Go for a ten minute walk after lunch or dinner

There is a spike in blood sugar levels after a meal, as your body starts breaking down the food. Several studies have proved that post-meal walking can prevent a sudden spike in sugar levels.

Walking after eating can improve digestion, help manage blood sugar levels, reduce heart disease risk, promote weight loss and help regulate blood pressure.

Body movement can aid your digestion by promoting stimulation of the stomach and intestines, causing food to move through more rapidly. In addition, low to moderate physical activity after eating may have a protective effect on the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. In fact, it’s been shown to prevent diseases like peptic ulcers, heartburn, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), diverticular disease, constipation, and colorectal cancer.

Walking after eating can also improve blood sugar management. This is particularly important for people with type 1 and 2 diabetes — conditions that impair blood sugar processing — because exercising after eating may prevent excessive spikes in blood sugar, thus reducing the amount of insulin or oral medications required.