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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Rebecca Ratcliffe, south-east Asia correspondent. Photographs by Lauren DeCicca

‘There’s more to life than work’: Bangkok’s young people embrace mass outdoor aerobics sessions

People dance outdoors at an evening aerobics session
An evening aerobics session in Lumphini Park in central Bangkok. Photograph: Lauren DeCicca/The Guardian

It’s evening rush hour in central Bangkok, the roads are clogged with traffic and the air is heavy from the heat. But in a corner of the capital’s biggest park, the crowds are already gathering to dance.

As the music starts, an aerobics leader glides across a small stage. A sea of arms move from side to side, then touch the sky. Knees pop up and down. Ankles tap.

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