"Elegance wasn't supposed to be like this" SOYOU attempts GYROTONIC, facing unexpected difficulty

Singer SOYOU attempted 'GYROTONIC', which is known for its elegant movements, but could not hide her bewilderment at the unexpected high-difficulty movements.

The video, released through SOYOU's YouTube channel 'SOYOUGI', captures the process of experiencing GYROTONIC, which emphasizes spinal rotation and rhythmic movement. SOYOU came to exercise after a 10-day gap and was in a state of low physical strength, but she chose GYROTONIC following recommendations from those around her. The class, led by instructor Lee Hye-young with 14 years of experience, showed a high level of difficulty contrary to SOYOU's expectations.

"It wasn't elegance" Screams erupt at unexpected high-difficulty movements

GYROTONIC is an exercise where joints rotate around the spine and move rhythmically along with breathing. Instructor Lee Hye-young guided movements to allow the spine to move diversely in front, back, side, and rotation, performing various machine movements such as the Pulley Tower, Leg Extension, Archway, Propeller, and Jumping Stretching Board.

As she continued the movements, SOYOU complained of physical strain. Regarding the difference from Pilates, SOYOU mentioned that while Pilates can feel constricting because there are parts where you have to hold your breath, GYROTONIC is good because the flow of movement continues. However, at the same time, feeling the stimulation in her muscles, she gave an honest reaction, saying, "It just hurts right now." In particular, during the Leg Extension movement, her legs were seen trembling as she focused on the inner nerves of her legs.

The movements performed by the instructor were at a level beyond a beginner. During the Archway movement, she had difficulty positioning her neck, and in the movement using the Jumping Stretching Board, the difficulty was set so high that the instructor reacted by saying, "I'm making you (do advanced movements) because it's SOYOU." SOYOU expressed her bewilderment, asking, "Do you usually make beginners do this?"

"A level possible only because it's SOYOU?" The instructor's ambition and SOYOU's playful protest

As the exercise passed the midpoint, SOYOU's 'elegance' gradually disappeared. As the instructor continued with high-difficulty movements, SOYOU expressed her bewilderment, saying, "Jong-guk oppa can't even do this." To this, the instructor highly evaluated SOYOU's athletic ability, saying, "At your level, SOYOU, the teacher gets greedy and wants to make you do better." SOYOU playfully protested, "Why does everyone get so greedy whenever they see me? I'm a singer."

In the latter half of the video, SOYOU performed a movement where she had to interlock her hands above her head and move her body back and forth using abdominal strength while maintaining elegance. In this process, SOYOU showed her struggle, saying, "The elegance I was thinking of wasn't this kind of elegance," and "I think I've been tricked." The video concluded with SOYOU struggling to maintain elegance while moving her body with abdominal strength.

Source: original video (YouTube)