Gwangju Seo-gu to Recruit 'Barefoot Walking Club' Members Until the 24th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shin Dong-ho] Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City is recruiting members for a barefoot walking club to promote the practice of barefoot walking in the daily lives of Seo-gu residents.

According to Seo-gu on the 10th, barefoot walking is called Earthing, which is an exercise that enhances immunity by pressing and grounding the soles of the feet, the body's second heart, through contact between the body and the earth while walking barefoot on loess soil.

Exterior view of Seogu Office building
[Photo by Seogu]

This recruitment will take place from the 13th to the 24th, with 20 people per park on a first-come, first-served basis, mainly operating at Pungam Lake Park and Sangmu Citizen's Park.

Starting next month, Seo-gu plans to conduct barefoot walking education and experiential activities for club members and aims to enable barefoot walking practice three times a week at the designated parks until November.

For more details, please contact the Health Management Team at the Seo-gu Public Health Center.

A Seo-gu official said, "We will operate the barefoot walking club so that residents can practice barefoot walking together and contribute to improving residents' health."

Meanwhile, since last year, Seo-gu has been actively operating barefoot walking projects, including signing an agreement with the Barefoot Walking Citizens' Movement Headquarters and holding barefoot walking education and Barefoot Walking Forest Healing School.

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shin Dong-ho baekok@asiae.co.kr