Richard Simmons
Richard Simmons
Milton Teagle "Richard" Simmons is an American fitness guru, actor, and comedian. He promotes weight-loss programs, prominently through his Sweatin' to the Oldies line of aerobics videos and is known for his eccentric, flamboyant, and energetic personality...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth12 July 1948
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
emotional world contact
I've never lived in the visual world. I live very much in an emotional-contact world.
jukebox nicknames
My nickname is Dickie Jukebox.
oxygen mask ifs
If your oxygen mask drops down, it's time to take a breather!
workout body way
Most workouts are way too aggressive. Thousands of lunges wear out the body.
workout work-out pounds
When I go to teach, that's not my workout. It's my show. I'm 134 pounds - I'm a teeny thing. I work out 11/2 hours a day and eat 1,600 calories. I can't stray because I have to fit into these Dolfin shorts!
differences oatmeal brain
Truthfully, everyone knows how to eat right. They know the difference between oatmeal and a jelly cream doughnut. They know how to walk. Everyone has this in their brain. When I started, we didn't have all this knowledge.
helping strive persons
I just strive to do better. Every time I meet somebody, I ask myself, "How can I help this person?"
husband phones years
I get an abundance of e-mail every day, some say 'dear Richard, can you call my husband, he weighs 400 pounds...' or 'my 14-year-old is 200 pounds...' or 'I just got divorced, no one wants me, I am 500 pounds.' So I pick up the phone and I call people.
say-anything negative
I never say anything negative about anyone, because that won't get you anywhere.
grateful giving bed
When I go to bed, I ask God to give me one more day tomorrow. When I get it, I'm excited and grateful.
living-right worry plans
I plan for the future, but the only day I really worry about is the day I'm living right now.
workout healthy body
Most workouts are way too aggressive. Thousands of lunges wear out the body. It's not healthy for the one with the bad back, bad knees, diabetes. I'm never going to do that.
workout prayer blessing
For my workout, I'm up at 4am. I say my prayers, count my blessings, and I work out right away. I just get it done. One day I'll tone - chest, back and shoulders - and the next day it's biceps and triceps. I also do 45 minutes of cardio every day. I do that before I even leave the house.
desperate-measures weight pills
I took desperate measures to lose weight and did terrible things to myself. I went from diet pills to thirty laxatives a day to throwing up.