Barack Obama is so fit he's graced the cover of Men's Health magazine. He even hit the gym the day after winning the presidential election. The guy definitely puts fitness first. But will he be able to keep his commitment strong once he takes office in January? Will the pressure of the job stress his workout schedule? Perhaps. That's why exercise guru Richard Simmons is weighing in and offering some pointers for the fitness fanantic and his family.

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A crash diet at age 19 left Richard Simmons bald, says the fitness guru. Which is, in essence, why he has such crazy, curly hair today. Sound strange? It is.

Simmons said he had 4,000 hair follicles transplanted after his unfortunate hair loss 41 years ago. The result? That massive head of hair he has today.

Simmons' story comes up as part of a larger story featured in USA Today about hair transplants that require the transplantation of only 120 follicles, and not the current standard of 2,000. Hair regeneration therapy is the name of this hairy breakthrough, and Intercytex is the company trying to market it. Studies show 11 of 19 men who have tried the procedure have successfully grown hair six months after treatment.

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He's been helping people get fit for 30 years and he's got no reason to slow down now. Richard Simmons, fitness expert and advocate, is taking on the public school system. Simmons is pushing lawmakers to pass the Fit Kids Act, which would attach physical education to the measures used to judge school progress by the No Child Left Behind Act.

Simmons would also like to see more time spent in P.E. during the school week (wouldn't we all?), up to 150 minutes per week for lower grades and 225 minutes for high school . He wants certified fitness instructors in schools, and wants them to teach children the different components of exercise, like warming up, cardio, strength training, and stretching. Finally, he'd love to see children moving to music more often.

Simmons has a respectable record when it comes to advocacy. Hear an interview with him discussing this issue here.

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