I made fun of my mom for working out to Richard Simmons. Now, at 40, I've realized he's a workout ge
When I was growing up in the Blockbuster Video-era 1980s, my family owned just a handful of VHS tapes. Among "E.T." and a dusty old copy of "Singin' in the Rain" was my mom's go-to workout video: Richard Simmons' original "Sweatin' to the Oldies." In this goofy low-impact dance routine, the frizzy-haired, endlessly ebullient Simmons