Danica Patrick has reached great heights during her career outside the Nascar and Indycar competition. Now the retired driver takes his talents to a new sport.
The 42 -year -old recently revealed that she had started taking tennis lessons. Patrick suggested him to pivot the new sport focused on potential long -term health benefits.
In 2018, Forbes cited a study by Denmark which determined that people who regularly play racket sports could extend their lives.
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The former pilot of the Indycar Danica Patrick series during the 105th Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Mark J. Rebilas / USA TODAY SPORTS)
“All racket sports – as well as active sports such as basketball and football – are supposed to help increase lifespan, although tennis stands among them all,” according to the study.
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Patrick published a video discussing the possible advantages of racket sports.
“Hence tennis lessons,” she legend the message of her Instagram history.
Danica Patrick during the 102nd Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis on May 27, 20218. (Mark J. Rebilas / USA TODAY SPORTS)
In another recent article on social networks, Patrick revealed that she had developed an interest in golf around two years ago.
Danica Patrick during the qualifications for the Nascar Sprint Cup Series Camping World RV Sales 301 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 12, 2013, in Loudon, NH (Jonathan Ferrey / Nascar via Getty Images)
“I decided to learn to play golf around 2 years ago. Of course, it’s a bit seasonal, mainly for heat in AZ but also work and skiing! I thought I had finally understood it last fall. Then I forgot how to hit my driver to start the year … Until about 10 days ago.
Patrick is the most successful woman in the history of motor racing. She made the story when she became the first driver to win a post in the Nascar Cup series, the highest level of Nascar. She retired in 2018.
