Falls, heart disease cited as causes of Richard Simmons’ accidental death, family says

Health guru Richard Simmons died by chance due to problems from current falls and coronary heart illness, a spokesperson for his household mentioned Wednesday.

The spokesperson, Tom Estey, confirmed the trigger and method of dying, pointing NBC Information to an announcement initially supplied to Individuals journal, which broke the information of the explanations underlying Simmons’ dying.

The assertion cites the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Workplace, which it mentioned referred to as Simmons’ brother, Lenny, with the information Wednesday.

Toxicology testing revealed Simmons’ physique contained solely medicines he had been prescribed, Estey mentioned within the assertion.

A spokesperson for the health worker’s workplace mentioned it will distribute details about the trigger and method of dying when Simmons’ post-mortem report is finalized. The spokesperson provided no particular date or time.

Simmons was discovered unresponsive on July 13 at his house within the Hollywood Hills, a metropolis neighborhood overlooking Los Angeles, in the future after his 76th birthday, two regulation enforcement sources mentioned on the time.

He rose to fame after having confronted struggles along with his personal weight and well being, turning his 268 kilos into 156 — and a cause to combat weight problems for a lifetime. He mentioned that within the early Seventies in Los Angeles, it was onerous for him to discover a gymnasium for individuals who weren’t already match.

Simmons established his personal gymnasium, SLIMMONS, in 1974, and his personal restaurant, Ruffage, in addition to an adjoining train studio, Anatomy Asylum, the following yr. They attracted celebrities, and that attracted tv, video productions and Simmons’ personal stardom.

His health proselytizing included mass media merchandise: “The Richard Simmons Present” on TV and “Sweatin’ to the Oldies” on VHS.

On March 20, Simmons mentioned on social media that he had been recognized with basal cell carcinoma, a kind of pores and skin most cancers. He adopted up with an announcement saying it had been resolved by means of three procedures with a most cancers specialist.