On the final day of the “2026 Seoul Health Show,” held at Seoul Plaza in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 11th, a steady stream of visitors came to obtain tips on “home training” and “home care” to exercise and manage their health at home.

At the booth of Spotler, a specialized “home training” brand that had the longest queues from the opening day, a space was set up where visitors could try out the foldable indoor bicycle “Wonder Bike” and the “Air Stepper,” which is used by placing both feet on it and pressing up and down in a walking motion. Kim Won-cheol (55), who came to the Seoul Health Show from Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, said, “It is not easy to make time to go out to exercise, so I came to try equipment that allows easy workouts at home,” adding, “It also does not take up much space, so it seems there would be little burden.” The Wonder Bike, which stands about knee-high and is only about the width of two palms, does not occupy a large area at home and received positive feedback from visitors.

Various diagnostic devices that can check health status before exercise also drew attention. At the booth of Vuno, an artificial intelligence (AI) imaging analysis company, visitors could try “HeartiV,” an electrocardiogram (ECG) device that calculates the heart’s “health age” in about 30 seconds. Lee Ye-jin (29), from Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, said, “I was a bit surprised because my heart age came out high,” adding, “The analysis showed I have tachycardia, so I think I need to pay more attention to health management.” Vuno has also released “HeartiV P30,” a small home-use medical device for ECG measurement that can record real-time ECG data by placing it on the left calf for 30 seconds.

At the booth of the Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, visitors lined up to check their lung function. By biting a small hose-shaped device and exhaling fully, they could find out whether their lung function is operating normally. Yoo Gwang-ha, president of the Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, said, “The most basic lifestyle rule for protecting lung health is to quit smoking,” adding, “It is helpful to ventilate indoor spaces at least twice a day and manage indoor air quality through wet mopping.”

Various types of information on how to receive help in emergencies were also shared. At the booth of the National Medical Center, the “Moonlight Children’s Hospitals,” where pediatric patients with minor illnesses can receive outpatient treatment on weekday nights and holidays without going to the emergency room, were promoted. Currently, 151 Moonlight Children’s Hospitals are in operation nationwide. Kim Se-yeon, head of the Emergency Medical Education Team at the National Medical Center, said, “There are still many people who are not familiar with Moonlight Children’s Hospitals or how to use emergency rooms, so we are actively promoting them,” adding, “We also emphasize that in emergency rooms, treatment is not on a first-come, first-served basis, but that critically ill patients are prioritized.”

A platform that allows patients to see at a glance the medications they take for chronic conditions or those recently prescribed in an emergency was also introduced. At its booth, the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) focused on promoting a government service that allows users to check their “medication history over the past year.” This information can be accessed via the “Health e-Eum” application or the HIRA website. A HIRA official said, “There are cases where people need to go to the hospital urgently or face an emergency and must check which medications they are taking,” adding, “We are providing guidance so they can check their prescribed drugs without panicking in such situations.” Choi Ki-young (69), who visited the booth, said, “In urgent situations when I had to go to the hospital, I remember being flustered because I could not recall the names of the medicines I had been taking,” adding, “I happened to visit the Seoul Health Show and obtained useful information.”

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