Richard Simmons was buried in his famous workout gear ‘to help the saints and the angels get into shape’

Richard Simmons is “sweatin’ to the oldies” successful his last resting place. The eccentric fittingness guru, who died July 13 astatine property 76, was buried successful his celebrated workout gear.

That small known item was revealed during a memorial service honoring Simmons implicit the play by his brother, Lenny Simmons.

“Just similar Clark Kent, underneath his clothing, helium is wearing a vessel apical and shorts,” helium told mourners astatine St. Louis Cathedral successful New Orleans connected Saturday. “Why, you ask? Because we deliberation that God has different program for him, and we made definite that helium was going to beryllium successful his mean costume that we each cognize and emotion to assistance the saints and the angels get into shape.”

He added, “I’m present to accidental to you that adjacent though he’s not here, and I cognize he’s successful tone present tonight, Richard Simmons volition everlastingly beryllium sweating with the holies.”

One time aft celebrating his 76th birthday, Simmons was recovered dead astatine his Hollywood Hills location connected the greeting of July 13. He had reportedly felt dizzy and fallen successful his bath but declined to question aesculapian attention, telling his housekeeper helium would spell to the doc the adjacent time if helium didn’t consciousness better.

Weeks later, household spokesperson Tom Estey said the Los Angeles Coroner’s bureau confirmed that the origin of death was accidental owed to complications from caller falls and bosom illness arsenic a contributing factor. The toxicology study was antagonistic “other than medicine Richard had been prescribed.”

Born Milton Teagle Simmons successful New Orleans successful 1948, helium became a popular civilization improvement with his “Sweatin’ to the Oldies” workout video series, fare and workout books and by hosting the Emmy Award-winning “The Richard Simmons Show” from 1980-84.