How long after exercise is it appropriate to eat?

Nowadays, people are becoming more and more aware of their physical health, and many of our friends have joined the ranks of exercise in their lives. However, the correct way of exercise and the combination with diet are very important. Only by combining these two better can they play a good role in our health. Next, I will introduce to you the most appropriate time to eat after exercise.

There should be a certain interval between exercise and meals. After eating, gastrointestinal activity increases, the secretion of digestive juices increases, and the amount of blood needed to digest food also increases. If you perform strenuous exercise immediately at this time, the regulation of nerves and humoral factors will inhibit gastrointestinal activity and the secretion of digestive juices, causing a relatively reduced blood supply to the gastrointestinal tract and more blood to be supplied to the motor organs, resulting in weakened gastrointestinal digestive function, which can easily cause gastrointestinal discomfort and pain, and even indigestion. Similarly, you should wait for a certain period of time before eating after exercise, because the center that manages muscle activity is in a highly excited state during exercise, and the digestive organs are inhibited. The activity of the digestive organs needs a certain amount of time to recover. Therefore, you generally do not want to eat immediately after long-term intense exercise. You should rest for about 30 minutes after exercise before eating.

When exercising and keeping fit, the timing of meals is very important. It is not advisable to engage in strenuous exercise before or after meals. There should be a certain interval of rest between exercise and meals. During exercise, in order to ensure the oxygen supply of muscles and bones and nutrients, our body, under the regulation of the central nervous system, redistributes blood throughout the body, which greatly reduces the secretion of the digestive glands, thereby affecting digestion and absorption in the gastrointestinal tract. The more intense the exercise and the longer it lasts, the longer it takes for the digestive organs to recover. Therefore, it is a normal physiological activity for people to not want to eat after exercise. It is generally believed that it is more scientific to rest for at least 30 to 40 minutes before eating after exercise. Similarly, you should not participate in strenuous sports immediately after a meal. If you do so immediately after a meal, the blood that is involved in gastrointestinal digestion will be redistributed to the muscles and bones, which will affect gastrointestinal digestion and absorption. Participating in strenuous exercise immediately after a meal can also cause abdominal pain and discomfort due to gastrointestinal vibration and the involvement of the mesentery, which will affect human health. Therefore, you should exercise at least 1.5 hours after a meal. Engaging in less strenuous activities after meals, such as walking and relatively gentle cultural and sports activities, can not only help digestion but is also beneficial to health.

Through the above introduction, everyone should now have a clear understanding of the combination of exercise and diet. Now that we know the correct way to use it, we must pay attention to the time after exercise in our lives. Don’t rush to eat, as this is not good for your health.