I neglected doing "cardio" for years 

 

Going to the gym everyday to lift weights sometimes heavy sometimes light 

 

I thought I was fit until I decided to go to a aerobics class earlier this year ,it was a dance Zumba 

 

I lasted 10 minutes!!

Puffing ,sweating , out of breath 

 

From then on I decided cardio is the answer to my "quality of life " at my age not weights (well not all the time now)

I started to walk , upstairs as well , 21 floors in my condo building 

 

Most days more than 10,000 steps either partly on the treadmill or walking to work ,not all at once , 

I just carried the phone in my top pocket and went through your the day ,doing over 10k steps 

Instead of taking lift I would take the stairs ,instead of the bus I would walk

Instead of lifting weights I would use the treadmill

 

 

After 3 months I have become a little slimmer but I noticed im not out of breath anymore ,I can walk upstairs easier , I feel my balance is better 

I feel stronger in the legs 

 

My balance has improved , my walking has become faster and easier 

 

I'm now doing cardio X 4 a week versus weights 1 to 2 

 

All I want to do at this stage of life is improve quality of life not become an athlete not even lose weight but to be able to get upstairs easier ,to be able to bend down ,to be able to walk uphills 

 

Walking ....now one thing I found difficult in Thailand was walking ,it's either the traffic or its stray dogs so you may have to use partly a treadmill 

 

 

 

 

 

8 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Walking ....now one thing I found difficult in Thailand was walking

Every morning, Jomtien Beach, hundreds of foreigners walking along the beach footpath, very safe. 

 

Very trendy, but I find it a little uncomfortable watching some of the guys walking/jogging topless. 

 

Gawd, those manboobs flap around, please guys wear a shirt. 

 

5 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Every morning, Jomtien Beach, hundreds of foreigners walking along the beach footpath, very safe. 

 

Very trendy, but I find it a little uncomfortable watching some of the guys walking/jogging topples. 

Gawd, those manboobs flap around, please guys wear a shirt. 

 

Yes !

I did it one Sunday in September walked from that exercise equipment stand in that Jomtien footpath to Tony's gym 

 

Took me 2 hours with stopovers on the way

There was wild dogs on that hill though past the Italian restaurant 

5 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Yes !

I did it one Sunday in September walked from that exercise equipment stand in that Jomtien footpath to Tony's gym 

 

Took me 2 hours with stopovers on the way

There was wild dogs on that hill though past the Italian restaurant 

Stick to the beach, over 7km, 14km round trip. Pratumnak soi 5, all the way to Na Jomtien 

Very safe. 

 

I'm not a fan of men walking around Pattaya with no shirt, I'd deport those and deny entry to any who do it.

 

Pratumnak park is a good place to walk, busy morning and afternoon with walkers.

 

Cycling is also very good

Running particularly with no shirt can cause colds as the sweat has no where to go,that's what an old boxer told me, 

 

He said you can get colds easier 

Possibly .

I always wear a shirt because of sun and colds 

 

 

8 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Cycling is also very good

Too dangerous 

i find it overall better to exercise my arms through drinking beer in front of gogo girls,

the exercise has to be enjoyable enough to keep going, and the impact on the spine at every step during running is downright bad for a body no longer young  

38 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

After 3 months I have become a little slimmer but I noticed im not out of breath anymore ,I can walk upstairs easier , I feel my balance is better 

I feel stronger in the legs 

 

I once did a lot of cardio and was able to run in the big 5k runs they have in the US. I never felt better. But a friend needed knee surgery from the wear-and-tear and I got nervous about running on pavement and having the same thing happen. But you're right - it felt great when doing just normal, everyday stuff like stairs.


 

14 minutes ago, davb said:

I once did a lot of cardio and was able to run in the big 5k runs they have in the US. I never felt better. But a friend needed knee surgery from the wear-and-tear and I got nervous about running on pavement and having the same thing happen. But you're right - it felt great when doing just normal, everyday stuff like stairs.

May interest you ...

 

 

1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said:

...

it's either the traffic or its stray dogs so you may have to use partly a treadmill 

...

 

Stray dogs seem to have a sixth sense about people walking through their territory.  They may attack or show aggression, but also seem to steer clear of 'nutters'.

 

I never have a problem with stray dogs!  One look from me at them when they show aggression and they back off 🙂

1 hour ago, mordothailand said:

i find it overall better to exercise my arms through drinking beer in front of gogo girls,

the exercise has to be enjoyable enough to keep going, and the impact on the spine at every step during running is downright bad for a body no longer young  

Very expensive though

1 hour ago, davb said:

 

I once did a lot of cardio and was able to run in the big 5k runs they have in the US. I never felt better. But a friend needed knee surgery from the wear-and-tear and I got nervous about running on pavement and having the same thing happen. But you're right - it felt great when doing just normal, everyday stuff like stairs.


