Serena Williams shows off her strength as she impressively dangles from an aerial hoop in a skintight bodysuit
Serena Williams looked completely serene as she flaunted her impressive physical strength during a full body workout on a white aerial hoop.
While suspended from the ceiling on a circular steel apparatus (resembling a hula hoop), the 39-year-old tennis player showed off her athletic figure in a skintight bodysuit.
In the stunning shot, she can be seen gazing down at the hardwood floors with her eyes closed and stunning curls cascading past her shoulders.
Fit: Serena Williams looked completely serene as she flaunted her physical strength during a full body workout on a white aerial hoop
For the workout targeted toward arms, shoulders and upper body, she was barefoot and was slowly contorting her body to swivel around.
She also tagged hair stylist Angela Meadows, makeup artist Natasha Gross, photographer Ronald Wayne and stylist Kesha McLeod on her Instagram.
Regularly using an Aerial hoop helps flexibility, balance and coordination as well as being a great stress relief.
Serena Williams Stunned in the Most Glamorous Feather-Trimmed Robe
It is well-established that Serena Williams absolutely nails a photoshoot (see: her recent campaign for Stuart Weitzman), and her latest Instagram post further demonstrates her modelling prowess. Williams shared a gorgeous photograph in which she poses in a shaft of light on a staircase, wearing a sheer, red, feather-trimmed robe over a deeper red mini dress and completing the look with crimson velvet heels. The sporting legend wore her hair blonde and loosely curled, with a smoky eye and a soft taupe lip. Breathtaking!
Additionally, Health reported aerial yoga has been known to help alleviate painful symptoms for people, who suffer from ‘back spasms, scoliosis, or a herniated disc.’
Athlete: Regularly using an Aerial hoop, also known as Lyra, helps flexibility, balance and coordination as well as being a great stress relief; seen in 2018
In 2016 during an interview with Vogue, Williams talked about using her Cirque du Soleil-style moves ‘to clinch a third consecutive victory over Venus’ for one of their dance-offs.
‘It started really fun,’ Serena said of their dance-offs at their annual Williams Invitational. ‘And then it got serious, and then it got overboard serious, and then it got Broadway.’
More recently, Serena she talked about balancing her time as with work and family to Fast Company.
Strong: In 2016 during an interview with Vogue , Williams revealed she and her sister, Venus, have dance-offs and her Cirque du Soleil-style moves were part of her encore ‘to clinch a third consecutive victory over Venus’ (seen in 2019)
‘Morning time is tennis time. Afternoon time is business time. I’m really, really organized with my time,’ she shared in December.
‘I want my percentage [of time] with my daughter to be a lot,’ she added as she spoke about technology aiding her routine.
Husband of nearly four years, Alexis Ohanian, 37, who founded Reddit recently resigned over the summer, citing his family as a big reason amid the Black Lives’ Matter protests.
Mom life: Incredibly regimented, Serena adheres to a strict schedule to ensure ample time with her husband and daughter; seen in December 2020
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‘I want my percentage [of time] with my daughter to be a lot,’ she added as she spoke about technology aiding her routine
The platform has been notorious for some of the most racist trolling content on the internet and Ohanian stepped down, urging the company to replace him with a more diverse candidate.
‘I’m saying this as a father who needs to be able to answer his black daughter when she asks: ‘What did you do?,’ he tweeted.
The pair first met in Rome in May 2015 and were engaged by December 2016, announcing their pregnancy in January 2017.
Whirlwind romance: The Reddit founder and Williams first met by chance in Rome in 2015 and were engaged a year later, announcing their pregnancy shortly thereafter; pictured September 2019.
Serena Williams
 Williams at the 2013 US Open
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| Full name | Serena Jameka Williams |
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| Country (sports) |  |
| Residence | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S.[1] |
| Born | September 26, 1981 Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. |
| Height | 5Â ft 9Â in (175Â cm)[1] |
| Turned pro | October 1995 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Richard Williams (1994–) Oracene Price Patrick Mouratoglou (2012–)[2] |
| Prize money | US$ 94,236,271[3] |
| Official website | www |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 851–148 (85.2%) |
| Career titles | 73 (5th in overall rankings) |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (July 8, 2002) |
| Current ranking | No. 7 (February 22, 2021) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017) |
| French Open | W (2002, 2013, 2015) |
| Wimbledon | W (2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016) |
| US Open | W (1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Grand Slam Cup | W (1999) |
| Tour Finals | W (2001, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014) |
| Olympic Games | W (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 190–34 (84.8%) |
| Career titles | 23 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (June 21, 2010) |
| Current ranking | No. 406 (February 22, 2021) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2001, 2003, 2009, 2010) |
| French Open | W (1999, 2010) |
| Wimbledon | W (2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2016) |
| US Open | W (1999, 2009) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | SF (2009) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career record | 27–4 (87.1%) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1999) |
| French Open | F (1998) |
| Wimbledon | W (1998) |
| US Open | W (1998) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | W (1999), record 17–3 |
| Hopman Cup | W (2003, 2008) |
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Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American professional tennis player and former world No. 1 in women’s single tennis. She has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most by any player in the Open Era, and the second-most of all time behind Margaret Court (24). The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) ranked her world No. 1 in singles on eight separate occasions between 2002 and 2017. She reached the No. 1 ranking for the first time on July 8, 2002. On her sixth occasion, she held the ranking for 186 consecutive weeks, tying the record set by Steffi Graf. In total, she has been No. 1 for 319 weeks, which ranks third in the Open Era among female players behind Graf and Martina Navratilova.
Williams holds the most Grand Slam titles in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles combined among active players. Her 39 Grand Slam titles put her joint-third on the all-time list and second in the Open Era: 23 in singles, 14 in women’s doubles, and two in mixed doubles. She is the most recent female player to have held all four Grand Slam singles titles simultaneously (2002–03 and 2014–15) and the third player to achieve this twice, after Rod Laver and Graf. She is also the most recent player to have won a Grand Slam title on each surface (hard, clay and grass) in one calendar year (2015). She is also, together with her older sister Venus, the most recent player to have held all four Grand Slam women’s doubles titles simultaneously (2009–10).
Williams has won a record of 13 Grand Slam singles titles on hard court. Williams holds the Open Era record for most titles won at the Australian Open (7) and shares the Open Era record for most titles won at the US Open with Chris Evert (6). She also holds the records for the most women’s singles matches won at majors with 362 matches and most singles majors won since turning 30-years-old (10).
Williams has won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles, all with her sister Venus, and the pair are unbeaten in Grand Slam doubles finals. As a team, she and Venus have the third most women’s doubles Grand Slam titles, behind the 18 titles of Natasha Zvereva (14 with Gigi Fernández) and the record 20 titles won by Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver. Williams is also a five-time winner of the WTA Tour Championships in the singles division. She has also won four Olympic gold medals, one in women’s singles and three in women’s doubles—an all-time record shared with her sister, Venus. The arrival of the Williams sisters has been credited with ushering in a new era of power and athleticism on the women’s professional tennis tour. She is ranked at No. 7 in the world by the WTA as of February 22, 2021.
Earning almost $29Â million in prize money and endorsements, Williams was the highest paid female athlete in 2016. She repeated this feat in 2017 when she was the only woman on Forbes‘ list of the 100 highest paid athletes with $27Â million in prize money and endorsements. She has won the ‘Laureus Sportswoman of the Year’ award four times (2003, 2010, 2016, 2018), and in December 2015, she was named Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated magazine. In 2019, she was ranked 63rd in Forbes‘ World’s Highest-Paid Athletes list
