The real factor that helps lower blood sugar effectively is not leisurely walking, but brisk walking combined with intermittent exercise for 30 minutes after meals. In other words, just walking slowly around the house or on the streets is almost not effective.
After eating, especially a high-carbohydrate meal, blood sugar usually rises rapidly and peaks in about 30-60 minutes. If at this time, you exercise with moderate intensity - such as walking quickly for a few minutes, taking a short break, and then continuing to walk quickly - your heart rate will be better activated, muscles will participate more, thereby helping the body use glucose more effectively.
This form of exercise can help consume about 20-30% more blood sugar than regular continuous walking, thereby helping to better control blood sugar fluctuations after meals.
Many people think that interval training is only suitable for young people, but in fact it is not complicated at all. Middle-aged and older people can completely adjust the appropriate intensity. For example, you can walk quickly for 10 minutes, stop to stretch, and then continue to walk quickly for another 10 minutes, the effectiveness will be much higher than prolonged slow walking.
The important thing is that exercise needs the participation of the whole body, you should not do it superficially for show. The best time to start exercising is about 30 minutes after meals; you should not exercise too early because it can affect digestion, but you should not be too late because you will miss the golden time when blood sugar is rising.
However, it should be noted that this is not a long-term solution for treatment, but only a measure to support improving blood sugar control in the short term, with effectiveness that can be clearly seen immediately after a workout, especially useful for people with diabetes.
