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I really did it—!!
I tried to calm down all night but I still can’t—
Joining a circle is an activity for otaku among otaku—
Also...
If this keeps up I’ll—
Even so, I—
Tell me, pure autumn, what should I do?
Thank you, pure autumn For always giving me advice
Moving your body will get rid of any minor worries!
Oh right, it’s a bit early for my daily routine but let’s go for a walk for a change of atmosphere
Somehow in the park during the day, there’s a forbidden* sight
*forbidden as in… mature content… ;)
Tokorozawa aviation memorial park, park map
Ch. 44 walking of the diet
Good morning, ayuchan, are you alone today?
Ah akinachan... Good… good morning... Ye-yeah, let’s walk for a while
The weather… is nice today... Hibari-chan...
A diet? I don’t think ayu-chan needs one though?
It’s all been diverted to one part…!
Ayu-chan, No, it’s emare you barrassing taking a but I’m on walk for a a diet... change of atmosphere too?
My next cosplay has a body suit and the body line... Wo-wow, that looks like a difficult cosplay
Ahh no, nothing!?
Akina-chan came for a change of atmosphere, did something happen?
Hibari-chan is working now to cover the cost of the costume
I-I see
Oh yes, if it’s not inconvenient, I’m not could you very familteach me iar with how to dithis kind et? of thing so...
As usual, she’s serious
Alright, leave it to me!
Should I be worrying about her problems?
You’re in good hands!
This is bad, I forgot all about that for a moment
I’m depending on you
I could run forever like this—
Plus the weather today is nice
Ayuchan!!?
Travel tip: aviation park’s running course is 2km per lap
She’s a kind girl
okay Yeah, exercise sure is great
So first, let’s jog 3 rounds around the running course
A-aki… na...
Hi-hibarichan… please tell her… I fought… very hard
Running is fun?
Somehow she’s looking at me like I don’t know japanese
Sorry ayuchan, I had too much fun running
If you exercise while understanding the theory, somehow the effect is completely different Alright!
Well, that’s enough Before we for a warm-up do the proper exercise, let’s do some classroom learning
First, the important thing about a diet!
But just doing that isn’t very effective
Is-is that so?
Though it’s necessary, there’s something more important What do you think it is?
Is-is it something like love? That’s common in shoujo manga
Yeah, that’s a girl’s answer
The answer is muscle training
If you’re talking about a diet, first, I think you start by running with a restricted food intake—
uhh
Muscle… training
No no that image only happens in manga
intake If your calories burned exceed your calorie intake, you lose weight— it’s just that
That means 36% is from your muscles
36% !?
difference
loss
Get thin!
I think You can sugarcoat it by talking about fat A diet is and thin just a foods simple but— calculation
Within that basal metabolism, 60% is heat production by muscles
So, among the calories burned by a person, at least 60% is burned by basal metabolism
Plus, your posture and body line will become great, it’s two birds with one stone! That’s muscle training!
Muscle training doesn’t directly burn fat, but it has the effect of continuously increasing calorie expenditure
Furthermore, it also raises the efficiency of aerobic exercise
Akinachan, you sound like a midnight advertisement...
yup Next, calorie intake!
Simply reducing what you eat is dangerous
There are many people trying to manage diets but—
With this decreased basal metabolism, when you return to your normal dietary intake—
If you restrict your dietary intake, your muscles will degrade and your basal metabolism will drop
If the body doesn’t get the nutrients that it needs, it becomes an issue of health
Tha-that’s rebound, right...
Calorie intake
Restrict diet
Burn Less calories
Of course, eating too much isn’t good, it’s okay to decrease how much you eat
Calories burned The effectiveness is only this!
Plus, since digesting food uses a lot of calories, if you restrict your diet, those calories burned decrease accordingly too
Haa— I didn’t know this at all...
So don’t sugarcoat it Decrease your intake, and exercise properly
Let’s balance it Yes coach
So, since we’ve finished both the theory and stretches, let’s start muscle training!
