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South Korea Bars Fast Exercise Music
Many people who exercise need good music to get themselves through their workout. But in South Korea, their choice of music had been reduced under new COVID-19 rules.
The country has increased social distancing and travel restrictions to halt the spread of the coronavirus. Now, South Korea has added a requirement that gyms must not play music that is too fast. The government set a limit of 120 beats per minute. Gyms will not be able to play faster music during group exercises.
Health officials say the measure is meant to prevent breathing too quickly or getting sweat on other people. They wanted to avoid having to close businesses completely, as they have done earlier during the coronavirus health crisis.
Opposition lawmakers, who called it "nonsense," have made fun of the rule. Gym owners see the rules as ineffective or unrealistic.
Kang Hyun-ku is an owner of a gym in northern Seoul. He listens to fast K-pop songs each morning.
Kang told Reuters that playing happy songs "is to cheer up our members and the overall mood." He added that his biggest question is if playing slower music has been proven to have any effect on the spread of the virus.
He questioned how it will be possible to control the music people listen to when they wear personal listening devices like earphones.
The Korean government enacted its highest level of social distancing rules in Seoul and neighboring areas on Monday. The country is currently battling its most severe COVID-19 outbreak.
The new rules also limit running on gym equipment to no faster than six kilometers an hour. They ban the use of showers at gyms. And they restrict the popular sport, table tennis, to two people on a table, among other measures.
Kim Young-tae is a member of the main opposition People Power Party. He added, "So you don't get COVID-19 if you walk slower than 6 (kilometers) per hour?" Kim added, "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."
A health official said the government came up with the new rules after considering many different options.
President Moon Jae-in on Monday said he was saddened when thinking of small and middle-sized business owners and others who feel the weight of the rules.
"I can't help but feel very sorry to once again ask the citizens for a bit more patience," he said at a special COVID-19 policy meeting.
Whang Myung-sug is a 62-year-old member of Kang's gym. She said the government is unfair in the way it is restricting gyms.
She said these rules are just the usual way the government makes plans complex. She said the government officials made the rules as if they "had never worked out at a gym."
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The three parties will meet next month to work out remaining differences.
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韩国防疫新规：健身房不得放快节奏音乐
许多健身的人喜欢听动感的音乐来帮助他们锻炼。但在韩国，健身爱好者们的音乐列表将因防疫新规而减少。
韩国增加了社交距离和旅行限制，以阻止新冠病毒的传播。而今，韩国又增加了一项规定，健身房不得播放节奏过快的音乐。政府要求音乐节拍不得超过每分钟120次。在多人锻炼时，健身房不能播放节奏更快的音乐。
卫生官员解释称，这一措施是为了防止呼吸过快或将汗水甩到他人身上。他们希望避免像之前在新冠病毒健康危机期间那样，不得不完全停止营业。
反对派议员称这是“无稽之谈”，并取笑这一规定。健身房老板认为这些规定无效或不切实际。
姜玄九（Kang Hyun-ku）是首尔北部一家健身房的老板。他每天早上都会听快节奏的韩国流行歌曲。
姜对路透社表示，播放欢快的歌曲“是为了让顾客兴奋起来和，让整体气氛活跃起来。”他补充说，他最大的疑问是，播放舒缓的音乐是否被证明对病毒的传播有任何（有利）影响。
他还质疑，当健身者们佩戴耳机等个人收听设备时，如何能控制他们设备里的音乐列表。
周一，韩国政府在首尔及周边地区颁布了最高级别的社交距离规定。韩国现在正在抗击最严重的新冠肺炎疫情。
新规还要求在健身器材上的跑步速度不得超过每小时6公里。禁止顾客在健身房内洗浴。除了其他措施外，他们还规定打乒乓球每张桌子不超过两人。
金永泰（Kim Young-tae）是主要反对党人民力量党的成员。他补充说：“所以如果以每小时低于6公里的速度锻炼，就不会感染新冠肺炎？”金补充说：“锻炼的时候，谁会去检查歌曲每分钟多少拍呢？我不明白新冠肺炎和我的音乐列表有什么关系。”
一位卫生官员表示，政府在考虑了许多不同的方案后，提出了新的规定。
韩国总统文在寅(Moon Jae-in)周一表示，考虑到中小企业主和其他感受到新规压力的民众，他感到难过。
他在新冠肺炎疫情政策特别会议上表示：“很抱歉再次请求市民们多给予一点耐心。”
62岁的黄明淑(Whang Myung-sug)是姜玄九经营的健身馆的会员。她说，政府限制健身房的做法是不公平的。
她说，这些规则只是政府把计划搞复杂的一贯做法。她说，政府的工作人员制定的规则就好像他们“从来没有在健身房锻炼过”一样。
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