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Danica Patrick does yoga on a boat with Chicago as her backdrop

By Matthew Schwerha

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Earlier this week, NASCAR driver Danica Patrick was making her way around Chicago with some friends.

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Two days in a row, Patrick posted photos to Instagram of her crew doing yoga with the Chicago skyline in the background.

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Patrick is no stranger to sharing yoga photos on social media, but with the weather in Chicago finally cooperating, this is the first time that Patrick has posted photos of her exercising on a boat out on Lake Michigan.

In addition to the yoga, Patrick and her crew also took a spin on Divvy bikes downtown.

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