Walking after eating can help you lose weight, but the effect is not obvious and requires long-term persistence.
First of all, the time for walking after a meal must be chosen well, preferably one hour after eating, because the food in the stomach has not been digested just after eating, so going for a walk will aggravate the stomach. The burden will lead to gastroptosis in the long run.
2 How long is a suitable walk after a meal?
The length of a walk after a meal varies from person to person, but is generally controlled between half an hour and an hour.
Generally, it is determined based on the individual's physical fitness. People with excessive gastric acid secretion, people who are slightly fat or obese, and people who usually lack exercise can appropriately extend the walking time, while the walking time of the elderly and infirm people can be appropriately extended. The time can be relatively short. Generally, the walking time can be controlled between half an hour and an hour.
3 What are the benefits of walking after dinner in the evening?
1. Walking can improve the excitation, inhibition and regulation processes of the cerebral cortex, thereby eliminating fatigue, relaxing, calming and waking up. The effect on the mind, so many people like to use walking to regulate their spirits.
2. When walking, due to the contraction of abdominal muscles, breathing is slightly deepened, and the up and down movement of diaphragm muscles is strengthened. In addition, the "massage effect" of abdominal wall muscle movement on the gastrointestinal tract will strengthen the blood circulation of the digestive system, and the stomach Intestinal motility increases and digestive capacity improves.
3. During walking, the ventilation volume of the lungs is more than doubled than usual, which is beneficial to the improvement of respiratory system function.
4. Walking is not a tiring exercise. Although it is a whole-body exercise, it is fundamentally the most relaxing exercise.