Getting regular exercise is essential for overall health, and it also supports gut health, according to Dr. Roshini Raj, a gastroenterologist at New York University Langone Medical Center.

Benefits of Exercise for Gut Health

Any type of regular exercise is beneficial, but aerobic exercises like walking are particularly helpful for digestion and gut health. Dr. Raj explains that when you are sedentary, your digestion may slow down, causing bloating, gas, and constipation.

Exercise can help stimulate your gut and get the muscles of the digestive tract to move, relieving stress, which plays a role in gut health. It can also improve the balance of your gut microbiome, improving the diversity of bacteria in your gut.

A short walk after eating can have unique benefits for both digestion and blood sugar stabilization. Just 10 minutes outside or on a treadmill is enough to feel the benefits of walking after eating.

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