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Stretchin' And Sweatin'

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By STEPHEN THOMPSON

sthompson@tampatrib.com

Published: November 21, 2008

Exercise guru Richard Simmons brought his signature combination of showbiz pizzazz and stratospheric enthusiasm to Tropicana Field on Thursday morning, where he led hundreds on the Senior Fun Walk.

"I'm a senior," Simmons told a local television station before he worked his way through his admirers, giving a hug to almost anyone within arm's length and to virtually everyone who asked for one.

"I'm 60 years old, and I want to be 70, and I want to be 80," he said.

Simmons then led his disciples through a series of stretches to the strains of a Judy Garland number before the walk and a signing planned for him.

"This is my first" walking event, said Nancy Hamrick, a 61-year-old retired postal worker from Palm Harbor. "I've been too young before. I just realized this year I am a senior."

Like many at the walk, Hamrick had been told of the importance of proper diet and exercise by her physician. "My doctor said, 'Get up and move,' that's for sure."

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