No more 'Gangnam Style': S.Korea's COVID rules demand slower workout music in gyms
South Korea recorded 1,100 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, its highest daily number since the start of the pandemic. To curb the spread of the virus, South Korean officials have implemented a creative yet unusual new measure. On the forbidden playlist are some top K-pop hits, including “Gangnam Style,” per NBC News.BIAS COVERAGE DISTRIBUTION
No more 'Gangnam Style': South Korea's COVID rules demand slower workout music in gyms
Plenty of gym-goers rely on a good tune to get themselves through that workout, but in South Korea their musical options have just reduced significantly under new COVID-19 rules. To the standard restrictions such as social distancing and travel curbs, South Korea has added a requirement that gyms do not play music with higher than 120 beats per minute (bpm) during group exercises such as aerobics and spinning. The rule has invited ridicule fro…
No Gangnam Style: South Korea Covid rules enforce slower music in gyms
Authorities add requirement that workout tunes must not exceed 120 beats per minute in group exercises
No more 'Gangnam Style': S.Korea's COVID rules demand slower workout music in gyms
By Daewoung Kim and Dogyun Kim SEOUL - Plenty of gym-goers rely on a good tune to get themselves through that workout, but in South Korea their musical options have just reduced significantly under new COVID-19 rules. To the standard restrictions such as social distancing and travel curbs, South Korea has added a requirement that gyms do not play music with higher than 120 beats per
No More 'Gangnam Style': South Korea's Covid Rules Want Slower Workout Music in Gyms
South Korean health officials say the measure was intended to prevent breathing too fast or splashing sweat to other people.
No more 'Gangnam Style': South Korea's COVID-19 rules demand slower workout music in gyms
To the standard restrictions such as social distancing and travel curbs, South Korea has added a requirement that gyms do not play music with more than 120 beats per minute during group exercises such as aerobics and spinning.
South Korean capital bans fast workout music in gyms as Covid measure
Gyms in the South Korean capital are about to adopt an unusual Covid prevention strategy: play slower music.
No more 'Gangnam Style': South Korea's COVID rules demand slower workout music in gyms
SEOUL (Reuters) - Plenty of gym-goers rely on a good tune to get themselves through that workout, but in South Korea their musical options have just reduced significantly under new COVID-19 rules. Read full story
As Virus Cases Speed Up, Seoul Tells Gym Users to Slow Down
Treadmills can go no faster than a brisk walk, and songs must fall below 120 beats per minute, under new regulations that confused some exercisers in South Korea. “It seems weird to me,” one said.
No Psy But BTS Play On As Seoul Bans Fast Gym Music
South Korean mega-hit "Gangnam Style" may be taken off gym playlists in the greater Seoul region -- but K-pop giants BTS can stay -- under new rules aimed at stemming a rising tide of coronavirus infections. The regulations, aimed at stopping gym-goers breathing too hard or splashing sweat on others, ban gyms from playing music with a faster tempo than 120 beats per minute during group exercises like zumba and spinning. They come as tighter soci…
No more 'Gangnam Style': South Korea's Covid rules demand slower workout music in gyms
Under new Covid-19 rules, South Korea has added a requirement that gyms do not play music with higher than 120 beats per minute during group exercises such as aerobics and spinning.
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