by . travelmail writer . there 's no need to worry about being caught short on this particular walking tour of london . the ` london loo tour ' sees walkers shepherded round a selection of toilets in the capital being given the lowdown on the best places to go . los angeles -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- legendary fitness pioneer jack lalanne saved millions of lives by teaching people to eat right and exercise regularly , arnold schwarzenegger said in his eulogy for lalanne on tuesday . lalanne , who died last week at the age of 96 , opened the first american health club in oakland , california , in 1936 , musclemag publisher robert kennedy said . `` this was the start of the fitness revolution we know today , '' kennedy said . lalanne , who spent decades talking about the benefits of exercise , designed the world 's first leg-extension machine , along with several other pieces of equipment now standard in the fitness industry . conceived by american guide rachel erickson , who was so frustrated by not being able to ` pee for free ' , the not so bog standard tour takes curious loo finders from all over the world and guides them around a variety of toilets and areas relating to sewerage history in the capital . the most patriotic loos ever ? the jubiloos not only have union jack toilet seats but attendants with union jack waistcoats too . close your eyes and think of the queen : the ` jubaloos ' success is probably down to the fact that they are so well-cared for . `` it does n't matter where you go , there is a health club and it all started with jack lalanne , '' schwarzenegger , the bodybuilder , actor and former california governor , said . other fitness celebrities , including denise austin , lou ferrigno and richard simmons , eulogized the man who inspired their careers . the tour starts at the toilets by platform 19 at waterloo station -lrb- geddit ? -rrb- and can accommodate up to 20 guests while rachel also offers ` singles ' and private tours . each tour is packed with unusual and little-known facts like brief histories on how the romans managed their toilet , and the plumber who founded one of london 's early sanitary engineering companies , thomas crapper and co. . weaving through the streets , walkers visit such locations as the patriotic ` juba-loos ' on the south bank . built for the queen 's diamond jubilee and designed by architect mark power , the toilet costs 50p to use and has full-time attendants who are hard to miss in their union jack waistcoats . it also makes use of rainwater to flush toilets and wash floors . next the whislte-stop tour takes people to the day urinals for men in charing cross and pop-up urinals in charing cross . the magic circle : the ` urilift ' rises from the ground in the evenings to encourage men out on the town not to relieve themselves on the streets . you 're in trouble now : the men only , pop-up ` butterfly ' urinals in charing cross are a stainless steel design - but not so private . just around the corner outside embankment garden is the mysterious ` urilift ' -- one of three urinals provided by westminster that rise up from the ground in the evenings to offer an alternative option for late-night male revellers . the urilift contributes to keeping 10,000 gallons of wee off the streets of westminster , explains erickson . `` i really never cared much for him when i was a kid , because he was everything i was n't , '' simmons said . `` he was fit . he ate healthy . he had self-esteem . he had a great little body and i was n't ready to accept his message . '' but when lalanne appeared on the `` richard simmons show '' in 1980 , they became friends , he said . `` i 'm here to pay tribute to a legend , to someone who influenced me and made me a better person , '' simmons said . another , more permanent example of a street urinal is the butterfly outside charing cross station . its slick stainless steel design aims to please , with a view to prevent men weeing on the street - albeit with minimal privacy . lalanne 's memorial service at forest lawn cemetery in hollywood hills on