“61 with a dodgy knee. Would I be an idiot to try gymnastics?”

Phil Daoust wants to live to age-100.

He’d best keep up his fitness.

Phil:

 I was in my 40s before I discovered how much I could enjoy hiking, swimming and skiing; my 50s before I learned to love running; my 60s before I got into yoga …

My physiotherapist, who is also a runner, encourages me to exercise in any way that doesn’t hurt me. So I’ve had a lot of fun with calisthenics, where you’re mostly working your upper body on rings and pull-up bars, and handstands, where you don’t do much with your legs except a bit of kicking. …

I hate to think I might already be too fragile for anything more hardcore like gymnastics, CrossFit, or – let’s dare to dream …

I’m 61 with a dodgy knee. Would I be an idiot to try gymnastics? There’s only one way to know …