Amid a spike in Covid-19 cases, South Korea now requires that gyms not play music with more than 120 bpm during group exercise classes in order to prevent fast breathing and splashing sweat on other people.
New guidelines starting Monday include a requirement that gyms not play music with more than 120 beats per minute during group exercise classes to prevent fast breathing and splashing sweat on other people.
Coming in at 132 bpm,"Gangnam Style" by South Korea's Psy is ruled out. But gym-goers can still work out to"Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor, Kanye West’s"Love Lockdown" or"Dynamite," byA gym member trains in a fitness club in Seoul, South Korea on Monday as new restrictions on workout music take hold.
The restrictions also limit treadmill speeds to a maximum of 6 kilometers per hour and ban the use of gym showers."So you don't get Covid-19 if you walk slower than 6 km per hour?" said Kim Yong-tae, a member of the main opposition People Power Party, according to Reuters."And who on earth checks the bpm of the songs when you work out? I don't understand what Covid-19 has to do with my choice of music.
“We are now faced with the worst crisis since Covid-19 pandemic started here,” President Moon Jae-in said in an emergency response meeting Monday as he ordered the toughest pandemic restrictions to date. Two weeks ago, Moon’s administration promised to ease restrictions, but the surge in cases has changed those plans.Yuliya Talmazan is a London-based journalist.
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