 In 2010, Simmons stated he had kept off his own 100+ pound (45kg) weight loss for 42 years, had been helping others lose weight for 35 years, and that in the course of his fitness career he had helped humanity lose approximately 12million pounds (5.5 million kg).Simmons used the web as a method of outreach by running his own membership-based website and also has official pages on numerous social networking sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and YouTube.Simmons began to draw media attention due to the success of his health club that began with him on "Real People", where he was shown at work.