How to do strenuous exercise after a meal?

We all know that it is not suitable to do strenuous exercise after a meal, because the food has not been digested in the stomach yet. If you do strenuous exercise at this time, it can easily cause nausea, abdominal pain and indigestion. Therefore, it is best to exercise after the food has been basically digested. So how should you exercise after a meal? Next, we will introduce some exercises and maintenance methods that can be performed after meals.

1. Rinse your mouth after eating

The ancient medical scientist Zhang Zhongjing pointed out: "You should rinse your mouth after eating to keep your teeth healthy and your mouth fragrant." Rinsing your mouth after eating can keep the mouth moist and clean, stimulate the taste buds on the tongue, enhance the taste function, and effectively prevent and treat oral and dental diseases, protect the mouth and teeth, and is beneficial to increasing appetite and helping digestion and absorption.

2. Massage your abdomen after eating

Massaging the abdomen after eating can not only promote gastrointestinal motility and blood circulation in the abdominal cavity, which is beneficial to enhancing gastrointestinal function, but also serve as a benign stimulus, which is transmitted to the brain through nerves, is beneficial to the regulation of central nervous system function and plays a role in fitness and disease prevention. Specific method: Place your palms on your abdomen, with your navel as the center, and slowly and gently massage in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction for 20 circles each.

3. Walk slowly after eating

“Take a hundred steps after a meal, and you will live to be ninety-nine.” People who usually have less activity, especially those who work at a desk for long hours, or those who are overweight or have excessive stomach acid, can promote gastrointestinal motility, help the secretion of gastrointestinal digestive juices and the digestion and absorption of food, and benefit their health if they take a 20-minute walk after a meal. It is recorded in Sheyang Zhenzhong Zhongfang: "Walking a few hundred steps after eating is very beneficial to people." It also means that walking slowly after eating can promote gastrointestinal motility, help the secretion of gastrointestinal digestive juices and the digestion and absorption of food. However, you should not walk briskly, do strenuous exercise, or sit down or lie down to rest immediately after eating.

The above article introduces the exercises that can be performed after meals. It is recommended to exercise two hours after a meal, but taking a slow walk after a meal can promote gastrointestinal motility and promote digestion. Therefore, it is recommended to walk around and massage the abdomen after meals to promote digestion, but do not do strenuous exercise.