Lumphini Park is normally an oasis of remarkable calm in the center of one of the loudest cities around. But for an hour at sunrise and sunset (about 6am and 6pm) the park thumps with high-energy dance music and the stern orders of aerobics instructors who lead crowds of hundreds in daily exercise routines.

Anyone can join, and the locals will be happy to see you working out alongside them. While you might fall behind for half a beat if you don't understand Thai, it's pretty easy to follow along.

There are several exercise groups, but the largest is just inside the large ceremonial gate opposite the Silom subway station.

Getting there

The main aerobics group is just a few minutes' walk from the Silom subway (MRT) station, as well as from the Sala Daeng station on the Skytrain (BTS).