Simmons' housekeeper reportedly found him unresponsive on July 13 and called the authorities.
He also ran his own exercise studio called Slimmons, which opened in 1976 in Beverly Hills.
Simmons himself taught classes there for about 40 years.
“His tenets of kindness, encouragement, and well-being will endure.”
“A place for the overweight and out of shape.
And I’m just going to act silly and dance and get them sweating.”
I never got so many messages about my birthday in my life!
I am sitting here writing emails.
Have a most beautiful rest of your Friday.
Love, Richard."
“All those temptations right in front of me.
A devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other.
I chose the apple while looking at the candy.
Lol,” he wrote.
“I interviewed Richard Simmons once and he somehow read my aura over the phone.
Said I was a healer.
Delightful person to talk to,“wroteauthor John Moe on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“Richard Simmons always just seemed like he was a genuinely good person.
He made so many people laugh over the years.
RIP,“wrotewriter Lucas Wiseman.
