How long after eating can I walk?

Maqneta
Maqneta Posts: 388 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
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.
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  • kar328
    kar328 Posts: 4,159 Member
    As soon as you put down the fork.
  • uconnwinsnc
    uconnwinsnc Posts: 1,054 Member
    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
    Cortelli Posts: 1,369 Member
    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
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    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
    starznholes Posts: 170 Member
    but I don't want to walk for 40 minutes only to gain back all the calories I lost.
    D:
    Ummm....what?:yawn:
  • chelseafxx
    chelseafxx Posts: 251 Member
    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
    Galatea_Stone Posts: 2,037 Member
    I think you've confused walking with swimming.
  • hoffma25
    hoffma25 Posts: 36
    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
    ashleyisgreat Posts: 586 Member
    I don't want to walk for 40 minutes only to gain back all the calories I lost.
    D:

    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
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
    I eat and RUN at the same time. I don't understand the question.
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    You have to wait thirty minutes before walking or you could drown.
  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
    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
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    thirty minutes or you get cramps…or is that swimming…or is that swimming or walking at the same time….
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    You must never play the trombone while eating as it sounds terrible
  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
    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.

    :heart: :laugh:
  • GertrudeHorse
    GertrudeHorse Posts: 646 Member
    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
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
    I eat and RUN at the same time. I don't understand the question.

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  • Galatea_Stone
    Galatea_Stone Posts: 2,037 Member
    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
    sanderdejonge Posts: 415 Member
    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
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    the real question is …can you walk and chew gum thirty minutes after eating, or does that use up too much energy?
  • fleetzz
    fleetzz Posts: 962 Member
    Immediately.

    I can't run after I eat->cramps. Need at least 2 hours, sometimes more before I can run.

    Also, I haven't a clue what you were talking about regarding the calorie thing. You burn what you burn, and you eat what you eat.
  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    Uh...immediately?
  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    but I don't want to walk for 40 minutes only to gain back all the calories I lost.
    D:

    Aaaand this makes no sense
  • OkamiLavande
    OkamiLavande Posts: 336 Member
    It's best for weight loss to walk and hour after you eat because physiologically it draws blood from your digestive system so less food is absorbed so less calories used and more calories burned.

    Learned this from my Anatomy&Physio teacher.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    It's best for weight loss to walk and hour after you eat because physiologically it draws blood from your digestive system so less food is absorbed so less calories used and more calories burned.

    Learned this from my Anatomy&Physio teacher.

    please tell me this is not serious….please….pretty please
  • stephanieluvspb
    stephanieluvspb Posts: 997 Member
    It's best for weight loss to walk and hour after you eat because physiologically it draws blood from your digestive system so less food is absorbed so less calories used and more calories burned.

    Learned this from my Anatomy&Physio teacher.

    please tell me this is not serious….please….pretty please
    With sugar on top!!
  • rosebette
    rosebette Posts: 1,660 Member
    That anatomy and physiology teacher sounds as if he's completely unqualified. I never heard such nonsense.
  • OkamiLavande
    OkamiLavande Posts: 336 Member
    It's best for weight loss to walk and hour after you eat because physiologically it draws blood from your digestive system so less food is absorbed so less calories used and more calories burned.

    Learned this from my Anatomy&Physio teacher.

    please tell me this is not serious….please….pretty please
    With sugar on top!!

    Nope, not even joking. This is what he said and he's been teaching for years. He's pretty damn knowledgeable about everything regarding physiology and anatomy. I thought it was pretty stupid too, but thought I'd throw it in just to see if it was an answer the OP was hoping for.

    Though personally I feel weird doing any exercise right after eating.
  • lorim200
    lorim200 Posts: 38 Member
    I tread water and drink beer. Does that count?
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    This site needs a like button lol
  • GertrudeHorse
    GertrudeHorse Posts: 646 Member
    I tread water and drink beer. Does that count?

    I count it towards my 5+ servings a day.

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