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Walk After Dinner Day is a student-led initiative to create a new ritual after meals
Walk After Dinner Day is a student-led initiative to create a new ritual after meals
Instead of viewing exercise as a must, grab your loved ones after dinner - or any meal -and go on a walk
Instead of viewing exercise as a must, grab your loved ones after dinner - or any meal -and go on a walk
WADD isn’t just one day, it’s the start of a powerful habit
WADD isn’t just one day, it’s the start of a powerful habit
- Timing Matters
Studies show that when you walk may matter more than how long you walk.
Studies show that when you walk may matter more than how long you walk.
15-20 minutes right after a meal si a good rule of thumb
15-20 minutes right after a meal si a good rule of thumb
(Reynolds et al, 2016)
2. Only 10 minutes
2. Only 10 minutes
A 10-minute walk after a meal has similar effects on lowering blood sugar as a normal 30-minute walk
A 10-minute walk after a meal has similar effects on lowering blood sugar as a normal 30-minute walk
Getting in roughly 1000-1500 steps is all you need!
Getting in roughly 1000-1500 steps is all you need!
(Hashimoto et al, 2025)
3. Not just diabetes
3. Not just diabetes
Walking after large meals like dinner doesn't only lower blood sugar
Walking after large meals like dinner doesn't only lower blood sugar
It can improve hear health and reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease
It can improve hear health and reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease
(Stens et al, 2023)
Sources
Sources
Hashimoto, K., Dora, K., Murokami, Y., Matsumura, T., Yuuki, L. W., Yang, S., & Hashimoto, T. (2025). Positive impact of a 10-min walk immediately after glucose intake on postprandial glucose levels. Scientific reports, 15(1), 22662. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-07312-y
Reynolds, A. N., Mann, J. I., Williams, S., & Venn, B. J. (2016). Advice to walk after meals is more effective for lowering postprandial glycaemia in type 2 diabetes mellitus than advice that does not specify timing: a randomised crossover study. Diabetologia, 59(12), 2572–2578. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-016-4085-2
Stens, N. A., Bakker, E. A., Mañosa, A., Buffart, L. M., Ortega, F. B., Lee, D. C., Thompson, P. D., Thijssen, D. H. J., & Eijsvogels, T. M. H. (2023). Relationship of Daily Step Counts to All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Events. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 82(15), 1483–1494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.07.029t can improve hear health and reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease
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