Terry Crews’ Fitness Tricks That Helped Him Get in Shape Post-NFL [Video]

Terry Crews is as well known for his popping pecs and dancing on social media as his acting and presenting work.

But the former American football player hasn’t always been happy in his body and mind.

Crews, 55, told Business Insider that when he retired from the NFL in 1997, he found himself struggling with depression and his weight. He ended up gaining 30 pounds.

As an athlete, Crews had been incredibly strong and fit, but felt lost without the structure of an intense training schedule.

Crews did get back into fitness though, and aside from that brief pause, has worked out nearly every day for over 40 years, he said.

The trick is just doing something, however small, and making it a routine, Crews said.

When Crews stopped playing competitive football, he felt lost.

“I wasn’t a football player anymore, and this was before I made my transition into acting,” Crews said. …