One should also walk 100 steps daily after meals. This is an age-old Indian belief that is also great for your digestive system.
Nowadays everyone is living such a fast forward life that somewhere after having food they start working in the office or sit with mobile phone or lie down on the bed directly after having food. There are very few people who prefer to take a walk after a meal to improve their digestion. A. It is a healthy and good habit. As important as diet is to staying healthy and active, what do you do after meals? According to an old Indian tradition, a person should walk at least 100 steps every night after dinner, which is called ‘Shatpavali’.
Explaining the meaning of Shatpavali, doctors say that whenever and however many times you eat, you should walk at least 100 steps. According to him, the practice of walking 100 steps has been going on since ancient times and it has a good effect on your digestion.
Benefits of walking only 100 steps after eating food:
Digestive power will be strong
calories will be burned
Blood sugar level will remain under control
It will also control the triglyceride level i.e. fat stored in the blood after a meal.
According to a study, taking a short walk after a meal maintains blood sugar levels and reduces the risk of type-2 diabetes. That’s why according to Ayurveda, one should make a habit of walking a little after eating.
Do not do this after eating food.
Sleeping immediately after eating should be avoided. Because if you sleep immediately after eating, it can increase the amount of phlegm and fat in the body and its side effect also falls on your metabolism, due to which digestion can also slow down. Apart from this, it has been said in Ayurveda that water should not be drunk immediately after the meal, water should be drunk only after half an hour of the meal, there is a possibility of weight gain by drinking water immediately after the meal.
