How long after eating can I walk?

Maqneta

I heard that it's not good to walk right after eating, but I don't want to walk for 40 minutes only to gain back all the calories I lost.

kar328

As soon as you put down the fork.

uconnwinsnc

You can eat and walk at the same time if you want. As long as the exercise isn't strenuous there is no required waiting time.

Cortelli

I really don't understand the question (or the statement). You can walk while you're eating if you like. Or right after. Whenever. Not sure how walking at a certain time re: eating would cause you to gain back? Do whatever works for you - the important thing is to get up and move a bit if that's what you're after (not the timing of that movement).

ETA: Jinx! re: eating and walking at the same time.

3dogsrunning

I really don't understand the question (or the statement). You can walk while you're eating if you like. Or right after. Whenever. Not sure how walking at a certain time re: eating would cause you to gain back? Do whatever works for you - the important thing is to get up and move a bit if that's what you're after (not the timing of that movement).

ETA: Jinx! re: eating and walking at the same time.

This.

starznholes

but I don't want to walk for 40 minutes only to gain back all the calories I lost.

Ummm....what?:yawn:

chelseafxx

Yeah I think that whole waiting to move around or exercise after you eat is a myth. Unless you've found it does affect you negatively then in that case you're the only one who can answer that question!

Galatea_Stone

I think you've confused walking with swimming.

hoffma25

You can walk whenever! As long as it's not strenuous and you don't suffer from low blood sugar or anything, you should be good to walk before, after, or during your mealtimes.

If a workout is strenuous, ie. running, swimming, the elliptical, then yes, you will cramp if you workout too soon after eating. As for gaining calories back as a result of walking too soon after eating? I've never heard of such a thing

ashleyisgreat

I don't want to walk for 40 minutes only to gain back all the calories I lost.

I have no idea what this might mean.

But yeah, go for a walk. It's super low impact, so it's not like you'll get sick or something.

QuietBloom

I eat and RUN at the same time. I don't understand the question.

BinaryPulsar

You have to wait thirty minutes before walking or you could drown.

MireyGal76

If I start walking immediately after I eat... I can probably manage about three hours of walking before I need to eat again.

I suppose I could go longer, but I don't want to enter starvation mode.

ndj1979

thirty minutes or you get cramps…or is that swimming…or is that swimming or walking at the same time….

_Zardoz_

You must never play the trombone while eating as it sounds terrible

QuietBloom

If I start walking immediately after I eat... I can probably manage about three hours of walking before I need to eat again.

I suppose I could go longer, but I don't want to enter starvation mode.

:laugh:

GertrudeHorse

You have to wait thirty minutes before walking or you could drown.

:laugh: :laugh:

Now the real test is who can swim, walk and eat at the same time! Sometimes I eat in the shower but I dunno if that counts.

BrainyBurro

I eat and RUN at the same time. I don't understand the question.

Galatea_Stone

You have to wait thirty minutes before walking or you could drown.

:laugh: :laugh:

Now the real test is who can swim, walk and eat at the same time! Sometimes I eat in the shower but I dunno if that counts.

I tread water and drink beer. Does that count?

sanderdejonge

It costs your body a substantial amount of energy to digest your food; therefore you can't perform as good within a given timeframe after you ate (approx. 1h after a meal).

But walking doesn't require much energy, so it doesn't really matter even if you'd eat during the walk..

ndj1979

the real question is …can you walk and chew gum thirty minutes after eating, or does that use up too much energy?