So, my friend Professor Case has a little Pokémon-themed group on Strava to help encourage those of us who live in a Pokémon world (lol) to move around more for our health. ^u^
It started off as like the “Trainers Club” (trainers being a pun on the shoes 👟 & PKMN Trainers >u<) but she’s since rebranded it to “Explore Your Region!” - like, go out & do stuff with your Pokémon via PKMN Go, or just your imagination!
Of course, I wanna add pictures to everything I post (manually, because no maps for me, thank you ouo;) But I can’t exactly take photos at the pool, so I made a little doodle of me swimming with Rain - I sometimes imagine that’s what Ansy would do when she’s not running around on adventures, go on weekly swims with her mer-kitty 🩵💦
Then I started making doodles for other activities I like that I may or may not get a photo in for (all with a Pokémon friend!) - yoga with Cirrus (Cinccino), walking with Sora (Castform), & trail hiking with Candyfloss (Whimsicott). 🍃🥾
& now I’ve made some for those short martial arts lessons I’ve started**
I’ve tried a bunch of different styles over the years, though I can see myself doing these most to warrant a doodle: karate with Aura (Lucario), kendo with Cloud (Samurott), tai chi with Yin (Mienshao), & taijijian with Jian (Honedge). 🥋
**I do recommend finding a teacher & a class for the best results, especially if you’re a beginner, but I also appreciate if you, like me, don’t have the time or money for regular lessons at dojos - the commute, the tuition, the uniforms…everything adds up to the point that you throw up your hands instead of throwing hands (lol).
It helps that I have the experience (even if I’m very out of practice ;u;), but yeah - I accept my form isn’t going to be perfect vuv;
If you wanna join us, Strava (to the extent that I use it lol) is free. Then it’s a short matter of joining our group & going out there! Every step, great or small, is celebrated there 8u8 🩵