tuesday afternoon was filled with laughter about lalanne 's evangelical energy in promoting fitness . `` jack is now in heaven and , of course , that 's going to be very annoying for a lot of people up there , '' schwarzenegger said . `` it 's not going to be pretty because we know what 's going to happen . '' residents of heaven have a new wake-up call at 6 a.m. and they are doing `` thousand of push ups and stretching exercises , '' schwarzenegger said . `` the people are in a state of shock because they were promised if they were good , they could rest in peace , '' he said . `` there will be no resting . '' the guide has a wealth of stories about the history of public conveniences , for example the difficulties of providing public conveniences for women in the victorian era . toilet humour required ? rachel erickson gives tourists the lowdown on loos in her deadpan style . pee on earth : waterloo is well-catered for when it comes to the smallest room : platform 19 ladies toilets , left , are a favourite , while the hole in the wall community toilets at waterloo , right . are for those in the know . get to the bottom of it : the enthusiastic tour guide takes interested parties through the back streets of london , dispensing historical information about the loos of london . loo within a loo : the cellardoor cocktail bar in aldwych used to be a mens toilet frequented by oscar wilde . he joked that lalanne is french for `` do some push ups , you lazy bastards . '' female toilets were highly controversial , indeed many people thought they were an ` abomination ' and would be used by flower girls cleaning their watercress apparently . the most successful were the ones that were discreetly located underground . toilets for gentlemen were far more common and the underground toilets at st. paul 's , covent garden are included in the tour , as are the gentleman 's loos at the royal exchange - which even had a sonnet dedicated to them . people doubted what lalanne was promoting in his early years , he said . they warned `` you could get heart problems , become a narcissist , turn gay , or it could reduce your sex drive , '' schwarzenegger said . `` how do they explain the fact that charlie sheen works out every day , '' he said . `` so that 's nonsense . '' lalanne swam the san francisco bay in handcuffs when he was 41 . he set a record of 1,033 push ups in 30 minutes the next year . at age 70 , he swam the long beach harbor as he towed 70 boats with 70 people in them . pull up a stool : london 's only sewer gas destructor lamp was a gas lamp powered solely by sewerage gas . toilet hero : the monument to joseph bazelgette , who designed the first sewerage system for london on embankment . also on the agenda is a stop at a lamp near to the savoy hotel which was powered by gas from the sewerage system in central london almost a century ago . the walk concludes at the end of the strand at underground toilets regularly frequented by oscar wilde that have now been converted into a cocktail bar . other pub stops include a community loo scheme participant ; ye olde london is one of 75 establishments paid # 600 each year by the city of london to cater for people 's basic needs . when you consider that the average person spends about an average of a year and a half on the toilet , perhaps you wo n't be so quick to pooh pooh the tour . schwarzenegger said he first met lalanne soon after he moved to venice beach , california , as a young bodybuilder . the two worked out together and he soon `` regretted that . '' `` i got so pumped up , i could n't move anymore , '' he said . `` i said , ` this guy is a machine , he 's the real machine , ' '' he said . '' ` this guy 's a monster , he just keeps going and going and going with the exercising . ' '' lalanne was laid to rest with a weight he was holding in his left hand when he died , said his son , dan lalanne .
lou ferrigno , richard simmons and denise austin also speak at his memorial . lalanne started the fitness revolution , musclemag 's publisher says . he invented the modern health club and exercise equipment .
