No Gangnam Style: South Korea Covid rules enforce slower music in gyms

Authorities add requirement that workout tunes must not exceed 120 beats per minute in group exercises

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Plenty of gymgoers rely on a good tune to get themselves through that workout, but in South Korea their musical options have just reduced significantly under new Covid-19 rules.

To the standard restrictions such as social distancing and travel curbs, South Korea has added a requirement that gyms do not play music with higher than 120 beats per minute (bpm) during group exercises such as aerobics and spinning.