People Power Party Seoul mayoral candidate Oh Se-hoon announced "ironclad stamina, a vibrant Seoul" as his first pledge for the ninth popularly elected term. He outlined a plan to build an urban environment where anyone can enjoy a healthy daily life regardless of where they live or their income level, as the top priority to complete quality of life.
On the day, Oh shared his first pledge at the Seoul Fitness 9988 Dobong Center set up inside the Dobong District Health Center.
Oh said, "Wherever you live and whatever you do, health should not be a goal but daily life itself in Seoul," adding, "Reducing health disparities by region and income is the key task to complete the 'special city for quality of life' and enhance urban competitiveness."
To that end, Wrist Doctor 9988 will be advanced into an AI-based health management super app. A function will be added to predict the risk of major diseases, including lung cancer, from chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension, reflecting each individual's health checkup results. Wrist Doctor 9988 is a health management platform with as many as 2.8 million users.
The pledge also includes a plan to resolve health inequality by expanding the quantity and quality of recreational sports infrastructure. The centerpiece is creating a "10-minute fitness catchment" city where residents can manage their fitness within 10 minutes from home anywhere in Seoul. The city will increase the neighborhood-centered "Seoul fitness field" from the current 27 sites to 100, and expand "Fun Station," a running- and fitness-focused facility now operating in subway stations such as Yeouinaru, Ttukseom, and Gwanghwamun stations, from six sites to 25.
It will also expand "our neighborhood vitality charging stations," leisure spaces for seniors. By 2030, the city will newly create 120 sites and significantly expand tailored exercise and leisure spaces, including indoor and outdoor park golf courses.
Oh said, "All humans want to be happy, and health is the foundation of happiness," adding, "Health is now a default of life that a city must design, beyond an individual's will."
He added, "I will make Seoul a city where the entire urban area is a fitness catchment and the city systematically manages health, so people do not have to spend extra money to exercise or to manage their health."