by . travelmail writer . there 's no need to worry about being caught short on this particular walking tour of london . the ` london loo tour ' sees walkers shepherded round a selection of toilets in the capital being given the lowdown on the best places to go . los angeles -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- legendary fitness pioneer jack lalanne saved millions of lives by teaching people to eat right and exercise regularly , arnold schwarzenegger said in his eulogy for lalanne on tuesday . lalanne , who died last week at the age of 96 , opened the first american health club in oakland , california , in 1936 , musclemag publisher robert kennedy said . `` this was the start of the fitness revolution we know today , '' kennedy said . lalanne , who spent decades talking about the benefits of exercise , designed the world 's first leg-extension machine , along with several other pieces of equipment now standard in the fitness industry . conceived by american guide rachel erickson , who was so frustrated by not being able to ` pee for free ' , the not so bog standard tour takes curious loo finders from all over the world and guides them around a variety of toilets and areas relating to sewerage history in the capital . the most patriotic loos ever ? the jubiloos not only have union jack toilet seats but attendants with union jack waistcoats too . close your eyes and think of the queen : the ` jubaloos ' success is probably down to the fact that they are so well-cared for . `` it does n't matter where you go , there is a health club and it all started with jack lalanne , '' schwarzenegger , the bodybuilder , actor and former california governor , said . other fitness celebrities , including denise austin , lou ferrigno and richard simmons , eulogized the man who inspired their careers . the tour starts at the toilets by platform 19 at waterloo station -lrb- geddit ? -rrb- and can accommodate up to 20 guests while rachel also offers ` singles ' and private tours . each tour is packed with unusual and little-known facts like brief histories on how the romans managed their toilet , and the plumber who founded one of london 's early sanitary engineering companies , thomas crapper and co. . weaving through the streets , walkers visit such locations as the patriotic ` juba-loos ' on the south bank . built for the queen 's diamond jubilee and designed by architect mark power , the toilet costs 50p to use and has full-time attendants who are hard to miss in their union jack waistcoats . it also makes use of rainwater to flush toilets and wash floors . next the whislte-stop tour takes people to the day urinals for men in charing cross and pop-up urinals in charing cross . the magic circle : the ` urilift ' rises from the ground in the evenings to hollywood hills on tuesday afternoon was filled with laughter about lalanne 's evangelical energy in promoting fitness . `` jack is now in heaven and , of course , that 's going to be very annoying for a lot of people up there , '' schwarzenegger said . `` it 's not going to be pretty because we know what 's going to happen . '' residents of heaven have a new wake-up call at 6 a.m. and they are doing `` thousand of push ups and stretching exercises , '' schwarzenegger said . `` the people are in a state of shock because they were promised if they were good , they could rest in peace , '' he said . `` there will be no resting . '' the guide has a wealth of stories about the history of public conveniences , for example the difficulties of providing public conveniences for women in the victorian era . toilet humour required ? rachel erickson gives tourists the lowdown on loos in her deadpan style . pee on earth : waterloo is well-catered for when it comes to the smallest room : platform 19 ladies toilets , left , are a favourite , while the hole in the wall community toilets at waterloo , right . are for those in the know . get to the bottom of it : the enthusiastic tour guide takes interested parties through the back streets of london , dispensing historical information about the loos of london . loo within a loo : the cellardoor cocktail bar in aldwych used to be a mens toilet frequented by oscar wilde . he joked that lalanne is french for `` do some push ups , you lazy bastards . '' female toilets were highly controversial , indeed many people thought they were an ` abomination ' and would be used by flower girls cleaning their watercress apparently . the most successful were the ones that were discreetly located underground . toilets for gentlemen were far more common and the underground toilets at st. paul 's , covent garden are included in the tour , as are the gentleman 's loos at the royal exchange - which even had a sonnet dedicated to them . people doubted what lalanne was promoting in his early years , he said . they warned `` you could get heart problems , become a narcissist , turn gay , or it could reduce your sex drive , '' schwarzenegger said . `` how do they explain the fact that charlie sheen works out every day , '' he said . `` so that 's nonsense . '' lalanne swam the san francisco bay in handcuffs when he was 41 . he set a record of 1,033 push ups in 30 minutes the next year . at age 70 , he swam the long beach harbor as he towed 70 boats with 70 people in them . pull up a stool : london 's only sewer gas destructor lamp was a gas lamp powered solely
