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

Health guru Richard Simmons died unintentionally due to problems from latest falls and coronary heart illness, a spokesperson for his household stated Wednesday.

The spokesperson, Tom Estey, confirmed the trigger and method of loss of life, pointing NBC Information to a press release initially offered to Folks journal, which broke the information of the explanations underlying Simmons’ loss of life.

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

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

A spokesperson for the medical expert’s workplace stated it might distribute details about the trigger and method of loss of life when Simmons’ post-mortem report is finalized. The spokesperson provided no particular date or time.

Simmons was discovered unresponsive on July 13 at his dwelling within the Hollywood Hills, a metropolis neighborhood overlooking Los Angeles, in the future after his 76th birthday, two regulation enforcement sources stated 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 motive to combat weight problems for a lifetime. He stated that within the early Seventies in Los Angeles, it was laborious for him to discover a fitness center for individuals who weren’t already match.

Simmons established his personal fitness center, SLIMMONS, in 1974, and his personal restaurant, Ruffage, in addition to an adjoining train studio, Anatomy Asylum, the following 12 months. 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 stated on social media that he had been recognized with basal cell carcinoma, a sort of pores and skin most cancers. He adopted up with a press release saying it had been resolved by three procedures with a most cancers specialist.