Naju-si Recruiting Participants for the 4th Health Walking Challenge Until the 27th

Naju City in Jeollanam-do will recruit 500 participants on a first-come, first-served basis for the 4th session of the "Together Yet Apart! 1305 (30 minutes a day, 5 days a week walking) Health Walking Challenge" from the 25th to the 27th of this month.

According to the city on the 18th, this walking challenge will be operated by awarding participants who achieve 200,000 steps over 4 weeks starting from the 11th of next month with a 10,000 KRW Naju Love Gift Certificate.

1305 Walking 4th Term Recruitment Poster.
Photo by Naju City

To participate, participants simply need to run the default health app on their smartphones to measure their step count. Success is confirmed by achieving and verifying a cumulative total of 200,000 steps during the operation period.

Additionally, by joining the Kakao Channel "1305 Health Walking," participants can receive one-on-one health consultations, challenge announcements, and weekly health news.

Anyone in the community can apply for the challenge from the 25th to the 27th by accessing the popup window on the Naju City Hall or Public Health Center websites or by scanning the QR code.

A city official stated, "Walking is a representative aerobic exercise that anyone can do without special equipment or skills, with benefits such as weight control, improved basal metabolic rate, and maintaining appropriate cholesterol levels," adding, "We hope this challenge helps people develop healthy lifestyle habits."

Meanwhile, according to the 2023 Community Health Statistics, the walking practice rate in the Naju area is 30.6%, which is very low compared to the Jeollanam-do average of 44.5% in other cities and counties. The main cause is identified as decreased physical activity due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

Naju = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Yukbong baekok@asiae.co.kr

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