by . travelmail writer . there 's no need to worry about being caught short on this particular walking tour of london . the ` london loo tour ' sees walkers shepherded round a selection of toilets in the capital being given the lowdown on the best places to go . los angeles -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- legendary fitness pioneer jack lalanne saved millions of lives by teaching people to eat right and exercise regularly , arnold schwarzenegger said in his eulogy for lalanne on tuesday . lalanne , who died last week at the age of 96 , opened the first american health club in oakland , california , in 1936 , musclemag publisher robert kennedy said . `` this was the start of the fitness revolution we know today , '' kennedy said . lalanne , who spent decades talking about the benefits of exercise , designed the world 's first leg-extension machine , along with several other pieces of equipment now standard in the fitness industry . conceived by american guide rachel erickson , who was so frustrated by not being able to ` pee for free ' , the not so bog standard tour takes curious loo finders from all over the world and guides them around a variety of toilets and areas relating to sewerage history in the capital . the most patriotic loos ever ? the jubiloos not only have union jack toilet seats but attendants with union jack waistcoats too . close your eyes and think of the queen : the ` jubaloos ' success is probably down to the fact that they are so well-cared for . `` it does n't matter where you go , there is a health club and it all started with jack lalanne , '' schwarzenegger , the bodybuilder , actor and former california governor , said . other fitness celebrities , including denise austin , lou ferrigno and richard simmons , eulogized the man who inspired their careers . the tour starts at the toilets by platform 19 at waterloo station -lrb- geddit ? -rrb- and can accommodate up to 20 guests while rachel also offers ` singles ' and private tours . each tour is packed with unusual and little-known facts like brief histories on how the romans managed he was fit . he ate healthy . he had self-esteem . he had a great little body and i was n't ready to accept his message . '' but when lalanne appeared on the `` richard simmons show '' in 1980 , they became friends , he said . `` i 'm here to pay tribute to a legend , to someone who influenced me and made me a better person , '' simmons said . another , more permanent example of a street urinal is the butterfly outside charing cross station . its slick stainless steel design aims to please , with a view to prevent men weeing on the street - albeit with minimal privacy . lalanne 's memorial service at forest lawn cemetery in hollywood hills on tuesday afternoon was filled with laughter about lalanne 's evangelical energy in promoting fitness . `` jack is now in heaven and , of course , that 's going to be very annoying for a lot of people up there , '' schwarzenegger said . `` it 's not going to be pretty because we know what 's going to happen . '' residents of heaven have a new wake-up call at 6 a.m. and they are doing `` thousand of push ups and stretching exercises , '' schwarzenegger said . `` the people are in a state of shock because they were promised if they were good , they could rest in peace , '' he said . `` there will be no resting . '' the guide has a wealth of stories about the history of public conveniences , for example the difficulties of providing public conveniences for women in the victorian era . toilet humour required ? rachel erickson gives tourists the lowdown on loos in her deadpan style . pee on earth : waterloo is well-catered for when it comes to the smallest room : platform 19 ladies toilets , left , are a favourite , while the hole in the wall community toilets at waterloo , right . are for those in the know . get to the bottom of it : the enthusiastic tour guide takes interested parties through the back streets of london , dispensing historical information about the loos of london . loo within a loo : the cellardoor cocktail bar in aldwych used to be a mens toilet frequented by oscar wilde . he joked that lalanne is french for `` do some push ups , you lazy bastards . '' female toilets were highly controversial , indeed many people thought they were an ` abomination ' and would be used by flower girls cleaning their watercress apparently . the most successful were the ones that were discreetly located underground . toilets for gentlemen were far more common and the underground toilets at st. paul 's , covent garden are included in the tour , as are the gentleman 's loos at the royal exchange - which even had a sonnet dedicated to them . people doubted what lalanne was promoting in he was holding in his left hand when he died , said his son , dan lalanne .
