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Phys Ed; Thursday, First Period [11/02].
Gladio was sort of feeling like this week was a good week to 'take it easy,' as it were, although his definition of 'taking it easy' didn't always match other people's. Still, today was going to be pretty simple and straight forward, especially since he knew the focus would be something that a few of the students in the class had already taken a class on that summer, since he was in that class right with him.
"What we're focusing on today," he said, once everyone was there and ready to go in the gym, which had plenty of mats laid out, "is something I know some of you have done before, but it's one of those things that's good every time you do it, even if you're really familiar with it, and that's yoga. You know how I'm always emphasizing the importance of stretching out and getting limber before any big workout, and yoga really puts a lot of focus on that, as well as then pushing beyond just stretching and really being good for toning your muscles, it's great for really strengthening your core and enhancing your flexibility for better performance. 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 then maybe some intermediate ones, too, since I know we've got some more experience in this class, and then, when you're feeling comfortable, we can work on figuring out some good sequences to put the poses into that'll really make the most out of them for you. 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.
"What we're focusing on today," he said, once everyone was there and ready to go in the gym, which had plenty of mats laid out, "is something I know some of you have done before, but it's one of those things that's good every time you do it, even if you're really familiar with it, and that's yoga. You know how I'm always emphasizing the importance of stretching out and getting limber before any big workout, and yoga really puts a lot of focus on that, as well as then pushing beyond just stretching and really being good for toning your muscles, it's great for really strengthening your core and enhancing your flexibility for better performance. 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 then maybe some intermediate ones, too, since I know we've got some more experience in this class, and then, when you're feeling comfortable, we can work on figuring out some good sequences to put the poses into that'll really make the most out of them for you. 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: Class Activity: Yoga - Phys Ed, 11/02.