The Alpino Atlantic Gallo Resort is located in a tropical garden and 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 twenty-four rooms, including a specially dedicated yoga room on the first floor.
Most of the people who stay at this hotel and resort come here to take yoga classes.
After Su Dong and Ronnie arrived at the hotel on time, they did not study in the spacious 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 forties named Melissa.
According to her self-introduction, she has been practicing yoga for thirty 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 before returning a few years ago.
Portugal.
"Before you officially start learning yoga, I hope you can understand what modern yoga is."
Before Melissa started teaching, she mainly started to teach Su Dong and Ronny some of the most basic theoretical knowledge of yoga.
"Different from traditional yoga posture training, modern yoga is more scientific. It contains a lot of anatomical scientific research. 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 areas, and bring your body to a balanced and stable state, thereby improving body performance and reducing and preventing movement.
harm."
"In fact, during my exchange in the United States, many of my colleagues told me that in the American NBA basketball program, which is known to place the most emphasis on scientific training, many stars are practicing yoga, such as O'Neal, Garnett, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, etc.
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"They have a lot of data and experience to prove that yoga is very helpful to competitive sports, especially in improving athletes' flexibility and balance, and it has very good performance."
At this point, Melissa herself asked the question that Su Dong and Ronnie were most concerned about.
“Is yoga suitable for football players as well?”
This is what the two of them are most concerned about.
Nuno Cruz believes that yoga applies to basketball as well as football.
"There has been scientific analysis in the United States. Sports like basketball and football have one characteristic, that is, players repeatedly perform some repetitive actions. These actions may have started when you were very young. Over time,
Through repeated training, a kind of muscle memory is formed.”
"Over time, some muscles, bones and joints in your body will become tight and sensitive due to overuse, which can easily cause strains and strains. And some muscles and joints that are not commonly used will become sore due to long-term lack of exercise.
Fragile."
"As a result, your body will have a serious imbalance, which will easily lead to injuries."
"Also, as professional athletes, you have been in a high-pressure state of losing and winning for a long time. You live in the expectation of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, or millions of people. The psychological pressure is beyond the reach of ordinary people.
I understand, you not only have to compete with your opponents, but you also have to fight with yourself, and your body and mind can easily lose balance."
Melissa clasped her hands together and looked at Su Dong and Ronnie with great 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 a spiritual baptism.
It will also keep you away from injuries and it will make you more confident."
All in all, yoga is great.
After all, he was a professional and the best yoga instructor in Portugal. His words were well-founded and Su Dong was convinced.
Ronnie was a scumbag, and he really had a headache with this set of theories. Therefore, after Melissa finished speaking, Ronnie asked a little uneasily: "Excuse me, Ms. Melissa, are we
can we start?"
The answer is obvious, no!
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Melissa then introduced the yoga classes she had carefully prepared for Su Dong and Ronnie.
There are two classes a day, 60 minutes each. They will first learn some theoretical knowledge. The purpose is to hope that they can better master the basic theoretical knowledge of yoga, understand each posture well, and understand why they practice this way and what purpose they want to achieve.
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What's more important is to practice meditation and pranayama.
Self-cultivation, nourishment, and yoga meditation and breathing can calm the mind through breathing and effectively reduce stress.
The last is the practice class, which mainly involves some posture exercises.
Since Su Dong and Ronny are both beginners, they have to start with the most basic breathing and some of the most introductory postures.
But don’t underestimate the introductory postures. In fact, there are many things you need to pay attention to.
For example, a supine tuck.
Lie on the yoga mat, slowly bend one leg, hold the calf with both hands, and then slowly raise your head to touch the bent knee.
During this process, you cannot buckle your shoulders, you cannot bend your upper body, your abdomen must be tightened, and the other leg must always be kept straight, close to the yoga mat on the ground, and cannot move away from it in the slightest.
This action itself is very difficult, especially for beginners, but more importantly, while performing the action, you must also coordinate with the corresponding breathing rhythm.
