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Admit it: you want Richard Simmons’ life

Lots of people talk big, but The Weight Saint is out there doin’ it.

Alex Dunn
Bill Hanstock
Bill Hanstock is a writer, author and Emmy Award-winning producer. He began writing for SB Nation in 2011.

We did an amazing longform article on the life of Richard Simmons last year, but we thought we would remind you all that he continues to be, every day, spectacularly Richard Simmons.

The hair. The car. THE CLOTHES. It’s time to face facts: we’re all trying to be on Richard’s level, but we’ll never, ever get there.

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