King returns to tennis court with new knees

Billie Jean King is back playing tennis in Central Park with gusto after double-knee replacement surgery. And at 67, she’s encouraging all ages – especially baby boomers – to exercise and stay fit. But she also says it’s OK to forgive yourself if you can’t match the workouts you did when you were young. King, who inspired a generation of women and men to pick up a racket in the 1970s, didn’t play tennis for nearly two years before getting new knees. She needed about a year of rehabilitation, working out for 2 1/2 hours, five days a week to regain the strength and range of motion to get back on the court. To stay in shape these days, the 39-time Grand Slam winner heads to the neighborhood gym and public tennis courts. She uses hotel gyms because she travels so much. – Associated Press