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Fitness brand founder and Olympian Les Mills dies aged 91
Monday, June 29, 2026
The Les Mills International brand is now known globally for choreographed workouts set to music, including Body Pump and Body Combat. Mills founded the company in New Zealand and expanded it into a fitness empire with operations in dozens of countries. He was an Olympic rower who represented New Zealand at the 1952 Summer Games. Mills died at age 91.
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