{"id":590010,"date":"2021-07-13T14:06:32","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T18:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=590010"},"modified":"2021-07-13T14:06:34","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T18:06:34","slug":"south-korea-imposes-ridiculous-rules-banning-high-speed-on-treadmills-fast-music-at-gyms-during-covid-spike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-korea-imposes-ridiculous-rules-banning-high-speed-on-treadmills-fast-music-at-gyms-during-covid-spike\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea Imposes \u2018Ridiculous\u2019 Rules Banning High Speed On Treadmills, Fast Music At Gyms During COVID Spike"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsouth-korea-imposes-ridiculous-rules-banning-high-speed-on-treadmills-fast-music-at-gyms-during-covid-spike%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=590010&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/402B83F2-AA4E-43C9-BFBB-EA83D8C9CF86_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">South Korea took measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 in the country on Tuesday with the country\u2019s capital of Seoul and nearby areas instructing gyms on what kind of music they are allowed to play.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-57798520\">BBC<\/a>, \u201cGyms in South Korea\u2019s capital Seoul and its surrounding region have been told not to play music with a tempo higher than 120 beats per minute (bpm), in order to limit the spread of Covid-19.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Treadmills will also only be allowed to reach a maximum speed of 6km\/h (or 3.7 mph). People are also not permitted to use the showers at the gyms and must limit their time at indoor sports complexes to two hours. Health authorities have said that the limitations will prohibit people from breathing too quickly or getting sweat on one another.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">BBC reported:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"16\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The move has been questioned by gym owners.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Kang Hyun-ku, who owns a gym in Seoul, asked whether there was any proof a choice between classical music and BTS had an impact on spreading the virus.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>He also told Reuters many people used their own earphones, asking: \u201cHow do you control their playlists?\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>But officials say the measures help prevent gyms from closing completely.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">South Korea recently had a spike in COVID-19 cases with 1,193 new cases <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldometers.info\/coronavirus\/country\/south-korea\/\"><span class=\"s2\">reported<\/span><\/a> on Monday, per Worldometer. <\/span>Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said on Friday that the nation had gotten to \u201cmaximum crisis level.\u201d The last time that the country had a similar number of cases was in December when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldometers.info\/coronavirus\/country\/south-korea\/\"><span class=\"s3\">numbers<\/span><\/a> were recorded at 1,047 cases.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.koreaherald.com\/view.php?ud=20210712000804\"><span class=\"s3\">The Korea Herald<\/span><\/a>, the public is criticizing the move, saying that the rules are \u201cnonsensical\u201d and \u201cridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cStarting Monday, Korea started enforcing the most restrictive social distancing measures in Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi Province for the next two weeks,\u201d the outlet noted, adding that \u201c[p]rivate gatherings of three or more are banned from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. in these areas, and private gatherings of five or more are banned throughout the rest of the day. Violators face fines of up to 100,000 won ($87).\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s more to worry about these droplets when everyone wears masks without exception,\u201d said Jang, a 32-year-old office employee based in Seoul who frequents the gym nearly every day. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThey require us to wear face masks while working out, check temperature before entry and provide our phone numbers, and I have closely followed these rules every day, and now they want us to stop running and listen to ballads?\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cHardcore cardio has marked the start and end of my daily exercise routines, and now they want me to run slower, but they ask us to leave in two hours,\u201d Jang added. \u201cWhat do they want from us? Does the government want me to get fat and give up our lifestyle for the sake of these dumb rules?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Health officials appear to be standing by their decision, however, as Son Young-rae, spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.koreaherald.com\/view.php?ud=20210712000804\">said<\/a> in a radio interview Monday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWhen you run faster, you spit out more respiratory droplets, so that\u2019s why we are trying to restrict heavy cardio exercises,\u201d Son Young-rae said, adding, \u201cWe also agreed on this (120 bpm) standard (with related groups) to transition strenuous aerobic exercises at fitness clubs to less-intense ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Additional elements of the rules also seem to include that three individuals cannot be in the same taxi after 6p.m. when the private gathering limitation goes into effect. Officials have said, however, that it depends on each circumstance. \u201cIf the three were going to the same private gathering together, it could be a violation, but if each were heading to different destinations, it could be allowed, they explained,\u201d per The Herald.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korea took measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 in the country on Tuesday with the country\u2019s capital of Seoul and nearby areas instructing gyms on what kind of &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2314585,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/402B83F2-AA4E-43C9-BFBB-EA83D8C9CF86_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"South Korea Imposes \u2018Ridiculous\u2019 Rules Banning High Speed On Treadmills, Fast Music At Gyms During COVID Spike","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-590010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/402B83F2-AA4E-43C9-BFBB-EA83D8C9CF86_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"South Korea Imposes \u2018Ridiculous\u2019 Rules Banning High Speed On Treadmills, Fast Music At Gyms During COVID Spike","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=590010"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590010\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2314585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=590010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=590010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=590010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}