Safe and Fun Walking... Seoul City Recruiting Participants for 'Online Seoul Trekking'

Online Seoul Trekking 2nd Round Participant Registration Opens from the 31st
Pre-shipment of Trekking Packages to All Participants for Safe Walking While Following Quarantine Rules

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on the 30th that it will hold the ‘Seoul Trekking’ event, which has been promoted since 2011 to improve citizens' health, again this year in a non-face-to-face online format following last year.

This year’s ‘Online Seoul Trekking’ will be held five times in total from May to October, targeting 500 citizens per session. The second round of participant recruitment will take place from the 31st to the 6th of next month, and up to 500 people per session can apply on a first-come, first-served basis for free through the Seoul Sports Council website.

To ensure safe and healthy walking, a ‘Trekking Package’ including quarantine supplies will be delivered in advance. The trekking package, consisting of a KF-AD mask, mask guard, portable hand sanitizer, and souvenirs, will be provided free of charge to all applicants participating in the ‘Online Seoul Trekking’.

Participants who receive the trekking package should install a walking app on their smartphones to prepare for exercise record measurement, then select their preferred date, time, and place within the operation period of each session to complete a minimum of 5 km of exercise. After completion, participants must upload their exercise record screen and participation photos from the installed walking app to the Seoul Sports Council website. Only those who complete this will receive a mobile gifticon worth approximately 5,000 KRW.

The ‘Plogging Campaign,’ which allows participants to pick up trash while walking or running, will also be conducted. This campaign not only promotes participants’ health but also helps protect the environment in daily life, emerging as an eco-friendly exercise method with dual benefits.

Lee Mi-sook, Director of the Seoul Sports Promotion Division, said, “We hope this will be an opportunity to provide vitality and energy to Seoul citizens who are physically and mentally exhausted due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic,” and added, “We will continue to develop various sports activity programs that break away from traditional methods in line with the post-COVID-19 era.”

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