Richard Simmons, the exuberant fitness instructor who inspired many to get healthy, has died at age 76, according to TMZ.
The outlet said that Simmons’s housekeeper found him unresponsive on July 13, 2024, and called authorities. It looks like Simmons died of natural causes, according to TMZ.
Simmons created a wide-ranging fitness empire as he sought to get people moving throughout his career, though he had become more reclusive in his later years. The “Sweatin’ to the Oldies” creator still shared public messages to fans on his social media pages.
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