Doing this after dinner is just asking for death

As the saying goes, "Walk a hundred steps after a meal and you can live to be ninety-nine." This seemingly healthy and long-lived lifestyle actually has great harm. Imagine if you just finished a meal and your stomach is bloated, and then you exercise, would you feel comfortable? Although this is just our personal feeling, walking a hundred steps after a meal is really alarmingly harmful.

If you take a walk immediately after a meal, the blood needs to be transported to other parts of the body, the blood supply to the gastrointestinal tract is reduced accordingly, and the food cannot be fully digested. Besides, the digestive juice in the stomach is produced by a conditioned reflex of eating food. Only when the stomach is full can the gastric juice be secreted vigorously. For example, if you take a walk after a meal, your stomach will move rapidly during the activity, pushing undigested food into the small intestine prematurely, preventing the nutrients in the food from being fully digested and absorbed. For some people, "feeling full" is just a feeling of bloating in the stomach, but the nutrients are not absorbed into the body, and the body is still in a "hungry" state. If you get up and walk away in a hurry at this time, some of the blood will inevitably be concentrated in the motor system, which will delay the secretion of digestive juices, disrupt the normal digestion of the stomach, and easily induce functional indigestion.

Moreover, if it is winter, you should not walk a hundred steps after a meal. There is a large temperature difference between indoor and outdoor dining environments. People's faces are flushed and they sweat profusely while eating. If they leave the restaurant in a hurry and walk in the biting cold wind, the capillaries in the sweat glands and subcutaneous tissues will suddenly contract, which can easily cause headaches caused by colds and increase the blood supply burden on the heart.

In addition, some people are not suitable for walking a hundred steps after a meal, such as:

1. People with coronary heart disease and angina pectoris: engaging in high-intensity physical activity immediately after eating may induce angina pectoris or even myocardial infarction. It is best to take a walk one hour after a meal, for half an hour each time, and be careful not to walk too fast.

2. Patients with hypertension, cerebral arteriosclerosis, and diabetes: After a meal, it is best to sit quietly with eyes closed and relax for 10-30 minutes before taking a walk. Taking a walk immediately can easily cause orthostatic hypotension, leading to dizziness, fatigue, and even fainting. It is best for patients with hypertension to keep their upper body straight when walking, otherwise it may compress the chest and affect heart function. It is best to land on the forefoot when walking, and not on the heel first. Otherwise, the brain will be in constant vibration, which can easily cause transient dizziness.

3. People with chronic active gastritis and peptic ulcer: Taking a walk immediately after a meal will increase gastrointestinal motility, and the food eaten will irritate the stomach wall, which is not conducive to the repair of gastric mucosa.

In this case, who is suitable for walking a hundred steps after a meal?

Experts remind that “walking a hundred steps after a meal” is most suitable for those who work at a desk for a long time, are overweight or have excessive stomach acid. Just walking for 20 minutes can promote gastrointestinal motility, secretion of digestive juices and digestion and absorption of food.

It is worth noting that even if you want to walk, you cannot walk immediately after a meal. Only if you rest for about 30 minutes after a meal before starting a walk can it have a health-care effect. And the exercise must be light, not too intense, and the time is about 15-30 minutes.