Venus Williams is getting creative with her home workouts and we’re all invited along for the ride. The tennis star is taking to Instagram Live to share daily at-home workouts, filming at her own house and swapping dumbbells for household items like water jugs and champagne bottles (and YES, you’re free to pop a couple corks and toast yourself afterwards.) She released her first quick, full-body routine on March 25, and of course we tuned in, followed along, and sweated through the nine simple but effective moves. Even Williams herself was dripping by the end!
Click on the gallery images above for detailed descriptions of how to do each exercise.
And if you want to work out with Williams yourself, the tennis legend is aiming to broadcast a workout daily at 12 p.m. ET on Instagram Live.
Venus Williams’s At-Home Full-Body Workout
Equipment needed: Two pairs of dumbbells, one heavy and one light, or dumbbell substitutes like water jugs, water bottles, or sparkling wine bottles.
Directions: Start with a dynamic warm-up, then do 10 reps of each exercise and three sets of each circuit. If needed, take a short break in between sets. Cool down with a stretching session when you’re done.
| CIRCUIT 1: REPEAT 3 TIMES |
|---|
| Bicep curl, 10 reps |
| Squat to overhead press, 10 reps |
| Triceps extension, 10 reps |
| Rest if needed |
| CIRCUIT 2: REPEAT 3 TIMES |
| Lateral arm raise, 10 reps |
| Front arm raise, 10 reps |
| Weighted lunge, 10 reps |
| Rest if needed |
| CIRCUIT 3: REPEAT 3 TIMES |
| Sit-up, 10 reps |
| Russian twist, 10 reps |
| Weighted V-up, 10 reps |
| Rest if needed |
And of course, you can always check out our own fitness section with tennis-specific workouts by our fabulous guest fitness experts from Popsugar.com. We offer everything from aerobic workouts to yoga, to TRX, to treadmill routines, to exercises you can do in a swimming pool!
