Is it good to do exercise after meals every day?

Nowadays, people’s pace of life is getting faster and faster, and they often don’t have time to exercise. So some people take a break from their busy schedule and want to do some exercise after dinner to achieve the purpose of exercise. Exercise itself is good for the body, but is it really good to exercise after a meal? What kind of impact will it have on our body? In order to make everyone aware of this problem, the editor found the following information.

Many people say that you should not run or jump after eating, otherwise you will get appendicitis. We know that when food is taken into the human body, it first reaches the stomach, then enters the small intestine, and finally enters the large intestine. The appendix is ​​located at the terminal end of the small intestine, so, theoretically, if food moves immediately after eating, it is impossible for the food to pass through such a long distance so quickly and be "upset" into the cecum or even the appendix to cause inflammation. However, exercising after a meal can sometimes cause abdominal pain. The reason is that the stomach and intestines vibrate during exercise, causing the mesentery connecting the stomach and intestines to be stretched and causing abdominal pain.

Even if you don't experience abdominal pain, exercising after a meal is not advisable. Because exercise and digestion compete for blood, indigestion can cause. It is best to rest for 1-2 hours after a meal before exercising.

Exercising after meals will not cause appendicitis, but you still should not do strenuous exercise such as playing basketball, high jumping, running, etc. after meals. Because doing so will have adverse effects on gastrointestinal digestion and absorption and is not good for the health of the body. If we rest for about half an hour after a meal and then take a walk or do some light activities, we will not get appendicitis. On the contrary, it will strengthen gastrointestinal activity and increase the secretion of digestive juice, thereby promoting the digestion and absorption of food by the digestive system, which is beneficial to human health. Some people experience stomach pain when exercising after a meal. This is not because they have appendicitis, but because the stomach and intestines are full of food after a meal. Under the action of gravity, the pain oscillates greatly during exercise, causing the mesentery to be stretched. Do not mistakenly think that it is appendicitis and add to your mental burden.

In addition to eating too much which can cause abdominal pain during exercise, other factors such as not doing enough warm-up exercises can also cause abdominal pain. When the human body suddenly switches from a resting state to an active state without doing warm-up exercises or doing insufficient warm-up exercises, the gastrointestinal tract will be vibrated due to running and jumping, and the intestinal peristalsis will also change, causing digested food and residues to accumulate in the ileocecal region, and pain may be caused by this expansion and stimulation. We all know that during exercise, the functions of various internal organs in the body also undergo great changes. The overall purpose of these changes is to adapt to the needs of muscle movement. For example, the heart's ability to contract is enhanced, while gastrointestinal activity is weakened, etc. However, if we suddenly change from a static state to a state of intense exercise, due to the certain inertia of the internal organs' functions, they cannot immediately adapt to the needs of exercise, and abnormal pain during exercise will occur. In addition, sometimes due to blood circulation disorders in the internal organs, blood stasis in the liver or spleen may also cause abdominal pain. However, at this time, the pain mostly occurs in the left and right lower ribs. When pain occurs, you can squeeze the painful area with your hands to relieve the pain.

So, what is the correct way to exercise after a meal? In principle, well-trained people can start doing some light exercise half an hour to an hour after a meal; people who do not exercise regularly should rest longer. If you are ill, especially if you have gastrointestinal disease, you should exercise under the guidance of a doctor. As for formal exercise and intense competition, it is best to start one and a half hours after a meal.

The above information clearly explains some of the consequences and disadvantages of exercising after meals. However, it is still appropriate to do some light exercise such as taking a walk after a meal. In normal times, you should also rest more and try to do less exercise after eating. So as not to overload your body and cause discomfort. I hope everyone can pay as much attention as possible.