How long should you wait after a meal before exercising?

Exercise can make us strong. Everyone needs some exercise every day to make our body strong. After maintaining a reasonable diet, regular exercise will not only make us healthy, but also make us feel good every day. These are the great motivations that exercise brings us. So, do you know when is the best time to exercise? How long after eating can we start exercising?

1 First, let's understand the dangers of exercising too quickly after a meal: We all know that exercise requires a lot of blood to increase oxygen content, but after a meal is the peak period of digestion and gastrointestinal movement. If we exercise immediately after a meal, it will cause more blood to flow to the exercising muscles and bones, causing the gastrointestinal digestion process to be obstructed. I believe many people have experienced the feeling of stomach pain after exercising after a meal. This is a direct manifestation.

2 Over time, this bad living habit will easily cause more gastrointestinal diseases. For example, common stomach diseases, appendicitis, etc. Once you develop a gastrointestinal disease, it will accompany you for the rest of your life. You have to be careful about what you eat at every meal. If you don't pay attention, you will suffer a lot. It's really uncomfortable. So while exercise is important, you must also be cautious and be kind to your stomach.

3 First, half an hour after meal: In this half of the school, it is most appropriate to rest, sit quietly, chat with family and friends after meal, and talk about happy topics after dinner. It not only maintains a good mood, but also ensures optimal digestion of food. There is also a saying that goes "Take a walk after a meal and live to be 99". Many people advocate taking a walk immediately after a meal to promote digestion and lose weight. In fact, I think this statement is not scientific, but it is not completely wrong. This depends on each individual. For people with good physical fitness, a light walk after a meal is also good, but for many people with poor physical fitness or gastrointestinal diseases, they must be very careful. They must rest well after a meal before they can do moderate exercise, even if it is a walk.

The above are some suggestions from experts on how long you can exercise after a meal. From this, we can see that we can do some light exercise within half an hour after a meal, such as walking, etc., but don’t run or play badminton, as this is not good for the body. You can exercise casually two hours after a meal, but be careful not to over-exercise and overload your body.