Say goodbye to Gangnam Style, treadmill running for next 2 weeks
Some Level 4 distancing rules being called ‘illogical, nonsensical’
South Korea’s virus authorities are asking those in the Greater Seoul area to give up high-speed running on treadmills and fast dance music for group exercises in fitness clubs, as they worry that intense workouts could exacerbate the spread of COVID-19 during its most challenging wave to date.
The restrictions under the strictest level of the four-tier system now require many fitness clubs and users to revise their plans, or else face fines. The health authorities have also come under mounting public criticism over rules that people are calling “nonsensical” and “ridiculous.”