 

Strange you say that 

I started purposely taking the stairs when I was mopping the hospital floors instead of the lift 

Carrying the mop up the stairs my knees started to hurt 

But I kept it up every other day and now their not hurting ..maybe they got stronger I don't know 

53 minutes ago, simon43 said:

Stray dogs seem to have a sixth sense about people walking through their territory.  They may attack or show aggression, but also seem to steer clear of 'nutters'.

 

I never have a problem with stray dogs!  One look from me at them when they show aggression and they back off 🙂

I have seen you ,your a fit man for your age 

57 minutes ago, simon43 said:

Stray dogs seem to have a sixth sense about people walking through their territory.  They may attack or show aggression, but also seem to steer clear of 'nutters'.

 

I never have a problem with stray dogs!  One look from me at them when they show aggression and they back off 🙂

This has been my experience as well. Sometimes I'll snarl or growl at the dog and this scares the girl I'm with as well; sometimes even more than the dogs.
 

The pretend to pick up a rock trick is 99% effective though and is usually my sole tactic. 

On 12/20/2025 at 4:23 PM, chawbdurian said:

This has been my experience as well. Sometimes I'll snarl or growl at the dog and this scares the girl I'm with as well; sometimes even more than the dogs.
 

The pretend to pick up a rock trick is 99% effective though and is usually my sole tactic. 

Take it from a very experienced walker, Always walk on the right side of the rode with the traffic coming towards you. Remember where there are dog problems and avoid them, Let's not forget, be extra careful if you need to walk on the dreaded Pattaya pavsers. Never trust anyone on the road, it's your life so YOU take care of it.

3 hours ago, Mason45 said:

Take it from a very experienced walker, Always walk on the right side of the rode with the traffic coming towards you. Remember where there are dog problems and avoid them, Let's not forget, be extra careful if you need to walk on the dreaded Pattaya pavsers. Never trust anyone on the road, it's your life so YOU take care of it.

Oh wise words of advice !!!

On 12/20/2025 at 4:16 PM, georgegeorgia said:

I have seen you ,your a fit man for your age 

Yes indeed, that's becaue of my habit of relentlessly chasing dogs who show aggression to me!  I once chased an alpha dog for at least 2 km, reducing it to a nervous wreck, since it couldn't shake off the human 'nutter'.  Good exercise for me 🙂

On 12/20/2025 at 2:53 PM, georgegeorgia said:

Running particularly with no shirt can cause colds as the sweat has no where to go,

nonsense

48 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

nonsense

Oh you wouldn't know,never walked a day  in your life , lose the belly Fritssy!

I always imagine you looking like that guy who used to be in Cracker the detective series 

I think he ended up dying from a heart attack 

On 12/20/2025 at 8:53 AM, georgegeorgia said:

Running particularly with no shirt can cause colds as the sweat has no where to go,that's what an old boxer told me, 

 

He said you can get colds easier 

Possibly .

I always wear a shirt because of sun and colds 

 

 

It is a difference between walking around in the streets, shops, and restaurants topless than at the beach. 

 

But people do not gives a <deleted> anywhere, even put their feet’s up in the seats or chairs everywhere. Annoying especially at airports where their back pack in one seat, sit one, and their feet in another one. 

 

Is it so hard just to have some common sense? Even in a tank top with a fat hairy body, is disgusting. 

 

Cant you start a tread about common sense and behavior? 

16 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Oh you wouldn't know,never walked a day  in your life , lose the belly Fritssy!

Ran 21 KM in 1 hour 27 minutes while being a rugby player, boy.

Moved to wellness subforum

On 12/22/2025 at 8:45 PM, Hummin said:

It is a difference between walking around in the streets, shops, and restaurants topless than at the beach. 

 

But people do not gives a <deleted> anywhere, even put their feet’s up in the seats or chairs everywhere. Annoying especially at airports where their back pack in one seat, sit one, and their feet in another one. 

 

Is it so hard just to have some common sense? Even in a tank top with a fat hairy body, is disgusting. 

 

Cant you start a tread about common sense and behavior? 

Yes definitely 

I think me & you think alike 

On 12/23/2025 at 12:51 PM, FritsSikkink said:

Ran 21 KM in 1 hour 27 minutes while being a rugby player, boy.

30 years ago