Excersize or rest after eating?

If you go into the pool after eating you can get stomach cramps. I think the same can be said for strenous exercise such as running, jogging or biking. Those who do exercise right after eating most likely just walk. Walking at a slow and steady pace would be safest and avoiding going uphill. Of course if you've not had so much to eat then I suppose it wouldn't matter how fast you walk. I've read somewhere that exercising BEFORE eating is more beneficial as well as a full glass of water before brushing your teeth in the morning.

I think it's better to exercise after you have a light food and wait 30 minutes. For swimming this is different. Wait 2 hours.

I like to let a little time pass after I eat before any exercise.

if'n ya go swimmin' within 'bout'n hour 'fter ya eat, it can make ya purty ill. lots'f folks take walks 'n the like 'fter they eat, no harm in doin' such. some say it aids in digestion.

Let it digest of course. The time for exercise is before you eat. The exercise keeps burning calories which is a good way to eat what you like and lose at the same time. You do need to wait an hour before going in the water otherwise you could get cramp and the possibility of drowning.

I don't know about swimming, but if you are doing a hard workout, it is better to do it before eating. I think a leisurely stroll would be fine for after a meal.

I had al ways heard the food will not digest properl y when you go in right after you eat and I found if I went swimming right after eating I would get a bad stomach ache so I just wait for a while before getting in the p ool.

I can't work out immediately after eating. A light walk maybe but at least 1-2 before exercising! Or else I'll throw my food up, lol.

There is a lot of confusion about going into the water, you have not to go into the water if the digestion already started, that it usually happens from half an hour up to an hour after eating. Hard work and exercise are better in the morning, never after eating, but it's also wrong to go to sleep.

I remember getting so frustrated as a child when my father wouldn't let us go swimming for an hour after eating, but I don't think it applied to any other form of exercise.

I was brought up the same way you were, relaxing after eating before exercising or swimming.

I have a tendency not to eat that much so I would rather go for a walk and get rid of it that way.

Personally I would rather do a workout before I ate and then take a nice shower and enjoy a good meal. Not too much but just enough to make me feel good.

After a big meal I like a rest. Usually either a sleep or just sitting watching tv. I think if I exercised straight after eating I would be sick.

You exercise before. I have heard that if you exercise correctly you will still be burning calories when you eat.

It is said by health experts that we should exercise at least two hours after eating . And i stick to that .

I always heard that it is not good to go into the water and swim after you have eaten a meal. After an hour you can swim.

I have read that a walk is the best thing to do after eating. I would certainly not swim or exercise hard

Mild exercise like going for a walk feels the best to me.