Do retired tennis pros ever become obese? (Like other sports)

[Gut Check]

Originally Posted by atatu

When Peter Lundren was playing, he was a skinny, fast and strong. Now, not so much....

Ya, I remember watching Lundgren in coach mode sitting in the players' guest box a few years ago thinking he was seriously pushing maximum density. Time to enjoy life I suppose. No reason a person can't gain some weight and still be well within all of the other key measures for good health.

[kiki]

Lendl is well rounded now...

[sureshs]

Originally Posted by ollinger

The OP is probably aware that most people gain weight after their 20s and 30s. Why would tennis players be any different in this regard. If anthing, one would expect it to happen MORE to them than the rest of us because of the more dramatic change in their activity levels.

But what about relative to other sports?

[sureshs]

Most tennis players retire so poor that they have nothing to eat. So they are thin.

[ruerooo]

I saw Mats up close at the USO and he is still very trim.

Some of the elder Argentines, maybe, not so much.

So I think it depends a good deal on the person (and possibly how hard they partied in their early years - that can catch up with you if you don't take some remedial measures).