A report from George Washington University is suggesting that walking after each meal could cut the risk of developing Type-2 diabetes. The short walks help control blood sugar levels the same as one long walk each day.

Elevated blood sugar levels after meals are suspected of elevating the risk for Type-2 and so “resting after eating is the worst thing you can do” according to the report.

The study had subjects conduct 15 minute walks after each of three meals.

Older people are more susceptible to Type-2 diabetes from meals because of lower insult resistance in the muscles and slow insulin output from the pancreas, so the walks are especially important as you age. The best time to walk was determined to be after the evening meal with is usually the largest of the day.

“The important take-home message [from the study] is that doing any physical activity, even at a low intensity, is good for you,” Dr. Matthew Hobbs of Diabetes UK told the BBC.

Also important was a healthy diet that can help with weight loss and maintenance such as those suggested by frequent Jim Bakker Show guest Dr. Don Colbert.