Working With Richard Simmons Was So Much Fun; Denise Austin Said: ‘Great Guy

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[{"selector":"#anim-cd47b062-3f94-4e0a-ad97-7793ca21ddc1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Credit by Google Denise Austin still has good memories of Richard Simmons. He left public life in 2014 after decades of instructing at his fitness centre.

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[{"selector":"#anim-36fe6454-8101-432d-80ee-aed7d49b00ba [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-9.48227324879392%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google My hair is the first thing that Austin thinks of when discussing the aerobics era in the 1980s. But what I was wearing—a thin leotard without a tight—was far worse.