by. travelmail writer. there 's being caught short on this particular walking tour london. the ` london loo tour sees walkers shepherded round a selection toilets being given the lowdown. los angeles -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- legendary fitness pioneer jack lalanne saved teaching right regularly, arnold schwarzenegger said tuesday lalanne, who died 96 opened the first american health club oakland 1936 musclemag publisher robert kennedy `` this the start the fitness revolution we know, '' kennedy said. lalanne, who spent decades talking the benefits exercise, designed the world 's first leg-extension machine along several other pieces now standard conceived american guide rachel erickson, who so frustrated not ` pee for free the not so bog standard tour takes curious loo finders from guides a variety toilets areas relating sewerage history in the capital. the most patriotic loos ever? the jubiloos not union jack toilet seats attendants with union waistcoats. close the queen : the ` jubaloos ' success probably down well. `` it does n't, there a health club all started jack lalanne, '' schwarzenegger, the bodybuilder, actor. other fitness celebrities, including denise austin lou ferrigno richard simmons eulogized the man inspired their careers the tour starts the toilets by platform 19 at waterloo station -lrb- geddit? -rrb- and can accommodate while rachel also offers ` singles private tours. each tour is packed unusual and little-known facts like brief histories on the romans managed their toilet, the plumber founded one london 's early sanitary engineering companies thomas crapper co. . weaving through, walkers visit such locations the patriotic ` juba-loos on. built the queen 's diamond jubilee and designed architect mark power, the toilet costs 50p to has full-time attendants hard miss in their union jack waistcoats it also makes use rainwater flush wash floors. next the whislte-stop tour takes people the day urinals for men charing cross and pop-up urinals. the magic circle : the ` urilift rises the evenings encourage men out not relieve on. you 're in trouble now : the men only, pop-up ` butterfly ' urinals in charing cross are a stainless steel design - but not so private. just around outside embankment garden is the mysterious ` urilift -- one three urinals provided westminster that rise the evenings offer an alternative option late-night male revellers. the urilift contributes keeping 10,000 gallons wee off westminster, explains erickson. `` i really never cared much him, because everything n't, '' simmons. `` he fit. he ate healthy. he had self-esteem. he had a great little body i n't ready accept his message. '' but when lalanne appeared `` richard simmons 1980, they became, `` i 'm here pay a legend, to someone influenced '' simmons said. another, more permanent example a street urinal is the butterfly outside charing cross station. its slick stainless steel design aims please, with a view prevent men weeing the street - albeit minimal privacy. lalanne 's memorial service forest lawn cemetery hollywood hills tuesday afternoon was filled laughter about lalanne 's evangelical energy in promoting fitness. `` jack is now heaven, of that 's going very annoying up, '' schwarzenegger. `` it 's going pretty because know 's. '' residents heaven at doing `` thousand push ups stretching, schwarzenegger. `` the people in because promised if good, could rest, ''. `` there will no resting. '' the guide has a wealth stories public conveniences, for difficulties providing women the victorian era. toilet humour required? rachel erickson gives tourists loos in her deadpan style. pee on earth : waterloo is wellcatered when the smallest room : platform 19 ladies toilets, left, are a favourite, while the hole the wall community toilets at,. are for those in. get to : the enthusiastic tour guide takes interested parties through london, dispensing historical information the loos. loo within a loo : the cellardoor cocktail bar aldwych used a mens toilet frequented oscar wilde. he joked lalanne french `` do some push ups, you lazy '' female toilets highly controversial, indeed an ` abomination would flower girls cleaning their watercress apparently. the most successful were discreetly located underground. toilets for gentlemen were far the underground toilets at st. paul 's, covent garden are included the tour, the gentleman 's loos at the royal exchange - which even had a sonnet dedicated people doubted what lalanne promoting in his early years, they warned `` you could heart problems, become turn gay it reduce, '' schwarzenegger. `` how explain charlie sheen works out every, ''. `` so that 's nonsense. '' lalanne swam the san francisco bay handcuffs when 41. he set 1,033 push ups the year. at age 70, he swam the long beach harbor as towed 70 boats with 70 people them pull up a stool : london 's only sewer gas destructor lamp a gas lamp powered solely sewerage gas. toilet hero : the monument joseph bazelgette, designed london on embankment. also on the agenda a stop a lamp near to the savoy hotel which powered gas the sewerage system central london almost. the walk concludes the strand at underground toilets regularly oscar wilde that now converted a cocktail bar. other pub stops include a community loo scheme participant ; ye olde london is one 75 establishments paid # 600 each cater people 's basic needs. when consider an average and the toilet, perhaps wo n't be so pooh the tour. schwarzenegger first lalanne soon moved venice beach, as the two worked together he soon `` regretted. '' `` i got so pumped, could n't move anymore he `` i said, this guy a machine, 's the real machine ' '' he '' ` this guy a monster, just keeps with the exercising. ' '' lalanne was laid a weight he holding when, said, dan lalanne
