Andrew Huberman· PhD
There's actually a really nice literature showing that walks after a meal can speed glucose clearance from the blood stream, can be beneficial for not just weight loss, but cardiovascular health, et cetera.
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The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
There's actually a really nice literature showing that walks after a meal can speed glucose clearance from the blood stream, can be beneficial for not just weight loss, but cardiovascular health, et cetera.
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simply a 10minute walk around the block or a dance party in the kitchen moving your muscles for 10 minutes after a meal can drastically reduce your glucose response because you're just bringing all those channels to the membrane you're taking up the glucose you're using it
I have heard that a short walk after a meal will reduce blood glucose in a way that's really dramatic huge amount 30 35% just taking a walk around the block after meal that's definitely a prescription I think everyone should do because the research is so strong on it
walking is literally a glucose disposal signal so you're just simply asking
blunts blood glucose by 17%
For blood sugar control after a meal, doing 10 squats every 45 minutes outperforms a dedicated 30 min walk by 14%.