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136. Short Walks for our Health (New Research!) + Longer, Slow Walks for Our Well-Being, with Jonathon Stalls

Wellness While Walking

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Light Intensity Walking Could Lower Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

The study was called the acute effects of interrupting prolonged sitting time in adults with standing and light intensity walking on bio markers of cardio metabolic health. People's blood sugar levels rose and declined more gradually when they walked for a few minutes between about 60 and 90 minutes after eating a meal. And those more moderated ups and downs are really way better for us than any violent swings up and down in our blood sugar.

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