12 Minute Warm Up for Flexibility & Focus on & off the court
As we enter 2026, we are reminded that health of body & mind is as important on court as off court. You are in for a treat with this first in our series of Hitting Aces wellness focused blog/video posts to keep you at your best. Use this routine before/after a match to stay flexible, avoid injury and increase focus!
Thank you to Ingrid Roberts who created this video exclusively for Hitting Aces. Ingrid has worked with the Miami Heat teaching yoga and stretching to players including Chris Bosh, Udonis Haslem and their amazing wives & friends. She also taught retired NFL Miami Dolphins players Lousaka Polite and Chris Chambers. Chris Chambers now runs D1 Training in Deerfield, FL, in partnership with the NFL where he has invited Ingrid to train his upcoming and former athletes. Ingrid just released a book The Embodied Healer available on Amazon. Follow Ingrid @kamala_ingrid for more mind and body tips!
Enjoy and cheers to health, love, friendship, prosperity and of course lots of tennis and/or pickleball in 2026!
Look below the video for the workout sequence, benefits and more information.
Designed for @HittingAces ft. By @KamalaIngrid Prepare your body and sharpen your mind for the court in this 12-minute yoga warm-up, created specifically for tennis players. This flow helps improve mobility, rotational strength, balance, breathing, and recovery — perfect before practice or matches, or anytime your body needs a reset.
What’s Inside the 12-Min Flow:
✔️ Heart-coherence breathwork for mental clarity
✔️ Upper body + core mobility for stronger serves and swings
✔️ Hip-opening stretches for agility & injury prevention
✔️ Dynamic spinal movements to support rotation
✔️ Lunge & twist activation for power transfer
✔️ Relaxation & final breathwork to ground presence
Why Tennis Players Need This:
Enhances rotational mobility & footwork
Releases tight hip flexors, psoas & back muscles
Strengthens stabilizers for sudden direction shifts Improves breath control, focus & energy regulation
Supports recovery & long-term performance
Work With Kamala Ingrid Interested in personal yoga coaching, body mobility training, or breathwork activation for performance & healing? 👉 https://linktr.ee/KamalaIngrid 🎾 For tennis drills, athletic tips & mindset training: @hittingaces 🧘♀️ For yoga, breathwork, energy alignment & transformation: @KamalaIngridTheHolisticYogi and / kamala_ingrid
Comment below: Which part of your tennis game needs more mobility or strength? We’d love to create future videos tailored to your needs.
