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A gym in central Seoul that has been discontinued due to measures to prevent a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19). News 1
“We decided to open the gym from the 4th to protest against the unfair and irrational ban on meetings.”
Gym owners protest against the government’s decision to extend the ban on grouping indoor sports facilities (last second). They are predicting collective action, saying, “We will open the door of karma in protest.”
Earlier on the 31st of last month, at the ‘Naver Café Health Club Managers Meeting, Where Officials From All Over the Country Share Information’, the ban on gathering was extended … An agreement to open the door was published . Opened in 2006, this café is an Internet community that brings together people from related industries and has 40,000 members. Kim Seong-woo, 45, a café operator and author, president of the Korea Fitness Managers Association, argued: “As a result of meetings with representatives of various gym chains (in case restrictions are extended indoor sports facilities), agreed to open the door in protest. ” did.
President Kim, the CEO of a gym in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, said in a call with JoongAng Ilbo on the 3rd: “The rental fee, administration fee, living expenses, and refund requests are flooded, resulting in a deficit of 20 to 30 million won per month. ” He appealed that he was giving 3 million won in subsidies to the operators of indoor sports facilities without allowing him to do so.
Horny business owners “I will not play with ‘incompetent quarantine'”
Naver Cafe Health Club Director Meeting Capture
President Kim said, “I believe that all sports facilities such as indoor golf, billiards, Pilates and boxing should be open to protest,” and argued, “I will no longer play against incompetent ‘political defense’.”
At President Kim’s post, there were about 100 comments saying “I will join you.” Some members expressed concern that “if a confirmed person leaves after opening, the gym will be out of sight at that time” and “it is dangerous to host a member or run a business.” In his post, President Kim said, “The opening of the gym should be viewed as a one-person protest. To prevent the spread of infection in sports facilities, we will follow rules such as opening until 9 pm, closing showers and prohibiting GX (group exercise) ”.
“I can go to a ski resort or academy, but why not a gym?
On the afternoon of the 16th, members of the Federation of Health Club Directors shave in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, urging for the right to life. News 1
If a commercial premises corresponding to the prohibited collective business is opened, the maximum penalty for commercial suspension is a fine. In accordance with the quarantine guidelines announced by the government on the 2nd, the steps to move the metropolitan area (2.5) and the non-metropolitan area (2) apart have been extended for two more weeks until the 17th. Some facilities, such as stations ski slopes, snow toboggan runs and ice rinks, resume their operation, but impose restrictions on the number of people and time. Academies and training centers can also be operated in the metropolitan area if the number of employees is 9 or less at the same time. On the other hand, indoor sports facilities such as gyms, indoor golf training centers, and billiards should be closed. Consequently, gym owners protest that the government’s quarantine measures are an “ inequality quarantine ”, which is unfair.
President Kim said, “We held the rally and shaving ceremony and made ongoing recommendations to the local government, but no one heard our voices in the meantime,” he said. “We expect thousands of gyms to open across the country.” He said: “It is limited to restaurants, pubs, ski resorts and academies, but we did not remove the ban on grouping together indoor sports facilities that are safer than anywhere else,” he said. “In the case of non-metropolitan areas, the gym until 9 pm He emphasized that there were no cases of infection due to strict quarantine rules, such as wearing a mask.”
“If we really don’t have money, we can’t give refunds to our members, and if we shut down, we will see it as if we are ‘screaming’ and consumers are losing money.” “If you open the door and make a hole to breathe, it will be ‘involuntary’. It can also be prevented.”
Filed an 800 million won claim against the government
On the 5th, the owners of the indoor sports facilities are holding a rally in front of the Democratic Party company. Photo Pilates and fitness business association
On the 30th of last month, the Pilates and Fitness Business Federation filed a lawsuit against the government in which 153 owners of indoor sports facilities claim a total of 765 million won per person, 5 million won. Since the 11th of last month, the group has also held a one-person relay demonstration at the National Assembly Building and the Blue House. About 180 people participated in the protests. Park Joo-hyung, director of the Pilates and Fitness Business Federation, argued, “The 5 million won per person bill is the minimum amount of monthly rent and administrative expenses for a small business,” arguing that “the bill is it may increase in the future. ”
Representative Park also said, “To prevent the spread of Corona 19 in any event, we have protested against one person so far, but we have reported a 9-member rally to make our voice even more vocal,” adding: ” I wore a prison uniform in front of the Democratic Party around noon on the 5th and mobilized iron bars. We planned to put on a performance yelling ‘guaranteed to live.’ ”Gym owners will argue that they are sinners who lost their freedom and right to live in prison.
Reporter Kim Ji-hye [email protected]
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