text:  Simmons had a long and intimate journey with his body weight. He moved to Los Angeles in 1973, and he tried to find ways to be physically active, but he did not fit in with the muscly workout dudes in the gyms, and women did not want him in their aerobics classes. So he saved money to open up his own studio in Beverly Hills for people who were out of shape and overweight. Simmons' workout style was upbeat, easy, and welcomed people with all types and sizes of bodies.