how much should you walk to lose weight?

8 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In this short fitness monologue, Eric Roberts advocates taking a 10‑minute walk after each meal—what he calls a “digestion walk.” He argues that these brief walks improve gut health and reduce bloating more effectively than supplements, and that gut health is directly linked to brain health, mood, and energy levels. The walks also lower insulin and blunt blood‑sugar spikes, preventing energy crashes. By stacking multiple 10‑minute walks (e.g., three to five per day), a person can easily add 3,000–5,000 steps, making daily step count the most efficient fat‑burning activity. While outdoor walks provide vitamin D, Roberts notes that the walks can be done indoors—up stairs or around the house—so the benefit is accessible anywhere.

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There's one thing in fitness that is actually worth the hype, and that is getting outside and taking a 10-minute digestion walk after you eat your meal. First, because this will help your bloating, your gut health, more than any supplement or detox or probiotic ever could. And gut health is directly linked to brain health, your mood, your energy, not to mention it lowers your insulin and blood sugar spikes. Which means you won't have big energy crashes throughout the day. And if you take 3, 4, 5, 10-minute walks, that could easily be 3,000, 4,000, 5,000 extra daily steps. And your daily steps are the most efficient fat-burning exercise that you can do. And truth be told, you don't even have to go outside. Yes, getting outside, getting the vitamin D— not that kind of vitamin D— is important, but this could be walking up and down the flights of stairs in your work building. This could be walking around your house. Just move and thank me later.