Posted on 07/12/2021 7:35:23 PM PDT by Nextrush
Gyms in South Korea's 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 prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Treadmills will be limited to a maximum of 6km/h (3.7 mph).
A quick look at K-pop bpms suggests Blackjack fans might suffer a bit more than followers of BTS.
South Korea is battling a new outbreak of the virus, with 1,100 new cases recorded on Sunday.
Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum warned on Friday that the country had reached "maximum crisis level".
Those attending exercise classes such as Zumba, spin and aerobics in the greater Seoul area will face the 120bpm limit from Monday.
People are also only allowed to spend two hours at a time at indoor sports facilities and must not use the shower...
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Sounds like a new Fauci rule.
Well this makes perfect sense. After all, speedy songs cause global warming. Now we know they cause COVID-19.
Don’t give him any ideas.
Kim Fau-chee is doing just fine over in South Korea.
No speedy songs?
Then, whatever you do, don’t play
“Brighton Rock” by Queen, sung by Freddie Mercury.
It will knock your socks off!
You go from cardio to tai chi. Not quite the same.
Wouldn’t want to get their heart rates up in a gym.
Cut the calories. Take a walk or jog around the neighborhood. Put the gym fees into something useful for the family.
New approved playlist:
Anything by Bread, the Lettermen and the Association.
D.O.A. by Bloodrock
Side 2 of David Bowie’s “Low”
Del Shannon’s “Runaway” replaced with “Runaway ‘67”
Neil Sedaka’s Breaking Up is Hard to Do replaced by ‘70s remake.
Go-Go’s “Our Lips Are Sealed” replaced by Funboy3 version.
In every gym they should play a speech by John Kerry, who served in Vietnam. That’ll slow everybody’s metabolism and put them to sleep.
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