Do we start from push-ups?
Then it’s bunny hops right!
You read too much sports manga Those are bad for your knees
It’s not bad for body building, but it’s not effective for a diet
About the basal metabolism we were talking about earlier, muscle mass is important
So it’s effective to train big muscles
It’s a pity about the bunny hops
Is-is that so?
Especially the abs and thighs
Though it’s fine to train other muscles, these are the most effective
So first let’s start with squats okay
It’s not just about getting thin, you also need a nice body line
With your feet shoulder width apart, slowly lower your waist while breathing out
Hn—
kuh
haa
haa
Get into the habit of doing it slowly, without pressure
While breathing in, slowly raise yourself back up
hya
...it’s somehow sexy...
hn
So, next it’s all the basic ab muscles
un
While breathing out, raise your body, while breathing out, slowly return your body to the starting position
kuu
haa
haa
If you only have normal abs you won’t have a nice waist, so to get a nice waistline you have to train your oblique belly muscles too
It-it feels like we’re doing something forbidden—
haa
hnnn
In a diet, it’s most important to do it continuously
No, breaks are imIf you push portant yourself in exertoo hard cise too! you’ll get hurt and be unable to continue
We-well then, let’s take a break
I-I can keep going
O-okay
It’s important to keep hydrated in exercise! Here, a sports drink
Thank you
Thank you for those words
I think it’s okay not to do exercise, which you’re not good at, just to fit certain clothes
But— to be honest, ayu -chan, I think you’re fine as you are now
But when I do something, I’ll put in as much as I can
Hibari-chan must be the same
That’s true, I’m only saying this now after such a long time
Ayu-chan and hibari
Cosplayers and circle leaders
Pros and amateurs
And kaede and everyone
All those people always try their hardest like idiots
I— don’t hate that kind of people
Now if only they weren’t otaku
Wait what?
When I think about it—
Why can’t I be an otaku?
It’s not because I have an otaku brother like that!
But they’re all really good friends—
If not for him, I wouldn’t have been able to meet konatsu and the others—
Huh?
No, I’m okay?
So, we should start the next exercise soon—
Eh—?
Oh, it’s ayu -chan and akina—
Whawhat’s wrong, akinachan?
Konatsu and kotoko !?
Yo, what a coincidence
She thinks I’m an otaku even though I’m not
My friends are otaku
Here it comes!!
Uh uh um—
Good relationship
We were in the same class in middle school—
This is bad, konatsu knows that ayu-chan is an otaku— if this keeps up...
Where and how did you two meet?
Um, my middle school friend is friends with akinachan
Oh— I see
She introduced us
By the way, what are you two doing here?
That’s bad too—
The otaku activity
It’s embarrassing, but I’m exercising for the sake of my diet
Kawanakasan, you don’t look like you need a diet though—
Huh!?
There’re some clothes I want to wear but I don’t fit
Huh?
Personally, I prefer a body with this kind of flesh
Eh!!?
Sheesh, you—
Is it okay if it’s not in public!?
Don’t do that kind of thing in public! You idiot!
fufufu
I see, even though ayu-chan is an otaku—
She can talk with those two in a natural way
She can talk about both otaku things and non-otaku things
Those 3 are friends regardless
I misunderstood, huh
And of course between me and ayuchan, there isn’t a wall
Between me and konatsu or kotoko
It was only me who imagined a wall there—
Alright, let’s start the next exercise soon!
Since we’re doing it anyway, you guys should join us
I’m depending on you
Come on, come on! It can’t be helped
Ehh? Joining akina feels bad
Dieting is about exercise, not just eating less! It’s all about this!
I’m really glad I met ayu-chan today
Though the current me can’t be like ayuchan—
Indeed, exercise is the best for getting a change of atmosphere!
Ah, akinachan won’t stop sending me loads of information about dieting...
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