Smart, Cooling Drinks That Beat Sugary Coffee Why Tea Can Be a Better Summer Habit A lot of people automatically grab an iced coffee after lunch, especially during hot afternoons. The problem is that coffee drinks loaded with syrup, cream or sweet toppings can quietly add a lot of calories. Some even make you feel … Read more
How Young Adults Are Reinventing Jjimjilbang Culture A Space Once Seen as Old-Fashioned Feels New Again For a long time, Korean saunas and jjimjilbangs were associated with older generations, family bath trips and slightly outdated weekend routines. But that image is changing fast. More young Koreans in their 20s and 30s are now treating saunas … Read more
Why Running Is Becoming the Main Reason to Travel From Workout on Vacation to Vacation for the Workout Running used to be something people squeezed into a trip so they would not lose their routine. Now, for many Koreans, the run itself is becoming the reason to travel. As the running population has grown, the … Read more
Why the Running Craze Is Finally Easing Off the Gas Korea’s Running Boom Is Changing Direction Running is still one of the biggest fitness trends in Korea, but the mood around it is shifting. For years, the culture focused on pace, records and proving progress through numbers. Watches, apps and social media pushed runners to … Read more
What New Lifestyle Data Says About Alcohol and Food Trends A Clear Shift in Seoul’s Drinking Culture Seoul’s lifestyle habits are changing, and the latest survey makes that super clear. Nearly one in four Seoul residents said they did not drink alcohol at all in the past year. That is a pretty big signal in … Read more