although its an indoor game & play relatively in a small court, the game intensity is hard to control & predict..if u play against competitive opponent the game intensity can easily escalate.. if not fit, 1 competitive round of 21 points is enough to make u flat..there's reason why badminton player train hard for their cardio..

I think this is a case of inconsistency. Play like athlete regularly, body and heart can handle the demand. Play high intensity once a week is asking for trouble especially if you're already middle aged. Sorry to hear about your father.

Many cases already, that's why ayam stop badminton 15 years ago.... don't play with age . . .

So very true, especially for working adults, you won't get much vege unless you go for mixed rice and even then a lot of mixed rice places just give you lots of rice like no tomorrow 

what's your workouts nowadays?

Nope, but aren't we talking about balanced diet here? Balanced diet needs a lot more fibre than we normally consume eating out which veges and fruits have. To many, "I do sports thus I can eat anything" is like a mantra but EVEN if you do sports but you eat more than the calories you burn, you'll not lose weight and worse yet, if you don't watch what you eat.

Not much into fitness stuff (and definitely not vegetarian/vegan lifestyle) but I do believe a balanced diet helps a lot in reducing heart attacks.

I ask etan who quit badminton

I'm just doing enough sports to keep within BMI... and M'sia just recommended new BMI target (if not mistaken at 21) to be even lower so back to workouts and re-planning my meals =.=

Kinda coincident I think I stressed my knees during one of my sprints... now both knees felt like falling off even when I walk normally. Just gotten some knee support sleeves so as I can work on reducing my BMI. BTW how did you find time between working out and riding?

On another note, someone here mentioned a workout watch to monitor heart rate is quite useful, previously I never knew there's a max (which should be only around 10 secs to 1 min)  and even pushing to anaerobic heart rate zone (zone 4) is only recommended for twice a week. Having a good workout watch help uneducated ppl like me to be aware of the dangers of over-workouts

what's your work that sweats you?

Wow, very VERY active lifestyle and thanks for sharing. I doubt I can do that (knee already tells me I shouldn't run that much at my age). Just settling at brisk walks and controlling food intakes. Thinking about taking up bicycling (easier on the knees) but so much hate on cyclists nowadays made me think twice.

Yeah... learnt that from the sports watch thingy. Wasn't even aware of this previously

Piaping ok ?

I do agree with those who says to wear a device to monitor your heart rate when playing sports.

Many years ago, I studied some basic sports science as part of my qualifications for personal training

It is advisable to condition your body before attempting strenuous exercises, and ideally, when working out or exercising, to maintain between 35%-60% of your maximum heart rate. But those are textbook theories. If your body is well conditioned, you can workout beyond those numbers.

Of course, athletes go beyond their maximum heart rate all the time, but then, they have Sports Scientists, doctors, physios, and nutritionists working with them regularly to ensure that they are fit to compete beyond their maximum heart rate.

For regular guys like us, yearly body checkup is a must. Especially stuff like blood tests to check on your cholesterol and sugar levels. Tailor your diet to deal with any high level of unhealthy stuff. A lot of younger guys these days are quite unhealthy too. I just came across a 25 year old guy, slim, active in badminton, but has high LDL cholesterol levels and mild fatty liver.

Also, it is good to invest in a blood pressure monitor. I had a friend, working in one of the big 4, young guy only, 39. Died of heart attack while hiking.  Blood pressure was consistently 175/110, refused to be on meds, as he felt normal and was watching his diet and wanted to reduce BP naturally. Stress also plays a big role in elevated Blood pressure for younger folks these days, very competitive environment and economy is like shit these days. Piles the pressure on us. See a psychiatrist if you have to. No shame on it. Strenuous exercise with high blood pressure can cause a rupture in your arteries, and cause heart attack.

I always say that regular exercise is a must, but please don't overdo it. Stay safe guys.

Good that you are very active in exercise.

But everything is cardio?
Running, squash, cycling all cardio exercise.

No strength training?

Ur exercise so power one. Body must tip top

Mid 40s. Yes, was having high BMI but brought myself down by 7 kgs so far but knees stopped supporting me. Perhaps I'll need better shoes as well I believe part of my meniscus portruded out and thus everytime it was "touched", I lose strength on the knee.

Good idea to go off road cycling (sorry I tend to differentiate between cycling-bicycles vs riding-motorcycles), wonder why I haven't thought of that yet

i was fine for 5-10 min at first when i started playing badminton with my friend. then im done since i need to go back home. while on my way back when im on my bike i feel suddenly sweaty. i found a shop and buy a drink.

im suddenly sweaty and panting when im paying for my drink. i rested on my my bike while waiting my sweat to evaporate while drinking. look like i need to stretch first before playing. not it a problem before. look like im aging

Power le. Unker just walk slow 30minute 3days per week like that only. Cant even jog and running.