Is it okay for young children to take a walk after dinner?

For adults, basically taking a walk after a meal is very beneficial to health, especially for some elderly people, it is also a very good way to maintain health. So for young children, is it good to take a walk after a meal with adults? In response to everyone's questions, the editor has collected some benefits and precautions about children's walks. Those in need can follow the editor to learn more.

Walk a hundred steps after a meal. A hundred steps is an approximate number. The intention is to walk, and there is no need to limit yourself to this number. Walking is one of the easiest ways to stay healthy. For those who are weak, sick, older, or obese, they cannot undergo complex technical training, but walking is within their ability and they are willing to do it.

Walking can enhance the tension and elasticity of the lower limb ligaments, make the limb joints flexible and elastic, prevent and delay the aging of the legs and feet. Walking can promote digestion and absorption. Pacing for more than ten minutes after a meal will help the food in the stomach enter the intestines more easily.

According to TCM theory, "the spleen governs transportation and transformation, and the spleen governs the limbs", which means that activities of the limbs can promote the spleen and stomach's function of receiving and transporting nutrients, while the nutrients absorbed by the spleen and stomach nourish the limbs and ensure the functional activities of the limbs.

Walking can promote blood circulation, enhance heart function and increase blood vessel elasticity. It has been reported that for patients in the recovery stage of acute myocardial infarction, gradually increasing the walking distance and speeding up the pace of exercise is beneficial to recovery. Walking can increase lung capacity. For people with tuberculosis and chronic respiratory diseases, going for a walk in the wild and breathing fresh air is especially beneficial.

Taking a walk can cultivate your sentiments, eliminate sadness and depression, and make you feel relaxed and happy. Walking is indeed an important exercise method to cure diseases and prolong life. Any fitness exercise is inseparable from walking, so the ancients said: "Walking comes first of all exercises", which makes sense.

Now that you have read the editor's introduction about children's walks after meals, parents who are confused in this regard can take a look at the precautions introduced by the editor above. In normal times, you must pay more attention to the health of children's diet and pay more attention to cultivating good eating habits for children, which will promote children's exercise and be beneficial to their physical and mental development.