Home Workout Enthusiasts Exercise and Receive Gifts with Dongdaemun-gu

Dongdaemun-gu Launches SNS Exercise Certification Challenge for Residents Struggling with Outdoor Activities Due to COVID-19... Collecting Exercise Videos via KakaoTalk for 3 Months and Running '2 Minutes a Day! Daily Training' Program

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Due to COVID-19, it has become difficult to use indoor sports facilities, leading to an increase in home training enthusiasts who exercise alone at home.

Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor You Deok-yeol) is supporting home training enthusiasts who are striving to improve their fitness at home during these challenging times. To revitalize the sports activities of residents, which have been subdued due to COVID-19, the district is conducting a non-face-to-face exercise certification event.

First, through Dongdaemun-gu’s official Instagram, a non-face-to-face SNS sports activity challenge called ‘#TryThisWithMe! LikeThis!’ will be held.

From March 2 to May 28, once a week (total 13 times), participants can film themselves following the exercise videos and photos uploaded on Dongdaemun-gu’s official Instagram (videos at least 10 seconds long, photos at least 3 shots), then upload the footage to their own Instagram account or send it via email to Dongdaemun-gu Sports Promotion Division (seo5125@ddm.go.kr).

When uploading certification videos or photos on Instagram, participants must include the hashtag ‘@TryThisWithMe!LikeThis!’. Any resident of Dongdaemun-gu can participate.

The district will provide mobile coffee vouchers to the first 100 participants each month, and after the challenge ends, 10 participants with the highest number of submissions will be awarded exercise equipment.

For more details about the challenge, contact the Dongdaemun-gu Sports Promotion Division.

Additionally, the district is conducting an online exercise program called ‘2 Minutes a Day! Daily Training’ to improve fitness and establish exercise habits.

‘2 Minutes a Day! Daily Training’ is an online exercise program where pre-registered participants receive weekly exercise videos via personal KakaoTalk messages for 12 weeks (March to May). Participants follow the videos, take photos of themselves exercising, and certify their participation twice a week.

Any resident or employee working in Dongdaemun-gu can participate. Those who certify participation for more than 10 weeks will receive exercise tools as a gift.

Once a month, group exercise sessions are held via video chat (ZOOM), during which participants can also exchange information about exercises.

Applications are accepted until February 28. To apply, click the ‘2 Minutes a Day! Daily Training Application Form’ at the bottom of the KakaoTalk chatroom ‘Dongdaemun-gu Life Becomes Exercise’ and send ‘Daily Training Participation Application’ via 1:1 chat.

For more information, inquiries can be made through KakaoTalk ‘Dongdaemun-gu Life Becomes Exercise’ or by phone to the Dongdaemun-gu Health Policy Division.

You Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, “Due to the prolonged COVID-19 situation, residents who have lost vitality because of restrictions on indoor sports facilities can improve their fitness again through the non-face-to-face exercise certification program. Although we cannot meet in person, I hope this will be an opportunity to make friends who exercise together online.”

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