
It's nothing new for female athletes to pose for Playboy (Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard and former volleyball player Gabrielle Reece have both posed), but Ashley Harkleroad is the
first pro female tennis player to appear on the cover. Although she may not be well-known, she does rank in the top 100 in the world and recently moved up to 72. Harkleroad decided to pose for Playboy to show that athletic women could be sexy.

2008 Wimbledon champ,
Venus Williams turned pro at age 14. She won her first grand slam title at 20. Now at 28, she is still winning and she shared some of her secrets of success with
Shape and here are some
highlights.
- On Motivation: As far as motivation goes, Venus tells us who has inspired her the most.
It finally feels like Spring has arrived and we can all finally exercise outside. Spring weather inspires so many outdoor activities and lucky for us they are calorie burners too. Check out how many calories my favorite Spring activities burn.

Most of you agreed with me that
blue-tinted "weight-loss" sunglasses seem ridiculous. But colored lenses can be beneficial, and I'm not just talking about rose-colored glasses.
Bolle makes a very cool line of
Competivision Sunglasses for tennis, which use blue-tinted lenses to mute every color but yellow.