What makes me happy now: gymnastics at midlife
“Do you wear a leotard?” That’s often the first question I get asked. I’m 52, and as incongruous as it may seem, I’m a gymnast. In a sport for young girls, I have found an unlikely path to joy.
Mar 07, 2023
3 minutes
“Do you wear a leotard?”
That’s often the first question I get asked. I’m 52, and as incongruous as it may seem, I’m a gymnast. In a sport for young girls, I have found an unlikely path to joy.
When I cross the threshold of the gym, no matter how much stress I might be feeling, my mind clears and I forget my life. I think of nothing but what I am doing. And it is glorious. Gymnastics has given me back a relationship to my body I haven’t known since I was a child.
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