With the improvement of living standards, people are getting busier and busier. Physical fitness is declining, so various sports have begun to attract much attention. There has always been an old saying that "walk a hundred paces after a meal and live ninety-nine!" This not only means that walking after meals can prolong life, but also means that after-dinner activities are really helpful to health. As the old saying goes: take a walk after dinner and live to ninety-nine! So how long is it good for you to exercise after meals? What are the advantages of taking a walk after supper?

Proper walking after meals can effectively promote health and longevity. From the perspective of modern medicine, this theory is correct. Appropriate walking activities are conducive to promoting intestinal peristalsis, digestive juice secretion, promoting food digestion and absorption, and enhancing metabolism. However, it is not appropriate to run or exercise immediately after meals, because the digestive organs need a lot of blood supply after meals to carry out intense work. If you run or exercise at this time. It is bound to make skeletal muscle steal a lot of blood, resulting in digestive tract ischemia, which not only weakens gastrointestinal peristalsis, but also significantly reduces the secretion of digestive juice, which will cause indigestion and sometimes abdominal pain.

Half an hour after a meal: During this half an hour, it is most appropriate to rest, sit still, chat with family and friends after a meal, and talk more about happy topics after a meal. It can not only keep a good mood, but also ensure the best digestion of food.

In addition, walking, walking, square dancing, Tai Ji Chuan and other light sports can be carried out half an hour to one hour after meals. Moderate exercise such as jogging, weight-loss exercises and cycling can be carried out one to two hours after meals. High-intensity sports such as long-distance running, skipping rope, playing football and basketball should be carried out two to three hours after meals. This is good for your health! Proper exercise can achieve the benefits of losing weight and prolonging life, but we should also pay attention to the time of exercise, and don't exercise after eating.