What are the dangers of long-term exercise after meals?

I believe many people get a headache when they mention exercise. In fact, exercise brings many benefits to our body. For example, exercise can help us lose weight, strengthen our body's immunity and make us less likely to get sick. Exercise can also help us eliminate the stress brought by work and study. So can you exercise immediately after a meal? Here is some information I have collected, let’s take a look together.

Doing strenuous exercise immediately after a meal will inhibit the secretion of digestive juices and the peristalsis of the digestive tract. This is because during strenuous exercise, the blood flow to the muscles throughout the body increases, while the blood flow to the stomach and internal organs decreases relatively. These reasons can easily cause indigestion and malabsorption, affect metabolism, and even cause chronic stomach problems.

Therefore, it is not appropriate to do strenuous exercise immediately after a meal. Formal training and intense competitions are best carried out at least 1.5 hours after a meal. But for people who regularly participate in sports activities, they can do any exercise other than strenuous activities after a ten-minute to half an hour rest after a meal.

During strenuous exercise, blood flow to the limbs increases, affecting the blood supply to the gastrointestinal tract, affecting the secretion of gastric juice, and making food digestion difficult. At the same time, the stomach volume increases after a meal, and exercise will cause gastroptosis.

After a meal, the parasympathetic nerves that control the stomach become excited, and most of the blood is concentrated in the stomach and liver. If you exercise right after a meal, firstly, the stomach that stores a lot of food will be jolted and will constantly pull the ligaments that fix the stomach. In the long run, this will cause the ligaments to loosen and lead to gastroptosis. Secondly, it will disperse the excitement points of blood and nerves, weaken gastric motility, and the food will enter the intestines without being fully ground, which is not conducive to further digestion and absorption.

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

I believe everyone must have understood something through the above information. You can take a walk after a meal, but you cannot exercise immediately, as this is bad for your health. Moreover, exercising immediately after a meal will cause abdominal pain. Regular exercise can promote the growth of our bones and muscles, but when exercising, you must exercise in moderation according to your physical condition.