Chapter 2 First Exercise

This is a wooded area in Konoha Village, and it is located in the middle of nowhere, far from the busy area and the main street, and few people pass through this area. The area of the forest is relatively small, which is not suitable for field training grounds, so there is often no one here. There happens to be a small clearing in the forest, although because the area of the open space is small (about the size of most basketball courts), and it is located in the village, it is not suitable for ninjutsu practice, but it is more than enough as a place for solo exercise.

Not far from the clearing, a small river passes, the water is gentle, deep and clear, and the fish in the river swim around in search of food, stirring up circles of ripples.

This grove is a place for Aoyagi to deliberately find a place to practice, quiet and rarely disturbed, and what is even more rare is that the woods outside the clearing grow very well, covering the clearing tightly, and the existence of the clearing is not visible from the outside of the woods. In this way, it is not easy to be discovered when you practice. Subconsciously, Aoyagi didn't want to be watched by others while practicing. He wasn't used to exercising under the gaze of others, and he also had concerns that secrets might be exposed.

A little kid who had no one to teach him suddenly started exercising spontaneously, and the method of exercising seemed quite professional. This may attract the attention of those who are interested. And once noticed, there may be a follow-up investigation. Although the possibility of exposing the fact of crossing is not high, Aoyagi does not need to take this risk. Concealment is a clear way to reduce the likelihood of being investigated, and the clearing in the forest fits this requirement.

After strolling in the woods for a while, recalling the warm-up movements she had learned in her previous life, Aoyagi moved her body, stretched her muscles and ligaments, and moved her joints. After doing a full set of movements, he felt his body stretch out and become a lot more flexible.

I jogged around the woods, and my body was slightly sweaty, which was suitable for strenuous exercise.

First, I did 30 sit-ups and 30 push-ups respectively, and felt the strength of my arms and legs. Aoyagi found that his physical fitness was okay, and after doing 30 sit-ups and push-ups, he was a little struggling.

After thinking about it for a while, Aoyagi decided to try to do squats and push-ups in groups of seven. This allows your arms and thighs to take turns resting, saving you the time you have to wait for your muscles to recover and improving the efficiency of your workout.

After exercising for a while, the sun has risen high. The dappled sunlight shone on his back, and beads of sweat fell from his forehead. Aoyagi's arms trembled as he propped himself up, then slowly lowered it to finish the last push-up. He breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground, his arms and thighs sore and limp.

After resting for a while, Aoyagi got up, shaking, waving, and flapping his arms and thighs from time to time, relaxing his tense muscles. After a high-intensity workout, his body was a little limp and weak. After properly relaxing the muscles, the whole body has a strange sense of relaxation, as if the burden is lifted, and the weight is taken off, and the mood becomes happy.

Haha, is it possible that my preferences have changed a little, and after doing this kind of high-intensity workout that I didn't like in my previous life, I am quite happy. But it's always a good thing, and feeling good while exercising makes it easier to stick with it. If there is always only a sore experience, the difficulty of perseverance will increase significantly.

After tapping the limbs, Aoyagi continues to stretch the muscles and ligaments, which also relaxes the muscles, promotes blood microcirculation, and speeds up muscle recovery, thereby reducing muscle pain. If you insist on stretching for a long time, it can make the body flexible, the muscles are elastic, and the body coordination can also be improved.

These aspects are very important for ninjas. The body is flexible, which can allow the body to make more offensive and defensive movements (people who practice martial arts basically need to stretch their bodies, so that all parts of the body can have a large range of motion to make various offensive or defensive actions). Good muscle elasticity means that the upper limit of muscle force is higher and the ability to contract is stronger, which affects the speed of the shot (the faster the muscle contraction, the shorter the time it takes to accumulate) and the strength of the muscle (the same size of muscle, the stronger the contraction ability and better explosiveness).

Physical coordination is even more important for ninjas. Body coordination refers to the right timing, direction and speed of muscle movements, as well as balanced and stable movements. In other words, well-coordinated ninjas have better control over their bodies and are able to perform complex movements more easily and accurately. They have an advantage in learning all kinds of complex physical techniques, and they can quickly learn and accurately make various muscle groups make a variety of appropriate and complex forces and combine them in an orderly manner, so as to use difficult physical techniques to burst out amazing attacks.

Coordination can be regarded as an important physical talent, and Xiao Li's coordination is very good. However, Tian Tian and Ning Ci can't learn Lianhua, because the coordination can't meet the requirements, they can't make each muscle group exert force very accurately and cooperate in an orderly manner, and they can't complete the complex muscle force steps required to activate Lianhua.

After the stretch, Aoyagi continued to repeat seven sets of squats in a set of fifty. Although his body was already a little weak after the previous exercise, thinking of the dangers he might face later, Aoyagi gritted his teeth and insisted on completing the training.

By the time you've done the strength exercise and stretched your whole body, the sun is already in the middle of your head. Compared to the cool weather when Aoyagi first woke up, it is a little hot to stay outside in direct sunlight now.

After looking at the sun, Aoyagi decided to finish her morning workout with one more jog.

Contrary to the initial estimate, it was already noon after only completing a set of exercises that were less than half a set. At first, it took Aoyagi less time to complete each movement, but when her physical endurance and strength decreased, her speed slowed down, and she spent a lot of time recovering her strength. In the end, it took much longer than expected.

Aoyagi didn't have any experience with long-term high-intensity workouts, so he miscalculated the time it would take, but he could adjust the amount of training based on this experience.

After a slow lap, Aoyagi breathed a sigh of relief and dragged his tired body to eat.

Along the way, my feet were like stepping on cotton, and there was no solid touch.

Although she was mentally prepared for the hard work of exercising, when she actually practiced, Aoyagi found that she underestimated the hardships of physical exercise. Thinking about the comics in which Xiao Li and Kai do hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of exercise movements at every turn, running dozens of laps around Konoha Village, it's really hard to imagine how they did it and what kind of pain they had to endure. Aoyagi felt that he might not even have a hundredth percent.

However, as a traverser, Aoyagi knew in advance that the crisis was coming, which put a lot of pressure on him. This kind of external pressure can replace his own perseverance, whipping Aoyagi to redouble his efforts.

The exercise was harder than expected, Aoyagi was a little depressed, and his body was too tired and he had no appetite, so he found a random store on the way to solve lunch.