Exercise To Help Improve Digestive Health

Ultimately, exercise helps keep things moving. This includes the food in your digestive system. Digestion refers to the process of breaking down food. It is one of the vital functions performed by the body and at times, we tend to take this for granted. A healthy digestive system helps eliminate toxins and keep the stomach detoxed. Issues with the digestive system affect the overall health of your body. It might also have a negative impact on other organs. Exercise can help prevent these indigestion issues and keep things moving in your digestive system. But what are some of the exercises can you engage in to keep your digestive system working flawlessly?

 

• Walking

It is one of the best and most positive all-round workouts for your health. When you walk, the digestive system is activated into a movement. The movement helps stimulate the digestive system to tract and contract. This allows the passage of food through the intestines. It helps make for more regular bowel movements and less bloating and gas throughout the gastrointestinal tract. For better digestion, aim for 20-230 mins of walking every day.

 

• Biking

Bike riding is an effective way to move digestion in your body. The exercise ensures quick movement of food through the digestive tract. It can also help reduce the amount of water lost in the stool which in turn improves digestion. Cycling also helps reduce belly fat which helps develop a more efficient digestive system leading to more regular bowel movements.

 

• Yoga

This might sound surprising to some people but its true. Through various yoga poses, your digestion can be improved. Poses such as the child’s pose, downward facing dog, and triangle have been proved to aim for enhanced digestion. The poses when done over tie and correctly increase the core strength helping relax the muscles of the abdomen which leads to improved gut health.

 

• Sit-ups and Crunches

Sit-ups and crunches are abdominal exercises that help keep the abdominal muscles moving. This result to less bloating and gas build up in the abdomen. Include core workout in your daily routine four to five times in a week. At the beginning, go for 8-10 repetitions then push it up from there based on your physical abilities and comfort levels.

In as much as exercise can help you with digestion, it isn’t right to exercise immediately after eating. Abdominal exercises for example are best done on an empty stomach.

 

Sources:

1. https://doctor.ndtv.com/living-healthy/weight-loss-and-other-amazing-benefits-of-this-simple-exercise-you-must-do-it-everyday-1966989
2. https://doctor.ndtv.com/living-healthy/yoga-asana-for-strong-legs-lean-appearance-by-rujuta-diwekar-1962506
3. https://www.healthline.com/health/epi/exercises-digestion#yoga

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