Serena Williams may have come under fire for promoting her 34lbs weight loss with the aid of the GLP-1 company Ro during a Super Bowl commercial, but that hasn’t stopped her from showing off her slimmed-down physique.
The 44-year-old shared a new video on Wednesday, which you can watch below, that highlighted her body transformation as she worked up a sweat in her home gym.
Returning to her fondness for pole dancing to help keep her in shape, Serena displayed her impressive strength as she lifted herself on the pole before using just her arms and core muscles to keep her elevated.
Wearing a pair of micro white shorts and a matching crop top, Serena’s sculpted muscles on her legs and abs were clearly visible.
Serena has been open about her weight loss transformation and how GLP-1 medication assisted her in losing the baby weight she gained during her second pregnancy with daughter Adira in 2023.
Serena’s struggle to lose weight despite her high fitness level and healthy diet spurred her to make the decision.
“I am a very good use case of how you can do everything – eat healthy, work out to the point of even playing a professional sport and getting to the finals of Wimbledon and U.S. Opens – and still not be able to lose weight,” she told Women’s Health.
“[GLP-1 medication is] not a shortcut. It’s not a copout. This is just another tool to support my health journey.
“I would never take a shortcut to living a healthy life. It’s really about using the tools available to you to support your health. That’s why it’s so important to be transparent with my story.”
© Serena Williams in pale blue satin swimsuitDuring her Super Bowl commercial for Ro, Serena opened up about her personal weight loss journey and revealed she had lost 34 pounds over the past year.
In the sleekly produced ad, Serena is shown injecting the medication using a pen device, scrolling through the Ro mobile app, and unveiling a new pill version of the treatment.
Alongside the weight loss, she shares that she experienced reduced knee joint stress, steadier blood sugar levels, and lower cholesterol – positioning the transformation as both physical and health-focused.
© RoSerena previously admitted she felt blindsided by how difficult it was to lose weight postpartum.
“I never was able to get to the weight I needed to be no matter what I did, no matter how much I trained,” she told People. “It was crazy because I’d never been in a place like that in my life where I worked so hard, ate so healthy, and could never get down to where I needed to be at.
© Getty Images“I had never taken shortcuts in my career and always worked really hard. I know what it takes to be the best,” she said. “So it was very frustrating to do all the same things and never be able to change that number on the scale or the way my body looked.”
After starting the GLP-1 medication in 2024, Serena says the results were transformative. “I lost over 31 pounds using my GLP-1, and I was really excited about that weight loss. I feel great. I feel really good and healthy. I feel light physically and light mentally.”
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