Erika Rischko is 83 and became an internet star with sports videos. The senior has two artificial knees and is fitter than many women 60 years younger. What’s her secret?
Erika Rischko, 83, looks irritated when she is called. “It feels weird to me,” she says. “We people on social media are all on first-name terms!” So Erika.
“Should I do a plank right away for a video?” she asks. The wiry woman with the gray short haircut is already lying on the floor, supporting herself with her forearms and feet, doing a so-called plank, a forearm support, and lifting her head, somewhat bored. “How long should I hold?”