i want to be king

Chapter 93

The Alpino Atlantic Gallo Resort, set in a tropical garden, is a small part of the Gallo Resort.

The entire Gallo Resort occupies a very large area, but the Alpino Atlantic Gallo Resort has only one building with 24 rooms, and there is also a specially opened yoga room on the first floor.

Most of the people who stay in this hotel and resort are here to learn yoga courses.

After Su Dong and Ronnie arrived at the hotel on time, they did not study in the spacious big yoga room like other students, but were arranged in a relatively small yoga room next door.

The yoga instructor is a middle-aged woman in her 40s named Melissa.

According to her self-introduction, she has been practicing yoga for 30 years. She once went to India to study with the famous yoga master Iyengar for a long time, and then went to the United States for exchange and study for a period of time, and only returned to Portugal a few years ago.

"Before you officially start learning yoga, I hope you can understand what modern yoga is."

Before giving classes, Melissa mainly started to teach Su Dong and Ronnie some of the most basic theoretical knowledge of yoga.

"Different from the posture training of traditional yoga, modern yoga pays more attention to science. It contains a lot of scientific research on anatomy, and it is not without scientific basis."

"Yoga is an art of balance. It can fully relax stiff and tense muscles and joints, effectively exercise weak parts, and make your body reach a balanced and stable state, thereby improving physical performance and reducing and preventing sports injuries."

"In fact, during my exchange in the United States, many friends in the same industry told me that in the American NBA basketball program, which is known as the most scientific training, many stars are practicing yoga, such as O'Neal, Garnett, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and so on."

"They have a lot of data and experience to prove that yoga is very helpful to competitive sports, especially in terms of improving the flexibility and balance of athletes, and it has a very good performance."

Having said that, Melissa herself asked the question that Su Dong and Ronnie were most concerned about.

"Does yoga work for football players too?"

This is what they are most concerned about.

Nuno Cruz believes that yoga is as applicable to football as it is to basketball.

"There has been scientific analysis in the United States. Sports like basketball and football have a characteristic, that is, players repeatedly perform some repetitive movements. These movements may start when you are very young, and accumulate over time. Through repeated training, a kind of muscle memory is formed."

"Over time, some muscles, bones, and joints in your body will become tense and sensitive due to overuse, which can easily cause strains and strains, while some muscles and joints that are not used often will become weak due to long-term lack of exercise."

"In this way, you will have a serious imbalance in your body, and you will be prone to injury."

"Also, as professional athletes, you have been in a high-pressure state of winning and losing for a long time, living in the expectation of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, and millions of people. The psychological pressure is incomprehensible to ordinary people. You not only have to compete with your opponents, but also with yourself, and it is easy to lose your balance physically and mentally."

Melissa clasped her hands together and looked at Su Dong and Ronnie with certainty.

"So, I can tell you that practicing yoga is not only a physical exercise for you, but also a spiritual baptism. It will not only make your body more flexible and flexible, but also keep you away from injuries. At the same time, it will make you more confident."

In a word, yoga is good.

After all, he is a professional, and at the same time he is the best yoga instructor in Portugal. His words are well-founded, and Su Dong is convinced.

Ronnie is a scumbag, and he really has a headache for this kind of set of theories, so after Melissa finished speaking, Ronnie asked a little bit impatiently: "Excuse me, Ms. Melissa, can we start?"

The answer is obvious, no!

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Melissa then introduced her well-prepared yoga class for Su Dong and Ronnie.

There are two classes every day, each 60 minutes, and some theoretical knowledge is studied first. The purpose is to hope that they can better grasp the basic theoretical knowledge of yoga, know each posture well, and understand why they practice this way and what they want to achieve.

More importantly, practice meditation and breath adjustment.

Self-cultivation, nourishment, yoga meditation and breath adjustment can calm the mind through breathing and achieve effective decompression.

The last is the practice session, mainly for some asana exercises.

Since both Su Dong and Ronnie are beginners, they will start with the most basic breathing and some of the most entry-level poses.

But don't underestimate the asanas for introductory exercises. In fact, there are many things that need attention.

For example a supine tuck.

The whole person lies on the yoga mat, slowly bends one leg, hugs the calf with both hands, and then slowly raises the head to touch the bent knee.

During this process, the shoulders cannot be clasped, the upper body cannot be bent, the abdomen should be tightened, and the other leg should always be kept straight, clinging to the yoga mat on the ground, and not leaving it a little bit.

