09/08/2026
Squats or walking? What actually lowers after-meal glucose?
The study was about movement breaks — not picking a winner.
What the study did: 3-minute walking OR squatting breaks every 45 minutes beat uninterrupted sitting (and one matched 30-min walk) for acute post-meal glucose in a small crossover trial.
What it did NOT say: It did not prove squats beat walking for everyone, or that you should stop walking.
Safer takeaway: Break up long sits. Walk, stand, march in place, or sit-to-stand — pick what your knees and balance allow.
Ask at your next visit what fits you.
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Kulmeet Kundlas MD
Shield Medical Group
Educational · Adult primary care
Small study (18 sedentary overweight/obese men, ages 18–35) — limited generalizability. Educational only. This is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Do not overclaim for older adults or people with diabetes.