Yongin Giheung-gu Health Center Recruiting Participants for 'Barefoot Walking'

Consisting of Correct Walking Education and More

The Giheung-gu Public Health Center in Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, is operating the 'Walk Barefoot for a Healthy Path in 2025' program.

Yongin-si Giheung-gu Public Health Center operates the program "Walk Barefoot for a Healthy Path," which educates on the correct walking methods. Residents are walking barefoot on the loess paths in Yongin's parks. Photo by Yongin-si

This program creates walking clubs by residential areas centered around the barefoot walking paths established in Giheung-gu, operating twice a year in the first and second halves. The program is designed to help participants learn the correct walking posture and practice it in daily life through warm-up exercises, lower body strength training, and education and practice sessions led by professional instructors.

An online non-face-to-face program is also conducted simultaneously. It offers programs to motivate walking practice, such as mission challenges using social networking services (SNS), providing health information, and encouraging practice through self-help groups. The health center also plans to provide a 'Correct Walking' QR code on park guide signs when creating new barefoot paths or improving facilities.

Meanwhile, the Cheoin-gu Public Health Center offers a 'Correct Posture Exercise Class' for adults and a walking program for seniors. The Suji-gu Public Health Center operates a walking class as part of its Well-Aging program. Starting in May, it plans to run the 'Total Fit Barefoot Walking Program' utilizing the sports park and barefoot paths.