Olympian Les Mills Sr. helped transform group fitness and inspired millions through BodyPump, a workout that continues to fill gyms more than 30 years after its debut.

A New Zealand Olympian, he started a small gym in Auckland that grew into a worldwide chain. By Victor Mather Les Mills, an Olympian for New Zealand who founded and gave his name to a family-owned ...

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The Les Mills International brand is now known globally for choreographed workouts set to music, like Body Pump and Body ...

He and his wife opened first Les Mills gym in Auckland in 1968 and family later introduced workout programs including BodyPump taught worldwide Les Mills, the New Zealand Olympian and former Auckland ...

Les Mills, the New Zealand Olympian who opened an Auckland gym in 1968 that grew into an international group fitness brand, has died aged 91. His son, Phillip, said his father's "spirit lives on in ...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, June 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- We pay heartfelt tribute to our founder, Les Mills Snr, who passed away peacefully today, aged 91. Les Mills Snr (1934 – 2026) – a founding father ...

Phillip Mills, son of Olympian, former Auckland mayor and gym magnate Les Mills, talks to Tom Raynel following his father's death at 91. Former Auckland Mayor, Olympic athlete and inspiration behind ...

Les Mills won gold, silver, and bronze medals at the Olympics before going on to open a chain of gyms worldwide. Breaking News Intern New Zealand Olympian Les Mills died peacefully around 3:30 a.m. on ...

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