“You had to be almost secretive about doing things,” said Corey Duffel, a 37-year-old professional skater who has an exhaustive list of career injuries. When he was younger, he’d carefully choose his hotel roommate on team trips — one who knew Duffel was discreetly fond of stretching and doing push-ups or situps. When his teammates would be out drinking, he’d sneak in workouts at the hotel gym. Now, Brown constantly gets inquiries from professional skaters, many of whom are seeking out physical therapy for the first time. Jamie Foy, a past winner of Thrasher Magazine’s Skater of the Year — skateboarding’s only award that commands universal respect — began taking physical therapy seriously after many conversations with older skaters.

Source: New York Times July 16, 2021 18:00 UTC