The fitness guru died July 13.
“How do you deal with loss?
It takes a toll on your heart,” he read.
Richard Simmons died July 13.Gregg DeGuire/WireImage
“Some shed many tears, others stare at the sky.
It’s so hard to say goodbye.
“I know people miss me,” he answered.
“And you know what?
I miss them, too.
But I’m able to reach them through phone calls… and through emails.
And I do leave the house sometimes.
But I’m in disguise.”
His ownRichard Simmons Showaired from 1980 to 1984.
It’s knowing when to do it.
I venture to have a nice combination.
Being silly cures depression.
It catches people off guard and makes them think.
But in between that silliness is a lot of seriousness that makes sense.
It’s a different kind of training.”
Simmons was obviously passionate about what he did and spoke openly about having struggled with obesity as a child.
And he continued to be until the very end.
I have spent time just reflecting on my life.
All of the books I wrote, the videos.
I never was like, ‘Oh look what I’ve done.’
My thing was, ‘Oh, look how many people I helped.'"
