In 2011, nearly a decade later, Ervin started swimming again to help kick the cigarettes. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyAfter watching Ervin, I decided to look into misperceptions of how athletes age. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyI was a runner in college, and have continued that exercise, but I would need to regain some upper-body strength to manage a planche. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyI turned on some motivational music — the “Serena Williams’s Spontaneous Speed” album, of course — and got to work. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyI was pleasantly surprised — shocked, really, at how quickly I could do push-up pyramids again.

Source: New York Times March 04, 2017 00:45 UTC