Former Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova welcomed her first child, Theodore, on 1st July 2022. As a new mother, the 35-year-old also had to face various challenges. The most impacted part is fitness and workout.

The retired tennis star recently opened up about the process of pregnancy and the challenges that she faced after embracing motherhood.

Maria Sharapova returns to her workout regime

Speaking about the process, Sharapova explained how she had to sit idle for almost three months, barring herself from any kind of fitness-related activity.

“I spent the last three months of pregnancy, I’d say, in a nesting stage where I didn’t do too much. I didn’t feel my body was ready. And I was getting quite tired, I felt quite uncomfortable towards the end,” she said. However, the 35-year-old restarted her workout after childbirth. “Once I gave birth, I had this renewed energy, which I think I needed. This energy gave me the confidence to start working out slowly,” she added.

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Further, she explained her workout regime in detail. “In the beginning, it was a stretch session to then it was a little bit of a toning session and then it became more Pilates and now I’m taking longer walks and soon I’ll do a little bit more cardio,” the Russian added.

Sharapova on post-pregnancy weakness

Two weeks after giving birth to her first child, the former world number1 revealed it was very tiring for her. The 35-year-old admitted that she never felt as weak as the day after giving birth. The Russian shared a post on Instagram when she started light exercises, four weeks after her son Theodore was born.

Notably, the 35-year-old was among the top tennis players of her time. She has five Grand Slam titles to her name. The Russian has won all four Grand Slam titles at least once in her career.

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In 2020, Sharapova suffered from a poor run of form after returning from multiple injuries. Later, the Russian declared her retirement after suffering three consecutive first-round losses in Majors.