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What Is Fart Walk – A Viral Fitness Trend Which Can Aid In Digestion?

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What Is Fart Walk – A Viral Fitness Trend Which Can Aid In Digestion?

Walking is accompanied by multiple health benefits. Now, a new fitness trend which has emerged – fart walking – is said to help in digestion. But how it that? Read this to find out.

What Is Fart Walk – A Viral Fitness Trend Which Can Aid In Digestion? (Image credits: iStock)

TikToker Mairlyn Smith recently introduced her followers to a new fitness trendFart Walk – which has gone viral ever since. Mairlyn claimed that every night she and her husband lace up their running shoes about 60 minutes after dinner and head out. “Now, why do we do this?” she says in the video. “Well, we eat a lot of fiber, so we have gas—everybody does—and, yeah, you fart while you walk. So that’s why I named it that,” she added.

Smith said that it all began 10 years ago when she suggested to her husband that they go for a walk after dinner. The fart walk, does help in digestion, as every form of exercise does.

While speaking to media, Dr Lisa Ganjhu, a gastroenterologist at NYU Langone said, “When you are moving, your GI tract is also moving. This helps trigger gut motility, or movement of your intestines, which is essential for properly breaking down food.” Good digestion can help prevent problems like heartburn, acid reflux, and bloating.

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