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You don't get to be one of the best athletes in the world without taking recovery seriously. Just ask Serena Williams, who's been sharing sneak peeks into her stretching routine [3] lately to encourage followers to stay moving, stay limber, and stay at home as much as possible. Today, the tennis superstar uploaded a full yoga routine to Instagram, captioned "Morning yoga," to provide a glimpse into how she keeps her body loose and in top form.
In the video, shown in time lapse, we can see Williams flow into wide-legged hamstring stretches, cross-body shoulder stretches [4], side bends, kneeling quad stretches [5], Downward Dogs [6], and plenty of hip-flexor stretches like Low Crescent Lunges [7] and Open Lizards [8]. Williams's flexibility is impressive, and she even drops into side splits at the end! I know she has a lot going on what with the whole tennis player/business mogul [9]/mom thing, but I'm just saying: if she put a virtual yoga class out there, I would definitely follow along. Check out the video above for the full flow, and if you're inspired to get stretchy yourself, try out these flexibility-boosting yoga poses [10].
