"Let's Follow Barehanded Exercises at Home"... Jongno-gu Operates Our Home Gym Class

Starting in August, 'Anytime, Anywhere Home Gym Class' to Promote Residents' Health and Help Overcome COVID-19 Depression... Online Fitness Program Led by Jongno-gu Sports Council Instructors Featuring Yoga, Calisthenics, and Stretching

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Jongno-gu (Mayor Kim Young-jong) will operate an online program called 'Our Home Gym Anytime, Anywhere' starting in August.

This is to promote residents' health and help overcome depression caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

Following the adjustment of strengthened quarantine measures in the metropolitan area, public sports facilities have been allowed to reopen from the 20th, but it is still difficult to use the facilities freely as before COVID-19, and practicing social distancing remains important.

Accordingly, the district plans to offer programs such as yoga, calisthenics, and stretching that anyone can easily follow at home, led by instructors from the Jongno-gu Sports Council.

The program will be designed as an exercise routine that residents can voluntarily participate in and enjoy without time constraints and outside of professional sports facilities.

Lectures will be posted on Jongno-gu’s official SNS channels to allow anyone to freely access them.

In addition, Jongno-gu operates the ‘Making Jongno Exercise’ website, which provides information on various projects to improve exercise conditions, including posting the Bravo Health Gymnastics and services to find exercise facilities by location and neighborhood.

‘Bravo Health Gymnastics’ is content developed by the Jongno-gu Public Health Center, combining songs, subtitles, and gymnastics videos. Local residents appear in the videos, adding a special touch, and the playback time is about 4 minutes.

The district developed gymnastics movements for each body part in rhythm, completed the video production after expert review, and the ‘Bravo Health Gymnastics’ can be accessed anytime on computers and mobile phones by searching on the Public Health Center’s website or YouTube.

Furthermore, the Jongno Health Walking Map was also created to introduce representative routes in Jongno-gu considering accessibility, safety, and comfort, helping residents practice walking exercises in their daily lives.

Mayor Kim Young-jong said, “Consistent exercise in daily life prevents diseases and benefits both physical and mental health. Jongno-gu has been promoting various projects to create a healthy city where all residents can be healthy and happy through exercise. This Our Home Gym program is also prepared to protect residents’ health amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. We will provide various exercise programs that anyone can easily participate in and enjoy, creating an environment where people can exercise anytime, anywhere, on their own.”

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