No other fitness celebrity looked like Richard Simmons. And no one else in exercise videos of the era looked like the people in his classes, according to historian Natalia Mehlman Petrzela.

where he opened an exercise studio called Slimmons in Beverly Hills, according to his website. He continued to teach classes and host seminars there until 2013. Richard Simmons, Dr. Ruth interview ...

Richard Simmons during the release of an exercise ... your choices for an aerobic workout class were truly slim. You could go to Jane Fonda’s studio in Beverly Hills, where everyone breaking ...

Legendary fitness instructor Richard Simmons has died ... in Beverly Hills where he continued to teach classes until 2013. His success as an instructor — and his bubbly personality — landed ...

By Alex Traub Richard Simmons, who with dances ... Image Mr. Simmons in his signature tank top and short shorts leading an exercise class in 1996.Credit...Evan Hurd Photography/Sygma, via Getty ...

flew around the country making motivational speeches and conducting fitness classes for rapt fans. In 1980, he published Richard Simmons’ Never-Say-Diet Book, a huge best-seller that had ...

The woman who found Richard Simmons dead is finally speaking ... Reveles said that Simmons couldn’t exercise or teach fitness classes. She also said he had a knee replacement surgery and needed ...

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) RICHARD SIMMONS: Inhale, ah, ah. Welcome to the disco. Inhale... NORRIS: Simmons created a fitness empire that lasted more than four decades with videos, classes ...

Richard Simmons, the energetic ... particularly those promoting a healthful lifestyle, and taught classes at his exercise studio. He made himself available for frequent interactions with his ...