How to be super-fit at 90...

Recently, fitness guru Jack La Lanne (who just turned 90) was asked how he's managed to remain in such fantastic shape for the past 8 decades or so. Here's what he said...

1. Exercise vigorously --- at least twice a week with weights, plus water exercises.

''What helps you get out of a chair or go up and down stairs? It's muscles, right? These old people --- they quit doing things. They sit on their big fat butts, thinking about what they used to do, and pretty soon their muscles atrophy, they lose everything and they have problems getting out of bed or getting out of a chair.''

2. Exercise during commercials, if you have to.

''People say 'I don't have time.' What a lousy excuse! You can do all this stuff while you're in your chair during the commercials while you're watching television.''

3. Change your exercise routine every 30 days.

''You've got 640 muscles. They all need their share of work.''

4. Avoid indulging in bad habits.

''When you get your dog up, do you give him a cup of coffee, a doughnut and a cigarette? People think nothing of giving themselves that for breakfast, and they wonder why they don't feel good.''

5. Always have goals and challenges.

''Never be satisfied --- ever. You know, I've won all these physique contests, and I've broken all kinds of world records and been very successful financially, but I've never been satisfied. The minute you get satisfied, you get complacent. . . . I can't do the things I did when I was 25, but I'm doing a helluva good job for the age I am.''

6. If man makes it, don't eat it.

''If you go into McDonald's to get a hamburger, some of these hamburgers are 1,200-1,300 calories. That's all the calories you need for the day. And how many people eat that, plus milkshakes and all the rest of the junk they eat, and they wonder why they're fat?''

7. Eat vegetables and fruits.

''You've got to get at least five or six raw vegetables every day of your life. You've got to get at least four or five pieces of fresh fruit every day of your life. And you've got to eat whole grains.''

8. Don't eat in between meals.

''Ten seconds to the lips, a lifetime to the hips.''

9. Keep up on current events.

''Keep your mind active. I read everything from the Bible to the Enquirer.''