It is recommended to go walking after eating a heavy dinner, but the question is...how long should you wait after dinner to go walking?
It is not recommended to go walking right after you eat because the digestive system needs more blood to help digest the food . If you walk instantly, the blood will go to other organs and may cause dizziness and vomiting in some people.
It is advised to wait at least 20 minutes after your meal, to give the digestive system enough time to digest the food, and take in all the nutrition needed . After this short period, it is then recommended to take your walk.
So what are some of the benefits to walking after dinner?
- Walking in the evening after dinner is a great step to weight loss because it has all the benefits of a normal walk.
- Getting a jump on digestion will help continue that process throughout the night, burning more calories and shedding pounds faster.
- Decreases depression
- Helps to increase muscular strength
- Eases lower back pain
- Helps reduce hypertension and high blood pressure
- Increases good HTL cholesterol
- Helps decrease body fat
- Helps maintain and increase bone density
- Reduces the risk of Type II diabetes
- Increases metabolism
- increases the immune system