by . travelmail writer . there 's no need to worry about being caught short on this particular walking tour of london . the ` london loo tour ' sees walkers shepherded round a selection of toilets in the capital being given the lowdown on the best places to go . los angeles -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- legendary fitness pioneer jack lalanne saved millions of lives by teaching people to eat right and exercise regularly , arnold schwarzenegger said in his eulogy for lalanne on tuesday . lalanne , who died last week at the age of 96 , opened the first american health club in oakland , california , in 1936 , musclemag publisher robert kennedy said . `` this was the start of the fitness revolution we know today , '' kennedy said . lalanne , who spent decades talking about the benefits of exercise , designed the world 's first leg-extension machine , along with several other pieces of equipment now standard in the fitness industry . conceived by american guide rachel erickson , who was so frustrated by not being able to ` pee for free ' , the not so bog standard tour takes curious loo finders from all over the world and guides them around a variety of toilets and areas relating to sewerage history in the capital . the most patriotic loos ever ? the jubiloos not only have union jack toilet seats but attendants with union jack waistcoats too . close your eyes and think of the queen : the ` jubaloos ' success is probably down to the fact that they are so well-cared for . `` it does n't matter where you go , there is a health club and it all started with jack lalanne , '' schwarzenegger , the bodybuilder , actor and former california governor , said . other fitness celebrities , including denise austin , lou ferrigno and richard simmons , eulogized the man who inspired their careers . the tour starts at the toilets by platform 19 at waterloo station -lrb- geddit ? -rrb- and can accommodate up to 20 guests while rachel also offers ` singles ' and private tours . each tour is packed with unusual and little-known facts like brief histories on how the romans managed their toilet , and the plumber who founded one of london 's early sanitary engineering companies , thomas crapper and co. . weaving through the streets , walkers visit such locations as the patriotic ` juba-loos ' on the south bank . built for the queen 's diamond jubilee and designed by architect mark power , the toilet costs 50p to use and has full-time attendants who are hard to miss in their union jack waistcoats . it also makes use of rainwater to flush toilets and wash floors . next the whislte-stop tour takes people to the day urinals for men in charing cross and pop-up urinals in charing cross . the magic circle : the ` urilift ' rises from the ground in the evenings to hollywood hills on tuesday afternoon was filled with laughter about lalanne 's evangelical energy in promoting fitness . `` jack is now in heaven and , of course , that 's going to be very annoying for a lot of people up there , '' schwarzenegger said . `` it 's not going to be pretty because we know what 's going to happen . '' residents of heaven have a new wake-up call at 6 a.m. and they are doing `` thousand of push ups and stretching exercises , '' schwarzenegger said . `` the people are in a state of shock because they were promised if they were good , they could rest in peace , '' he said . `` there will be no resting . '' the guide has a wealth of stories about the history of public conveniences , for example the difficulties of providing public conveniences for women in the victorian era . toilet humour required ? rachel erickson gives tourists the lowdown on loos in her deadpan style . pee on earth : waterloo is well-catered for when it comes to the smallest room : platform 19 ladies toilets , left , are a favourite , while the hole in the wall community toilets at waterloo , right . are for those in the know . get to the bottom of it : the enthusiastic tour guide takes interested parties through the back streets of london , dispensing historical information about the loos of london . loo within a
 The text describes various aspects of London, including its history, landmarks, and cultural attractions. It also mentions the city's fitness scene, with gyms and studios offering classes and personal training sessions. Additionally, the text touches on the topic of health clubs, highlighting their popularity among locals and visitors alike.