American fitness instructor and weight-loss expert who became a popular television celebrity
The fitness instructor and weight-loss guru Richard Simmons, who has died aged 76, parlayed the popularity of his Hollywood fitness studio, Slimmons, into a television show and early success in the burgeoning video market, becoming a household presence in the US.
Dressed in skintight shorts and tank tops festooned with Swarovski crystals, with his high-energy prancing and upbeat patter Simmons encouraged his unfit audience to think of exercise as fun. More importantly, he helped them feel better about themselves by shedding the paralysing self-consciousness Simmons himself knew from his own adolescence.
Continue reading… American fitness instructor and weight-loss expert who became a popular television celebrityThe fitness instructor and weight-loss guru Richard Simmons, who has died aged 76, parlayed the popularity of his Hollywood fitness studio, Slimmons, into a television show and early success in the burgeoning video market, becoming a household presence in the US.Dressed in skintight shorts and tank tops festooned with Swarovski crystals, with his high-energy prancing and upbeat patter Simmons encouraged his unfit audience to think of exercise as fun. More importantly, he helped them feel better about themselves by shedding the paralysing self-consciousness Simmons himself knew from his own adolescence. Continue reading… Fitness, Life and style, Diets and dieting, US news, US television, Older people, Books, New Orleans, Federico Fellini
