Danielle Collins is a very successful tennis player. She has won four singles titles and one doubles title. Collins is training for a match in Melbourne. She recently shared a set of photos of herself on the court on Instagram. In them, Collins is seen in a white tennis dress. She captioned the post, “Back at it! See you in Melbourne.”
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She Plays Tennis
Tennis is the main way Collins stays in shape. Lee Health states that the sport has a lot of benefits. “Paul Zavala, an occupational therapist at Lee Health, says tennis contributes to fitness, strength, agility, flexibility, reflexes, and overall health. Tennis helps you learn better footwork and balance since mobility is a key to properly hitting the ball. Tennis utilizes upper, core, and lower body muscles – but it’s also one of the best cardiovascular and aerobic exercises you can do. Playing a few sets increases oxygen flow, circulation, and helps you fight back heart disease. That kind of physical workout also decreases lipids, which helps lower cholesterol.”
She Cut Out Dairy and Gluten
ShutterstockCollins has rheumatoid arthritis. Because of this, she’s had to cut out gluten and dairy. "I started doing a more specific diet once I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis because there's things that can kind of trigger flare-ups," Collins said on the TENNIS.com Podcast. "So it was important that I was able to identify the things that would kind of cause me to have a reaction. I just had to make some lifestyle changes really, which are hard because I feel like everything that's good has dairy or gluten in it.”
She Hikes
One thing that Collins does to keep herself in shape is going for hikes. She shared this video on Instagram of herself on a hike by the lake. Collins captioned it, “August: The Sunday of Summer.” She also shared this reel of herself on a hike in Tasmania. Collins captioned that post, “Felt like I must have died and gone to heaven the last few days in Tasmania🇦🇺 Every nature lovers absolute dream 🥰🌄🌊🫐🍓🌹💐🦘🥾🏕️”
She Does Pilates
Another thing that Collins does to keep herself in shape is doing Pilates. She shared this reel of herself doing reformer exercises on Instagram. ACE Fitness states that Pilates has a lot of benefits. “Pilates can boost your overall fitness. A small study in people who were overweight or obese, published February 2019 in PeerJ, found that three one-hour Pilates sessions per week helped participants improve lean and fat mass, trunk endurance, and flexibility.”
She Spends Time Outdoors
Collins has a dog named Quincy, whom she prominently features on her Instagram. She shared this reel of herself and her pup re-enacting a Taylor Swift video with her cat. Collins captioned the post, “Re-enacting @taylorswift and Olivia’s most recent IG drop. How did Mr.Q and I do!?”
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