Ready for better gut health?
It’s easy to get focused on food and nutrition, but don’t forget movement! Here are 3 exercises that are backed by research to support digestion.
🚶♀️ Walking
Walking helps to stimulate the digestive tract so you experience better bowel movements and less gas and bloating. Plus, research shows that physical activity supports a healthy gut microbiome!
🧘♀️ Yoga
Yoga puts the nervous system into the parasympathetic “rest and digest” mode, while also directly stimulating digestion through certain poses (like downward dog or triangle pose). Research has shown that yoga improves quality of life in people with functional digestive problems.
🏋️♂️ Crunches
Crunches, sit-ups, and other exercises that strengthen the abdominal muscles can help to ease gas and bloating—just do them on an empty stomach!
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Reference
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Song BK, Han D, Brellenthin AG, Kim YS. Effects of core strengthening exercise on colon transit time in young adult women. J Exerc Sci Fit. 2021;19(3):158-165. [link]
Wilke E, Reindl W, Thomann PA, Ebert MP, Wuestenberg T, Thomann AK. Effects of yoga in inflammatory bowel diseases and on frequent IBD-associated extraintestinal symptoms like fatigue and depression. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2021;45:101465 [link]