This action itself is very difficult, especially for beginners, but more importantly, while performing the action, it must also cooperate with the corresponding breathing rhythm.

One set of three times each with the left and right feet, and this is just a warm-up for getting started.

Su Dong practiced meticulously, and he was somewhat conflicted in his heart, and he was not sure whether this thing would be useful, but he believed in Nuno Cruz's professionalism, and since Cruise asked him to practice, he would practice.

Since you want to practice, you must practice meticulously, and every movement is strictly in accordance with the requirements of the yoga instructor.

Don't look at Ronnie jumping like a monkey on weekdays, in fact, he is also very serious in practice.

Melissa was surprised by the seriousness of the two young players, because she knew very well that yoga is regarded by many people as a women's sport, and it has not received much attention in the field of football, let alone training.

But precisely because of this, she also paid more attention to it.

All teachers love kids who are serious about studying, and yoga instructors are no exception.

When Su Dong and Ronnie practiced, she kept correcting some of their irregular movements and postures, and the requirements were quite strict. She had to practice until they met the standards before she entered the next posture training.

In this way, in the first 60-minute yoga practice class, Su Dong and Ronnie learned 10 postures in one breath, saying that it was a set of six [-]-minute yoga classes, and they will continue to follow this set of courses for a while.

The homework is, after going home tonight, do six 10-minute exercises by yourself, and the teacher will check tomorrow.

The moment Melissa announced that get out of class was over, Su Dong and Ronnie looked at each other, and they both saw two words in each other's eyes.

Disappointed!

For teenagers of their age, practicing yoga is really not a fun thing.

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"How is it? You go to practice yoga in the morning, how is the effect?"

In the afternoon, just after entering the gym, Pepe came over and asked curiously.

Judging by his appearance, if it really works, he will definitely report to the class secretly.

"Well, it's great. I really regret that I didn't practice earlier." Ronnie sighed with regret.

"Don't look at me only practicing two classes, but let me tell you, Pepe, I have a feeling that when I finish learning the whole set of yoga moves, I will no longer be afraid of you on the court."

Pepe was a little surprised, is it really so amazing?
He didn't quite believe Ronnie, turned his head to look at Su Dong, his eyes seemed to ask, is what he said true?

Su Dong just smiled slightly and didn't give an answer, which made Pepe even more suspicious.

"And, let me tell you, Pepe, our yoga instructor is a beautiful woman with a body that explodes." Ronnie said exaggeratedly, his expression made Su Dong suspect that he must be thinking of Jordana at this moment.

This time Pepe nodded hurriedly, "I know that. I've heard that most of the yoga instructors are women, and they are all in good shape. I didn't expect you to be so lucky to meet a beautiful instructor."

After finishing speaking, this fellow laughed meaningfully, coupled with his sloppy face, it is really a bit...

"Melissa, the name of our yoga instructor, isn't it beautiful?"

"Beautiful." Pepe nodded, "You can tell from the name, she must be a beautiful and generous girl."

"More than that, let me tell you, Pepe, if I didn't have a girlfriend, I would swear to chase her today."

After hearing this, Pepe really thought so, and sighed with some regret, "That's really a pity."

Su Dong couldn't help but burst out laughing, which made Pepe a little puzzled.

"Leave him alone, this guy Su is all about football. He doesn't even talk about girlfriends. He probably hasn't even held a girl's hand. When he saw Melissa, he was completely confused." Ronnie looked down on Su Dong with a look of hatred.

Peipei nodded, and advised Su Dong: "You still have to work harder and have more confidence in yourself."

On the surface, Su Dong nodded receptively, but in fact he scolded him already in his heart.

Confident ass!

I'm going to chase an aunt in her 40s, almost 50?
"Pepe, why don't you go with us tomorrow?" Su Dong suggested.

Ronnie opened his eyes and gave Su Dong a light punch. If Pepe saw it, how could he fool him?

It is quite enjoyable to spend time on this island and train all the time, flickering around Pepe.

"I also want to practice with you, but you know, I have something to do in the morning."

Pepe has to go to the restaurant to work part-time in the morning and noon, and only goes to the gym to work part-time in the afternoon.

Doing two or three jobs alone, and also taking care of playing football and training, this guy is also very hardworking.

Su Dong knew that, not to mention Portugal, but in Madeira Island, there were at least dozens of Brazilian teenagers like Pepe who aspired to become professional football players, and they all came here with the same dream.

But not everyone can get off the island.

Not everyone can become a professional player.

　Begging for rewards, collections and recommendation tickets!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)