Do the left and right feet three times each as a group, and this is just a warm-up.
Su Dong practiced meticulously. He was somewhat resistant in his heart, and he was not sure whether this thing was useful, but he believed in Nuno Cruz's professionalism. Since Cruz asked him to practice, he would do it.
practice.
Since you want to practice, you must practice meticulously, and every movement must strictly follow the requirements of the yoga instructor.
Although Ronnie usually behaves like a monkey, in fact he is also very serious when practicing.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! 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 in the field of football
He didn't receive much attention, let alone training.
But precisely because of this, she also paid more attention to it.
All teachers like children who study hard, and yoga instructors are no exception.
When Su Dong and Ronny were practicing, she kept correcting some of their irregular movements and postures, and her requirements were quite strict. She would not move on to the next posture until they reached the standard.
In this way, in the first 60-minute yoga practice class, Su Dong and Roni learned eighteen postures in one breath. It was said to be a complete set of 60-minute yoga classes. They will continue to follow this set of exercises for the next period of time.
courses to proceed.
My homework is to practice by myself for sixty minutes after I get home tonight. The teacher will check it 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.
disappointment!
For teenagers of their age, practicing yoga is really not a fun thing.
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"How's it going? You guys practiced yoga in the morning. How was the effect?"
In the afternoon, as soon as he walked into the gym, Pepe came over and asked curiously.
Judging from his appearance, if it was really effective, he would definitely report for work secretly.
"Well, it's very good. I really regret that I didn't go to practice earlier." Ronnie said with emotion, as if he regretted meeting him so late.
"It doesn't matter that I have only practiced for two classes, but let me tell you, Pepe, I have a feeling that when I finish learning the entire set of yoga moves, I will no longer be afraid of you on the court."
Pepe was a little surprised when he heard it. Is it really so magical?
He didn't quite believe Ronnie, and turned to look at Su Dong, his eyes seeming to ask, is what he said true?
Su Dong just smiled slightly and did not give an answer, which made Pepe even more suspicious.
"And, let me tell you, Pepe, our yoga instructor is a beautiful woman with an amazing figure." Ronnie said exaggeratedly. His expression made Su Dong suspicious. He must have been thinking of Jordana at this moment.
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This time Peipei nodded hurriedly, "I know this. I have heard before that most of the yoga instructors are women, and they all have very good figures. I didn't expect you to be so lucky and meet a beautiful instructor."
After saying that, the guy laughed meaningfully, and coupled with the sarcastic look on his face, it was really a bit...
"Melissa, is our yoga instructor's name beautiful?"
"Beautiful." Peipei nodded, "Just by hearing this name, you know 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 have sworn to pursue her today."
After hearing this, Peipei really thought so and sighed with regret, "That is indeed a pity."
Su Dong couldn't help laughing at the side, which made Pepe a little confused.
"Don't worry about him. This guy Su only thinks about football. Let alone his girlfriend, he probably hasn't even held a girl's hand. When he saw Melissa, he was totally confused." Ronnie said.
He looked down on Su Dong as if he hated iron but couldn't turn it into steel.
Peipei nodded and advised Su Dong: "You still have to work harder and have more confidence in yourself."
Su Dong nodded on the surface, but actually he was already scolding in his heart.
So confident!
Should I chase an aunt who is in her forties or almost fifty?
"Pepe, how about this, can you go with us tomorrow?" Su Dong suggested.
Ronnie opened his eyes and punched Su Dong lightly. If Pepe went over and saw it, how could he still fool him?
On weekdays, I stay on this island, training all the time, and fooling around with Pepe is quite enjoyable.
"I want to practice with you too, 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 works part-time in the gym in the afternoon.
One person has to do two or three jobs, and he also has to take care of football and training. This guy is also very hardworking.
Su Dong knew that not only in Portugal, but also in Madeira, there were at least dozens of Brazilian teenagers like Pepe who aspired to become professional football players. They all came here with the same dream.
But not everyone can get off this island.
Not everyone can become a professional player.
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