Lifestyle | Jack LaLanne How to Live to (Almost) 100 Do like Jack LaLanne did: Wake up early, skip lunch, and sweat By Kate Seamons Posted Jan 30, 2011 9:35 AM CST Copied Forget roast beef sandwiches: No lunch, no meat. (Flickr) Jack LaLanne made it to the ripe old age of 96—and those of us with centenarian dreams could take a pointer ... or 10 ... from the fitness guru. The Daily Beast rounds up 10 of LaLanne's health habits worth imitating. Wake up before the cock crows: LaLanne started his day at 4am and promptly hit the gym. In his later years, he gave himself a break ... and slept until 5am. Cardio counts: Though he was known as a dedicated weight lifter, he didn't skip out on cardio, following his iron-pumping sessions with a 30-minute run and 30-minute swim. Say "so long" to lunch: LaLanne only ate two meals a day—breakfast and dinner—with zero snacks in between. Egg whites featured heavily into both meals. And forget about burgers: LaLanne says he never touched meat, though he did eat fish. And sweets: The last time LaLanne ate a dessert was ... 1929. Click for five more habits. Read These Next Meet the Oscar winner who says the award injured her career. Researchers jumped in car to investigate cow tools. Elon Musk just made a big donation to a pro-Trump candidate. Study suggests out who's paying for tariffs: Americans. Report an error