Activity "Run with the Flow by Bangkok Hospital: Running for Heart and Brain Year 2"

Bangkok Hospital Group, under the management of BDMS or Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Public Company Limited, unites the network of Bangkok hospitals nationwide to campaign for heart and brain health care. They are organizing a charity run event “Run with the Flow by Bangkok Hospital: #Run for Heart and Brain Year 2″, promoting good health to create value for society through 7 running events covering all regions of Thailand: Bangkok, Nakhon Pathom, Hua Hin, Hat Yai, Chiang Mai, Phitsanulok, and Udon Thani. The event aims to integrate preventive medicine with health-promoting activities, medical services, health tourism, and social activities. The goal is to invite 10,000 runners to engage in sustainable health exercise.

Dr. Methinee Maipang, President of Group Executive 1 and Director of Bangkok Hospital, said, “The activity ‘Run with the Flow’ is another important mission that reflects the role of Bangkok Hospital Group in promoting preventive health care, especially for heart and brain diseases, which are silent killers claiming the lives of many Thais. This year, the activity continues for the second year, combining the efforts of all three groups of Bangkok hospitals, covering 7 fields nationwide. Part of the proceeds, after deducting expenses, will be donated to the Vejdusit Foundation to help underprivileged patients. We hope this activity will inspire the beginning of taking care of one’s health, as building good health starts from small steps towards sustainable health behavior change.”

Dr. Kongkiat Kasetpetch, President of Group Executive 3 and Group 6, added, “Run with the Flow by Bangkok Hospital, held for the second year, is a run event that not only promotes good health for the heart and brain, but also wishes to promote health tourism, combining travel with health care. Each province hosting the run has interesting tourist attractions that add color to the running, making it fun and healthy simultaneously. This has received excellent cooperation from both public and private sectors, such as Muang Thai Life Assurance, which supports the accumulation of good health among Thais.”

Dr. Narint Boonjongjaroen, President of Group Executive 4 and Director of Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai, said, “The specialty of the Run for Heart and Brain Year 2 is the addition of 4 more provinces: Songkhla, Chiang Mai, Phitsanulok, and Udon Thani. We wish everyone to access running easily and promote good health together, especially for the heart and brain, the critical organs to strengthen for robust life at every age. Moreover, during this run, Bangkok Hospital’s patients and tourists in each region will meet, converse, share great memories, and exhibit unity while accumulating good health in a warm and fun atmosphere on every running path.”

Mr. Fan Sriratrat and Ms. Mum – Kalaya Sriphanthawong, a health-conscious couple of marathoners, shared their perspectives and inspiration for heart and brain care through exercise. Mr. Fan advises that exercise should start with realistic small goals, as running can be done every day, building long-term discipline and good health. Ms. Mum, a veteran of long-distance running over 100 kilometers, adds that physical strength must accompany strong willpower. Consider running as fun and not pressured by the finish line, but accumulate healthy distances for oneself. Both suggest that “strong heart and brain health start with moving a little bit every day but do it consistently.”

Because good health begins with prevention, this running event has designed a special health screening package “Run with the Flow” at a special price of 1,500 baht (*including additional special screening for carotid artery that supplies the brain (Carotid), CT coronary calcium scoring with high-resolution CT scan, available only in Bangkok, Nakhon Pathom, and Hat Yai). Those interested can register for running or choose a health screening package in the convenient province for service through the website www.Runlah.com from today. The registration fee for Fun Run 5 kilometers is 500 baht, for Mini Marathon 10 kilometers is 650 baht, and for VIP package at 2,000 baht. The closing registration date for each event can be followed on Facebook: Run With the Flow