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Brief Post-Meal Walks & Blood Sugar Regulation

1 Jun 2024 · 1 min

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Transcript excerpt from a YouTube conversation (Andrew Huberman and Casey Means) recommending brief post-meal walks to substantially lower postprandial blood glucose. Casey Means states that 10 minutes of walking after a meal can reduce glucose response by about 30–35% and recommends this as a simple, high-leverage habit supported by clinical and levels data.

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About 30–35%.

Around 10 minutes (e.g., a 10-minute walk around the block).

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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 a meal. That's definitely a prescription I think everyone should do, because the research is so strong on it. Is that building in simply a 10 minute 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. It's a whole different physiology than sitting on the couch after a meal. That's very high impact. It's high leverage if it's after a meal. So highly recommend that. And the levels data and clinical data has shown that out time and time again.