Kelly Rowland Is Taking Us To The Tennis Court With Her Springtime Exercise Routine
The 41-year-old singer shows us a round-up of exercises that help her maintain her stunning silhouette.
Kelly Rowland (C) and guests attend Kelly Rowland Celebrates the Launch of her Capsule Collection for Fabletics at Casita Hollywood on January 09, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for Fabletics)
We know Kelly Rowland loves to work out, but it looks like she’s trying something new to stay fit and fabulous: She’s taking her tennis skills for a swing!
Over the weekend, the 41-year-old singer posted a light-hearted video to her social media, taking her springtime exercise routine to the court with a title that read, “Workout With Me: Tennis Day.”
In the short clip, the ‘Destiny’s Child’ artist is seen taking a few swings on her racket, running drills, and performing lunges and push-ups while showing off her toned abs in a navy blue, leopard print two-piece set.
Rowland captioned under the post, “@serenawilliams, How’d I do?” to which the Grand Slam champion jokingly replied in the comments, “you need to meet Serena Williams or something.”
The mom of two is committed to an active lifestyle. In the last year, she’s been an ambassador for athletics brand Fabletics and in 2020, she shared the details of her workout routine with fitness coach and trainer Massy Arias in an interview with Women’s Health. Recalling her routine, she said it entailed a 90-minute workout session or working up a sweat with the pros at the DOGPOUND gym near her home with exercises that varied from “cardio, weighted crunches, and band work.”
If you’ve ever been to ESSENCE Hollywood House, you know it’s more than just a series of panels—it’s a gathering of visionaries. A space where Black creatives and leaders come together to share stories, strategies, and solutions. This year’s conversation, Let’s Talk About LA: Preserving Our City, presented by AT&T, was no different.
The discussion brought together three voices, each deeply invested in shaping LA’s future: D. Smoke, the Grammy-nominated rapper and educator; Olympia Auset, founder of SÜPRMRKT, a grocery service tackling food apartheid in LA; and DJ HED, a radio personality and advocate for independent artists. Though their paths differed, their mission was the same—creating opportunities, protecting culture, and ensuring Black spaces in LA don’t just survive but thrive.
For Olympia Ausset, the work she’s doing with SÜPRMRKT goes far beyond providing fresh groceries—it’s about laying the foundation for a stronger, healthier community. “The LA we love, the cultural beacon it’s known as today, was built by people who worked hard to create their own spaces,” she shared. “The reason I do what I do is because it’s essential. We can’t achieve any of the changes I want for my community without being in good health and having access to affordable, organic food. Without places where we can gather, heal, and support each other, none of the other goals will be possible. It starts with taking care of ourselves and building those spaces together.”
From Olympia’s focus on wellness and accessibility to DJ HED’s belief in the power of self-worth, the discussion explored what it means to dream beyond individual success and invest in collective progress. “I see a lot of people who aren’t proud of where they come from, what they look like, or where they’re at in life,” he said. “I had to learn to give myself grace, to grow. I grew up in Inglewood, raised by a single mom. We lived in a car, we were on welfare, but I knew I wanted to be bigger than my circumstances. That’s what dreaming in Black is—believing in something greater and nurturing it until it grows.”
DJ Smoke also touched on this, emphasizing the importance of intention and fulfillment. “You don’t want to climb that ladder and realize you went real high in the wrong direction,” he warned. “A lot of people in LA are ambitious, but if you don’t understand your ‘why,’ you can get to the top and still feel empty. The goal isn’t just to make it—it’s to make it mean something.
Sometimes, as Black creatives, we only dream as far as the next gig or the next check, but dreaming in Black means going beyond that. “It means thinking bigger than what’s right in front of you,” said host Donye Taylor.
This conversation was a call to action – a reminder that preserving LA’s Black culture means investing in community, honoring our history, and building a legacy that lasts.
