Stephens is currently living in Boston, where it is supremely cold, and she uses these Exfoliating Gloves ($13) as a physical exfoliator. With regards to using these gloves, she notes that "it's definitely not an everyday thing. It's more of when you see fit type of thing . . . I do find myself navigating the climates and what it's going to be where I am." Her needs at home in Boston, where it's both cold and dry, are much different than when she's at a tournament in a climate like Australia, where it's 115 degrees and she's sunburnt, and it's super important for her to be in tune with her body and know what will work for her when she needs it.
Pro Tip: Stephens also uses these gloves for lymphatic drainage, a staple in her recovery routine. "My at-home recovery is totally different from my tennis recovery. Obviously, my at-home recovery, for me, is taking a warm bath, doing Epsom salts, doing a bubble bath, lymphatic drainage. It's totally different than my recovery at work . . . I'm biking, I'm stretching, I'm getting a deep tissue massage every single day. I'm doing the cold plunge after my practices. I'm doing the cryo freeze."
