Walking around in the park and other places, you will find that many middle-aged and elderly couples go out for a walk together after meals. Such a scene is very simple but difficult to move people’s hearts. .
Romantic aside, the act of taking a walk after dinner is pretty simple. As the old saying goes, “walk a hundred steps after a meal and live to ninety-nine”, which shows the health status of walking after a meal in everyone’s heart. But walking a hundred steps after a meal won’t really make you live to ninety-nine, because if you go wrong, you will get out of the disease.
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Inappropriate walking after meals can lead to indigestion
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Some people responded that I felt sick to my stomach after taking a walk after a meal, what’s the matter. Some people say that this is gastric ptosis, right?
In fact, it is not. Walking after a meal will not cause gastric ptosis. If you walk suddenly, more blood will flow to the limbs and other parts to meet the needs of the body. As a result, gastrointestinal digestion will be affected, which can lead to indigestion, bloating, and stomach discomfort.
How to walk after a meal is scientific and healthy?
Pay attention to the time and give the stomach half an hour to digest
Don’t go for a walk immediately after a meal, as this will affect your digestion. It is best to go for a walk after half an hour of digestion, which can reduce the burden on the stomach. Especially if you eat a lot, you must give your body enough time to digest. Some people may think that going for a walk immediately after a meal can avoid gaining fat. In fact, this is a misunderstanding, because digestion requires a process, and the food you eat cannot become fat so quickly.
The pace of walking after meals
Don’t go too fast, too fast can lead to suffocation, especially for people who rarely exercise. It is better to control the walking speed at 90 steps per minute, which is about 1 or 2 steps per second. Of course, you can also walk fast, but that is not a walk, it is a fast walk. It’s okay if your body allows it.
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The duration can be controlled within 30-60 minutes
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Exercise for middle-aged and elderly people is good for the body, but it should be controlled and not over-exercise. Although the intensity of walking is not high, it will cause a certain amount of pressure on the knees for a long time, so it is recommended to control the time to 30 minutes.
It’s best not to choose a walking place on the side of the road
One is dangerous on the side of the road, and the other is relatively heavy pollution. Some studies have found that people who often walk on the side of the road have a higher chance of sclerosis of blood vessels. Of course, this is not certain, but it does explain the problem.
Nowadays, people are paying more and more attention to their health, and they will take care of their bodies by taking walks after meals. However, it should be noted that in addition to the matters needing attention when taking a walk after a meal, the following things should also be paid attention to.
Smoking after a meal: Doubly harmful to the body
Many smokers like to smoke after a meal. Smoking itself is not good. bodily injury.
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Sleep after meal; affects brain< /p>
Many people feel sleepy after a meal, which is normal, because the blood is concentrated in the stomach to digest food, and the blood supply to the brain is reduced, so they will be sleepy. But it is best not to sleep immediately after a meal, as it will affect the blood supply to the brain and cause hypoxia to the brain. It is best to wait half an hour before falling asleep.
Eat fruit after meal: easy to gain weight
Many people like to have fruit after meal, in fact, this kind of behavior is not recommended. If you have just eaten, you have taken in more energy. If you eat fruit again, it will increase your energy intake, and many fruits are high in sugar, which can easily lead to obesity. Fruits are best eaten before two meals, or before meals, which is more conducive to controlling the body.
From this point of view, the theory of “walking a hundred steps after a meal, you can live ninety-nine years” also needs to vary from person to person. You can take a proper walk after a meal, but it needs to be reasonable.
References:
1. “Walking After Meal Helps Health, How to Walk Is the Most Scientific?”·Life Times·2018.5.8