Seung-ro Lee, Seongbuk-gu Mayor, Gains Popularity with 'Home-Stay Stress-Relief Exercises'

Seungro Lee, Seongbuk-gu Mayor, Gains Attention with Exercise Video Encouraging a Short Pause... Seongbuk-gu Office Staff Use 'Gonggisori Communication Exercise' to Release 'Home-Stay Stress Exercise'

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] The video of Seungro Lee, Mayor of Seongbuk-gu, titled “Stress-Relieving Home Exercise with a Budget of 0 Won” is gaining attention.

On the 13th, the “Stress-Relieving Home Exercise” video, lasting 1 minute and 7 seconds, was posted on Mayor Seungro Lee’s personal SNS. It was created for residents experiencing home confinement stress due to the prolonged social distancing measures.

Residents who watched the video commented, "I am one of those who gained weight due to staying home, but I think I can enjoy managing my health," "Although a bit awkward, it’s nice to see the effort," "Taking care of residents’ health and fun with a 0 Won budget," "Seongbuk-gu is reliable for paying attention to even small details to overcome COVID-19," and "Highly addictive," among other positive reviews.

The “Stress-Relieving Home Exercise” utilizes the “Seongbuk Communication and Empathy Exercise,” which Seongbuk-gu employees perform together every morning before starting work.

As many residents sincerely participating in social distancing to overcome COVID-19 complained of home confinement stress, the idea arose to do the Seongbuk Communication and Empathy Exercise, which promotes health and vitality among Seongbuk-gu employees, together with residents as a way to relieve that stress.

Set to catchy and upbeat music, the exercise is easy for people of all ages to follow and highly effective. Mayor Seungro Lee personally appears in the video, adding a friendly touch. While the Seongbuk-gu employees perform the moves skillfully, Mayor Lee is slightly off-beat at times, which brings smiles to viewers.

The mayor said, “I gladly decided to appear in the video following the staff’s suggestion to protect residents’ health and provide enjoyment with a 0 Won budget,” adding, “Although I’m clumsy at exercise, I put my whole effort into it hoping that the whole family can relieve stress and stay healthy together.”

It is said that Mayor Lee passionately practiced the exercise moves by carving out time from his busy schedule for the video shoot.

Through the “Stress-Relieving Home Exercise” video, positive evaluations and willingness to participate in social distancing by residents have been confirmed. The supportive atmosphere for those in self-quarantine has also spread through comments, leading to internal discussions in Seongbuk-gu about producing second and third installments of the video.

As social distancing continues, Seongbuk-gu is providing various online and offline support for residents experiencing depression and stress.

Seongbuk-gu has opened portals accessible to all ages, such as K-MOOC, Seoul Lifelong Learning Portal, Culture Portal, Neulbaeum, Knowledge, KOCW, and for children and youth, Edunet, e-Hakseupter, School On, and We Do Rang through its website (http://www.sb.go.kr). It is also strengthening activities like plant sharing for marginalized neighbors and “Mind Care” activities, which involve checking on neighbors’ well-being and feelings via phone calls.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.