A short walk after dinner may be worth keeping
Walking soon after eating can reduce acute post-meal glucose excursions, but the evidence on whether post-meal exercise is always better than pre-meal exercise is more mixed than the headline suggests.
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Notes on walking, strength, Pilates and ways of moving that feel useful in everyday life.
Walking soon after eating can reduce acute post-meal glucose excursions, but the evidence on whether post-meal exercise is always better than pre-meal exercise is more mixed than the headline suggests.
Newer evidence suggests meaningful health benefits well below 10,000 daily steps, while randomised trials show trackers can help people move more. I still do not want the number to become the walk.