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fandomhigh2022-04-08 05:10 am
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PE and Health Class; Friday, First Period [04/08].
Gladio was running the class solo that morning, but he certainly didn't feel compelled to explain the absense of his co-teacher to anyone. They might get a vague answer if they asked, but, for the most part, he was just continuing on with the lesson like normal, because they were here to be tortured get fit, not to speculate on the personal lives of their instructors.
"Now," Gladio started, getting things going with a lift of his hand as he talked as if to placate them to be open to today's lesson, "it'sbeen a while since we really brought this up or talked about it, but you'll hopefully remember some of the emphasis we've put on stretching before any physical activity to help keep yourself limber and prevent injuries throughout class. Flexibility and warmed-up muscles are a key factor in athletics that can often go overlooked, But sometimes, stretching can seem boring or a waste of time. Believe me. It isn't. And there's also lots of ways that stretching can actually be more beneficial than you realize, working on core muscle groups and strengthening them for better performance. And yoga is actually really great for that sort of thing. Not only that, but its got its roots in things like meditation and mindfulness, so while you're working on fine tuning all those muscles, you're also working on fine tuning your brain," he grinned at the class as he tapped his forehead, "and we could all use a little bit more of that, right?
"So let's do a quick warm-up and then I'm going to go over some of the more basic yoga positions, and if you guys feel you've got a good handle on that, I'll walk you through some ways to put them together in a sequence to really enhance to exeperience and the work out. They may not seem like much on the surface, but, believe me, guys, you'll be feeling it by the time we're done."
Or else, honestly, they were kind of just doing it wrong.
"Now," Gladio started, getting things going with a lift of his hand as he talked as if to placate them to be open to today's lesson, "it'sbeen a while since we really brought this up or talked about it, but you'll hopefully remember some of the emphasis we've put on stretching before any physical activity to help keep yourself limber and prevent injuries throughout class. Flexibility and warmed-up muscles are a key factor in athletics that can often go overlooked, But sometimes, stretching can seem boring or a waste of time. Believe me. It isn't. And there's also lots of ways that stretching can actually be more beneficial than you realize, working on core muscle groups and strengthening them for better performance. And yoga is actually really great for that sort of thing. Not only that, but its got its roots in things like meditation and mindfulness, so while you're working on fine tuning all those muscles, you're also working on fine tuning your brain," he grinned at the class as he tapped his forehead, "and we could all use a little bit more of that, right?
"So let's do a quick warm-up and then I'm going to go over some of the more basic yoga positions, and if you guys feel you've got a good handle on that, I'll walk you through some ways to put them together in a sequence to really enhance to exeperience and the work out. They may not seem like much on the surface, but, believe me, guys, you'll be feeling it by the time we're done."
Or else, honestly, they were kind of just doing it wrong.
Re: Practice Yoga - PE, 04/08.
Well it had been a while since he had fallen over in class at least?
Re: Practice Yoga - PE, 04/08.
"Try to work on distributing your weight evenly between your hands and your feet with that one, Guillermo," Gladio advised. "I think you almost got it."