Family is thrilled that the IDEA Health & Fitness Association, and worldwide fitness community, want to celebrate Jack’s legacy by breaking the world ‘Jumping Jacks’ record,” states Elaine LaLanne. “My husband Jack popularized ‘Jumping Jacks’ on ‘The Jack LaLanne Show’. I’m sure Jack will be smiling down from Heaven when a whole new generation continues his mission, and favorite exercise, by setting a new Jumping Jacks world record.It’s going to be very fun, exciting and action-packed. I’m electrified,and hope everyone will join us in this worldwide effort!”

JLJJC participants are attempting to break the current world record of 2,251 people set in 2018. While many JLJJC participants will be 2024 IDEA® World Convention attendees, the IDEA Health and Fitness Association (IDEA) is offering substantially reduced $5 IDEA Expo Passes, allowing anyone to join the LaLanne Family and fitness celebrities in LA to set the record. For those JLJJC participants unable to attend the LA event, the JLJJC will be live streamed worldwide. All virtual participants will be counted in the record if they register online, log in and jump simultaneously with the other JLJJC participants on July 12, and then upload a video that is date-and time-stamped (demonstrating the simultaneous action, regardless of the participants’ time zone).

To register and participate in the JLJJC event in LA: https://bit.ly/IDEAJLJJC

To register and participate via live streaming: https://bit.ly/JumpingJackChallenge

To donate to the National Fitness Foundation: https://www.every.org/nff 

For further information: contact@fitness.foundation

Proud Supporters of this event include:

Spartan: the world's largest fitness company and endurance brand. Renowned for their challenging races, mental fortitude development, and fostering a strong sense of camaraderie, Spartan aligns perfectly with the mission of both the National Fitness Foundation and the LaLanne family in promoting fitness and breaking down barriers towards a healthy lifestyle.

"Jack and Elaine LaLanne have done more to promote better fitness for Americans than any other two people I can think of! I am proud to be their friend- and whenever possible- to have supported their valuable work. I encourage our multi-million Spartan Community to help  build a healthier America by  participating in the LaLanne's upcoming Jumping Jack Challenge to benefit the National Fitness Foundation." -Joe De Sena, Spartan CEO & Founder

YMCA: The leading nonprofit committed to strengthening community by empowering young people, improving the health and well-being of people of all ages and inspiring action in and across communities. Jack LaLanne famously began his own fitness journey by working out at the Berkeley YMCA, and this is true for many others as well. The YMCA has long been a beacon of health and wellness in communities nationwide.