What are the exercises before and after meals?

Nowadays, people like to do various kinds of sports very much, whether it is swimming, running, skipping rope and other sports. People also like them and are constantly trying other sports, hoping to achieve the best physical fitness effect through this method. Today, the topic we are going to discuss is whether there is any big difference between exercising before meals and exercising after meals.

Generally, it is best to exercise two hours after a meal, but if you exercise too much at night, it will affect your sleep, so it is best to eat earlier and exercise earlier.

The above is what I said myself. . Here’s what I found:

It is not advisable to engage in strenuous exercise before or after meals. There should be a certain interval between exercise and meals.

During exercise, the activity of muscles redistributes blood throughout the body, and a large amount of blood flows to the muscles involved in the activity. The blood vessels of internal organs, such as the stomach and intestines, are in a state of relative contraction. Therefore, the digestion and absorption functions are also inhibited, the secretion of gastric juice decreases, and the digestive ability weakens. In addition, the sympathetic nerves are excited during exercise and the secretion of adrenaline is greatly increased, which can also weaken the peristalsis of the gastrointestinal tract and greatly reduce the secretion of the digestive glands. However, this state cannot be changed immediately after exercise. It takes a certain amount of rest to return to normal, so you cannot eat immediately after intense exercise. If you eat immediately after intense exercise, it will affect your digestion and absorption ability. If this continues for a long time, it will cause symptoms such as indigestion, loss of appetite, and chronic gastritis. Generally speaking, it is more appropriate to rest for half an hour or even longer before eating after exercise.

Similarly, you should not engage in strenuous exercise immediately after a meal. If you engage in strenuous exercise immediately after a meal, the blood that is currently involved in gastrointestinal digestion will be redistributed and flow to organs such as muscles, which will also affect gastrointestinal digestion and absorption.

The above is a detailed description of the differences between exercising before and after meals, which is something people often worry about, and whether it is better to exercise before or after meals. Whether you exercise before or after meals, you must remember to do adequate warm-up exercises so that you can achieve the best results.