9. Exercise

(Yes I changed our mc's name. BTW, should I find a Yuki reference pic?)

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Yuki woke feeling surprisingly energetic. He realized he had passed out the dinner table last night.

"Why did I collapse?" Yuki asked himself. He didn't have any clue whatsoever.

Shaking his head, he looked at the plate of food before him and decided to toss it out. Although he knew that his mother hadn't done anything to the food, Yuki couldn't get the thought out of his mind.

Checking his phone for the time, Yuki realized that he had woken up quiet early.

'I better start exercising.' thought Yuki to himself. It was one of the good habits he had developed in his past life. Entering his room, he found a tracksuit his current self had only used for lounging around the house.

Just as he was about to put on the new pair of pants, Yuki realized that his legs look more toned and muscular.

"Is this an effect of the [Running] skill or is it from the increase in stats?" Yuki asked himself. Shrugging it off, he exited his house.

As Yuki stretched in front of his house, he saw what looked to be a female runner approaching. In fact he knew this person. "Hey, Akemi-senpai!"

Soryuin Akemi(How Heavy Are The Dumbbells You Lift?) turned towards Yuki and surprise showed on her face. "Yuki-kun? I'm surprised to see you out so early."

Yuki and Akemi were once neighbors until Akemi's family moved away. It wasn't until recently that they moved back into the area. Although they had talked for a bit before this, Yuki wasn't as enthusiastic about it as he was now.

"Yeah, I decided that I should start working out. I really want to get in shape." said Yuki as he lifted his top to show Akemi his stomach flab, only to realized that he didn't have any fat at all. In fact, he had slightly toned abs.

Although Yuki was surprised, but he didn't show it. Instead, he changed his script. "As you can see, the results have been great." he said, only to notice that Akemi was slightly dazed. "Akemi-senpai?"

"Oh, um, yes Yuki-kun?" Akemi asked as a red blush crept onto her face.

"Is it fine if I run with you?" asked Yuki, quickly changing the topic. He had once heard from his mom that the ladies in Akemi's family have a muscle fetish.

Although he didn't think that his 'puny' muscles would trigger her, he didn't want to take the risk.

"Of course, are you ready to go?" asked Akemi with great enthusiasm.

"One second." responded Yuki. Seeing Akemi with a water bottle reminded him that he didn't have his own. Grabbing the first bottle he could find and filling it, Yuki closed the door. "Alright, let's go."

"Yosh!"

Yuki and Akemi reminisced about the past as they jogged down the road. Akemi was one of the only friends that Yuki had in this world. Yuki asked her about everything that had happened since the last time they met.

"I haven't done much apart from joining a gym. Ah, I know! You should definetely join my gym! Please Yuki-kun! Please!" asked Akemi in a begging tone

Yuki look at her pleading face and sighed "Fine, fine, I'll join you. Why do you always act like this? It makes it hard for me to reject you." As far as he could remember, Yuki could never reject Akemi's requests when she acted like this.

"Hehe." laughed Akemi as a charming smile showed on her face. Yuki didn't know, but Akemi only acted like this around him.

As they made a turn, Yuki saw a beautiful park(Just imagine the park from Garden of Words). "It's been a while since I last came here." Yuki said as he gazed at the park in amazement.

"Yeah, you don't get out much." Akemi said as she nudged him. She knew that Yuki was quite the introvert.

"Whatever, what are we gonna do next?" Yuki asked, he hadn't made any other plans apart from taking a run.

"If you don't mind, why don't we do a couple of yoga stretches?" Akemi suggested.

"Sure." Yuki agreed, he still had more than enough time to shower and get to school.

"Great, just follow along." said Akemi as she stood across from Yuki. "We'll start with the Mountain Pose."

Akemi then placed both her feet with her toes facing forward with a small gap between them. She also rested her arms to her sides with her palms facing forward.

Yuki followed along with ease, which made since that had barely done anything yet.

Akemi went onto the next form after seeing Yuki copy her. "Next is the crane form, and don't forget to breath."

From the Mountain Pose, Akemi lifted her arms straight up and raised her right leg while taking a breathe.

Yuki felt a little tension in his leg as he imitated her form, but it wasn't bad. He took a deep breathe as he tried to relax.

Akemi continued with the next form. "Next is the Diagonal Lunge." she said.

Stepping onto her left foot, she extended her right foot behind her. Her arms in the same direction as her leg with her shoulders past over her left knee.

Yuki was struggling a little when it came to this form. Just then, he heard a sound going off in his head.

[Skill [Flexibility] gained : F]

[Due to past life experience, skill [Flexibility] has leveled up : D]

[Skill [Meditation] gained : F]