Les Mills Bodypump pioneer Mike McSweeney has died, aged 64

Iconic Les Mills Bodypump Instructor Mike McSweeney Dies remills confirmed.

A post on the global fitness chain’s Facebook Sunday night confirmed that McSweeney, who “has introduced, choreographed and educated trainers, presenters and instructors around the world for more than a decade”, has died. did.

McSweeney was the former Bodypump and RPM Program Director at Les Mills International. He presented and choreographed classes including Bodypump 6-58 and RPM 1-25.

No details have been released regarding the death of the fitness instructor.

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The fitness instructor arrived in Oakland from Hong Kong on Saturday night and was in the ICU, according to a public Facebook post by McSweeney’s brother Dennis. On Sunday, Denise confirmed McSweeney’s death in another Facebook post.

Friend and former colleague Tracy Minnock posted a tribute to McSweeney on Facebook, writing, “He’s got ‘authenticity’ before it becomes a lesson. I’ve heard this from many Les Mills trainers around the world. It was his legacy that I pulled out.”

“If he yells at you and tells you to get it together… it’s because he believed you could handle it and rise up to your own greatness in your own way, not as a carbon copy.” Mike was no copycat – raw, gritty, honest and iconic

Minnock continued that McSweeney’s dedication to his family was “heartwarming”.

“Mike threw himself into raising the boys with passion, total commitment, strategy and humor, just as he threw himself into any other sport.”

Peter Joseph Meir worked with McSweeney for “several years” in the early 1990s. thing The pair played golf, met each other’s families, traveled around the world, and attended masterclasses together.

“He was a bit of a typical stanch… Frua… He wasn’t really kidding… He just said it verbatim. But that’s what I love about him.”

Both Maea and McSweeney were involved in the early stages of what would become Bodypump, with Maea citing McSweeney as having a huge impact on the fitness world.

“If there is anyone who is the backbone of Bodypump, it is Mike. was.

“I think that’s what he wanted to do. We had a platform to do it.”

And Meir said McSweeney’s legacy still runs strong. Ask anyone in the fitness world, and they’ll know who Mike is.

“I am just saddened by the loss of an old friend.”

Les Mills said on Sunday that McSweeney “has made a huge impact on the Les Mills community. We all owe him a lot. Rest in peace, Mike.”