{"id":59006,"date":"2025-04-29T02:11:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T02:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/59006\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T02:11:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T02:11:10","slug":"what-the-heck-is-a-fart-walk-why-this-practice-is-being-hailed-as-the-secret-to-healthy-aging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/59006\/","title":{"rendered":"What the heck is a fart walk? Why this practice is being hailed as the secret to healthy aging"},"content":{"rendered":"

It may sound silly, but physicians say farting on the street<\/a> following a meal can help to improve long-term health.<\/p>\n

\u201cCrop dusting\u201d the patio, avenue or boardwalk can improve intestinal function, according to Dr. Tim Tiutan, an internal medicine physician at New York City\u2019s Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cWalking after meals does promote intestinal motility,\u201d he explained in an Instagram Reel<\/a>, \u201cor movement of our intestines to get rid of gas and prevent constipation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tiutan said that walking can help to prevent blood sugar spikes, regulate the hormone insulin better and lower the risk of cancer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI totally support fart walks,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

So, why do \u201cfart walks\u201d help?<\/p>\n

It helps stimulate the bowels<\/p>\n

Flatulence is caused by the digestive process and the food that we eat. While the body naturally works to move stool through its intestines, exercise can aid that process.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bowel does move well on its own, but it moves better when you move,\u201d Dr. Christopher Damman, a gastroenterologist at the Digestive Health Center at University of Washington Medical Center, said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Going on a \u2018fart walk\u2019 could help you live longer, according to physicians. The practice may reduce the risk of developing cancer or type 2 diabetes. (Getty Images\/iStock)<\/p>\n

\u201cMoving your body will help stimulate and open up your bowels,” he noted. “Whether or not you\u2019d rather pass the gas while you\u2019re outdoors or inside or exercising or not, that is your prerogative.\u201d<\/p>\n

After a meal, diners\u2019 blood sugar levels rise immediately, as sugars from the food enter the bloodstream<\/a>. If they\u2019ve skipped breakfast, that can also increase blood sugar after lunch and dinner<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While the body normally uses insulin to moderate blood sugar, high blood sugar <\/a>\u2014 also known as hyperglycemia \u2014 can occur when the body does not produce enough insulin or respond to insulin correctly. The condition can lead to serious complications if its not treated, including eye damage, kidney problems and heart disease, according to Yale Medicine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Damman noted that previous studies have suggested exercising immediately after meals can be \u201cdisproportionately beneficial to regulating blood sugar levels.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSome studies have suggested even just five minutes of getting your heart rate up \u2014 going for a stroll around the neighborhood, doing some jumping jacks \u2014 is sufficient to blunt the post-meal spike in blood sugar levels,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Although, people should not exercise to levels of discomfort.<\/p>\n

It may help stave off diabetes<\/p>\n

High blood sugar often affects people who have diabetes. The chronic disease reduces insulin\u2019s effects on the body and people with type 2 diabetes may be resistant to insulin or not able to make enough to keep a normal blood sugar level, according to the Mayo Clinic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

People who are 45 or older, are overweight or obese, have a parent or sibling with type 2, are physically active fewer than three times week, and certain groups are at risk for both prediabetes and type 2 diabetes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Any kind of exercise can lower the risk of multiple types of cancer. Walking is a great way to get a bit of movement in your daily life (Getty Images\/iStock)<\/p>\n

Exercise of any kind can lower that risk. Although, when people do it is crucial, according to Damman. It\u2019s important to fart walk within an hour of a meal.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you wait too long, you\u2019ll miss the spike because it starts going up within minutes after you eat when the stomach starts to empty into the small intestine where all of the nutrients, including glucose, get absorbed into the blood,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

It could reduce your risk of cancer<\/p>\n

Lastly, getting enough exercise lowers peoples\u2019 risk of multiple types of cancer. Most adults can meet recommended levels by walking 30 minutes a day at a rate of three miles per hour<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cGoing for a walk at an average to brisk pace can provide people with a tremendous health benefit. It\u2019s free, easy, and can be done anywhere,\u201d Dr. Alpa Patel, of American Cancer Society, said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“You get more bang for the buck if you walk after meals,” Loretta DiPietro, a professor of exercise and nutrition science at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, told NPR<\/a>.<\/p>\n