According to Eatingwell, walking after meals helps muscles absorb glucose, reducing blood sugar and insulin levels.
You only need to walk 15 - 30 minutes a day to help reduce blood sugar levels for about 24 hours.
The walking plan below helps lower blood sugar levels and is designed for beginners. This plan starts with 3 walks, each 5 minutes and gradually increases to 10 to 12 minutes per day. You can comfortably increase or decrease the number of minutes of walking based on your comfort level and experience.
Day 1
After breakfast: Walk for 5 minutes
After lunch: Walk for 5 minutes
After dinner: Walk for 5 minutes
Day 2
After breakfast: Walk for 5 minutes
After lunch: Walk for 7 minutes
After dinner: Walk for 7 minutes
Day 3
After breakfast: Walk for 7 minutes
After lunch: Walk for 7 minutes
After dinner: Walk for 7 minutes
Day 4
After breakfast: Walk for 7 minutes
After lunch: Walk for 10 minutes
After dinner: Walk for 10 minutes
Day 5
active rest, such as yoga or other types of exercise
Day 6
After breakfast: Walk for 10 minutes
After lunch: Walk for 10 minutes
After dinner: Walk for 10 minutes
Saturday
After breakfast: Walk for 10 minutes
After lunch: Walk for 10 minutes
After dinner: Walk for 12 minutes