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Les Mills, NZ Olympian and founder of global fitness brand, dies aged 91
Key takeaways
- Les Mills was a four-time Olympic athlete for New Zealand before launching his international fitness brand.
- 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 gym workouts around the world".
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Les Mills was a four-time Olympic athlete for New Zealand before launching his international fitness brand. (Supplied: Les Mills )
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 gym workouts around the world".
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