2 hours ago Fitness adept and erstwhile Olympian Les Mills has died astatine the property of 91, his household has said.
The New Zealander archetypal opened a gym successful Auckland with his precocious woman Colleen successful 1968, and it aboriginal became a nationwide chain.
The Les Mills International marque is present known astir the satellite for choreographed workouts acceptable to music, similar Body Pump and Body Combat.
Mills, who competed successful changeable putt and discus astatine 4 Olympic Games, aboriginal served arsenic politician of Auckland.
Mills' lad Phillip, who acceptable up Les Mills International with spouse Jackie connected the backmost of his parents' gyms, said helium "achieved a immense magnitude successful his life".
He added: "And the communal thread passim – whether successful fitness, authorities oregon household beingness – was that helium ever wanted to assistance others.
"Dad was immensely strong, driven, and ever cared profoundly for the little advantaged."
He said that his father's "spirit lives connected successful gym workouts astir the world, continuing to assistance radical autumn successful emotion with fitness".
Mills won 5 Commonwealth Games medals, including discus golden successful Kingston, Jamaica, successful 1966.
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