Night walk for Waight Loss
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Not an early bird? Try night walks for weight loss!
Morning may be the best time to go for a walk, but there are benefits of night walks too! From weight loss to improved sleep, know what it can do for you.
A girl walking at night
A night walk helps boost your metabolism and burn calories. Image courtesy: Freepik
Anjuri Nayar Singh
PUBLISHED: 2 NOV 2023, 21:11 PM IST
Inputs from
Wanitha Ashok
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Be it digesting your food, de-stressing after a long day, or preparing your body for well-rested sleep, night walks have many advantages. So, if you also love an early dinner and a night-time stroll, this one’s for you! Well, your night walk might actually help be on your weight loss track as well!
Can night walks help in weight loss?
The festive season is here, and putting on weight seems to be an inevitable reality. However, including a night walk in your daily schedule can actually help you stay put on your weight loss journey. Wanitha Ashok, fitness coach and Fit India Ambassador, tells Health Shots the various ways a night walk can help to prevent weight gain. Here are some key benefits of walking after dinner:
1. Burns calories
Night walks can help you burn calories and lose weight.
2. Boosts metabolism
A faster metabolism actually burns more calories and helps you lose weight.
3. Reduces stress
Walking reduce our stress,if we walk daily.
4. Helps you sleep better
Poor sleep makes our body and mind very slow.Night walk helps us sleep better.
What should you not do on your night walk?
While taking a refreshing walk at night has many health benefits, there are some things that you must avoid during this walk. Ashok says that you should not try to workout during your night walk. “Late night intense exercises should not be done as these can lead to insomnia. Light walks post dinner is recommended as it’s favourable to maintain blood sugar level,” she says.
In fact, she says that it’s important to keep the walk as relaxing as possible. “Brisk walk, running and even jogging, should not be done when you step out at night. Even if it’s a causal walk, wear good shoes and step out,” she says.
Ashok adds that the time duration of the walk should also not be one that tires you out completely. “Aim for 20 minutes only,” she advises, adding, “Brisk walking should be ideally early morning or later in the evening between 5:00 pm -6:00pm not later than that. Dinner should be early and it should be done maximum by 7:00 pm. Ideally, 7:30 pm should be time when you head out for your causal walk.”
Is a night walk better than a morning walk?
There is no better way to start our fitness journey than a morning walk. It also gets us ready for our day!
Morning walks help you kick start the day in the right way. It helps set the mood, lifts the spirit due to endorphin release and keeps you active and energetic the rest of the day. Fasting cardio helps the body to use the stored fat as energy, which is why it is essential that this happens in the morning time,” says Ashok.
She adds that there is a chance that evening walks might not even happen. “Evening walks are actually very easy to miss. You might get late at work, or a dinner party may stretch or even a tiring day or late work calls can tempt you to cancel your walk. I suggest people to be done with their workouts in the morning, stay active all day long, take breaks periodically and include the causal post dinner walk,” she says.
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