Orange County teenager Alex Chery credits going to the gym with developing his physical strength, but it’s what is inside him that makes him strongest. Every Monday and Friday, the 15-year-old high school student works out at Curl Fitness in Newport Beach, California. It’s been part of his weekly routine for seven years. “The first year I went, I was so small I could barely do anything,” Chery told The Epoch Times. “[Now], I’m building abs, I’m getting more muscle, [and] my arms are getting bigger. I can see myself growing and I feel stronger.” Chery has a form of cerebral palsy that’s rendered the left side of his body weak. When he first started working out, he didn’t have enough core strength to do one sit-up. Now, without stopping he can do as many as 50 burpees, an aerobic squat thrust exercise that requires standing between reps. “You’ve got …
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