Less-frequent tours by blue-chip artists like the Rolling Stones, Madonna and U2 may grab more headlines, but their numbers are dwarfed by those of Mr. Chesney, a 45-year-old country rocker whose onstage uniform is a cowboy hat with the brim pulled low and a sleeveless T-shirt that shows off chiseled biceps.
But for over 30 years, I've been putting in regular time at the ballet barre, dressed in a stretched-out unitard, baggy shorts or a gauze skirt, and a sleeveless men's T-shirt, accessorized with an elastic knee bandage.