RICHARD SIMMONS: SWEATIN' TO THE OLDIES: 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

For thirty years, the inimitable Richard Simmons has been helping people lose weight (more than 3,000,000 pounds and counting) and get healthy with his unique enthusiasm, charm and encouragement. Since opening his first aerobics studio in Beverly Hills in 1974, he has cemented himself in America's pop-culture psyche with 65 fitness videos (selling over 20 million copies), dozens of infomercials, nine best-selling books, myriad parodies of his over-the-top persona, and seemingly endless TV and film appearances. And, on October 31, Time Life celebrates the iconic weight loss guru with a landmark DVD release: RICHARD SIMMONS: SWEATIN' TO THE OLDIES: 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION. The set will be available for $39.95srp, exclusively from Amazon.com.

"So many sparkly tank tops - so many memories."
-- Richard Simmons

The energetic 6-disc set includes the complete collection of Simmons' best-selling Sweatin' to the Oldies workout programs. Pairing lively classics from the '50s and '60s with rockin' low impact routines and Simmons' humorous banter, encouragement and sparkly tank tops, SWEATIN' TO THE OLDIES: 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION offers fun for the entire family. Across five discs, home exercisers will find forty-one exercise routines set to rock n' roll classics such as "It's My Party," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Gimme Some Lovin'," "Oh, Pretty Woman," and more. 

Loaded with extras, this special anniversary set also includes 100 minutes of bonus programming featuring an exclusive interview with Richard, testimonials and success stories from Simmons' students, a full-color 20-page album of rare personal photos and memories personally selected by Richard and a bonus disc of "Love Yourself and Win -- Six Steps to Self-Esteem & Permanent Weight Loss."

Says Simmons' "I can't believe it has been 30 years since the beginning! For the first time ever, I have compiled the complete "Sweatin' to the Oldies" collection...It's the original and still the best way to get your heart racing and your blood pumping!"

Delivering a serious message with his trademark humor, Simmons has helped millions of overweight men and women lose millions of pounds by adopting sensible balanced eating programs and exercise regimes that are energetic, fun and motivating. And, since the early '70s, when he established his innovative weight loss facility where the overweight of the world were welcome with open arms, Simmons has become a pop culture fixture with numerous local and national television and radio appearances including a four-year run on "General Hospital," followed by his own nationally syndicated, Emmy Award-winning series, "The Richard Simmons Show."

With the overstuffed holidays coming potentially adding on unwanted pounds, there's never been a better time to become re-acquainted with one of the best-selling home entertainment fitness series in history with RICHARD SIMMONS: SWEATIN' TO THE OLDIES: 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION.