Walking after Dinner

Walking has been my daily activity since Christmas 2016 when I got my first Fitbit watch.

After a few Fitbit watches later, walking still is one of my favorite activities.

Maybe that is why I keep coming across articles about the benefits of walking.

While waiting for our food at P.F. Chang's tonight, this article appeared on my phone so I read it and shared it with a friend who has been doing an after-dinner walk lately.

Surprising health benefits of walking after dinner.

Here are the key points:

• Improves digestion: Walking after dinner allows your body to produce more gastric enzymes along with allowing the stomach to assimilate the nutrients it has absorbed. This improves our digestion and reduces bloating, constipation and provides relaxation from any other stomach-related problems.

• Boosts metabolism: Walking will help you burn more calories while you rest and will keep your body in good shape.

• Boosts immunity: Walking after dinner improves your digestion and thus flushes out the toxins from the body. This, in turn, makes your internal organs work better and improves your immunity

• Regulates blood sugar levels

• Reduces cravings: Walking after a meal makes you more satisfied and reduces any kind of cravings at night

• Helps you sleep better: Walking can help you relax and thus makes you fall asleep faster.

• Depression: Walking helps in eliminating stress and releasing endorphins in your body. This makes you feel better and uplifts your mood. Thus, walking after dinner can keep you happy and beat depression.

There is a Chinese saying: walk a hundred steps after a meal and live to ninety-nine years old.

Did you walk today after dinner?