News Forum - People in Thailand spend too much time on their backsides, a new report reveals

[Thaiger]

People in Thailand spend too much time sitting on their backsides, a new study reveals. The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) revealed that 76% of Thai people spend seven hours or more sitting down, underlining the need for the nation’s population to get off their arses and engage in more physical activity to improve their …

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[Pinetree]

This is all very well, but in 30 plus degrees its very difficult to get motivated to exercise.  If the government are serious in tackling this issue, then they need to provide facilities that the public can use at all times of the day. Air-con in the day, no air-con in the later hours. They also need to provide more shaded parks that are not overrun by soi dogs and red ants, also many more public pools, then maybe more people would get off their collective asses and exercise, I know that I would. 

[palooka]

15 minutes to walk to work or BTS, 15 minutes home, 30 minutes a day x 6 days =120 minutes.

Sunday walk to Temple to make merit -10 each way.

Yep 150 minutes. 

[Poolie]

22 minutes ago, palooka said:

15 minutes to walk to work or BTS, 15 minutes home, 30 minutes a day x 6 days =120 minutes.

Sunday walk to Temple to make merit -10 each way.

Yep 150 minutes. 

6 x 30 = ?

Add 10 then add a further 10  ?

Must do better, as my teachers were fond of saying!!

[HiuMak]

6 hours ago, palooka said:

15 minutes to walk to work or BTS, 15 minutes home, 30 minutes a day x 6 days =120 minutes.

Sunday walk to Temple to make merit -10 each way.

Yep 150 minutes. 

Try sleepwalking too 

[Marc26]

7 hours ago, Pinetree said:

This is all very well, but in 30 plus degrees its very difficult to get motivated to exercise.  If the government are serious in tackling this issue, then they need to provide facilities that the public can use at all times of the day. Air-con in the day, no air-con in the later hours. They also need to provide more shaded parks that are not overrun by soi dogs and red ants, also many more public pools, then maybe more people would get off their collective asses and exercise, I know that I would. 

Although I agree with all that

 

A decent % of the Thai population are just so god damn lazy, they won't even walk 5-10mins

 

I love them, but their laziness and obsession with having to eat 5-6x day does tend to drive me a bit nuts at times

[palooka]

On 3/27/2023 at 5:42 PM, Poolie said:

6 x 30 = ?

Add 10 then add a further 10  ?

Must do better, as my teachers were fond of saying!!

Thank you all for being awake.