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Its officially a Fart Walk Summer, and the health trend is doctor approved
According to experts and social media users, fart walk summer is officially here, and it’s a stinky one!
Just when you thought 2024 couldn’t get any weirder after the sudden realization about dolphins, fitness fans come along with a new and strange trend for you to try out. We shouldn’t be surprised though, online communities earlier dreamt up other bewildering trends like the Soft Guy Era and calling a bowl of sweets a candy salad.
What is a fart walk? And should you be doing them?
The fart walk was a term coined by Canadian actress and cookbook author Mairlyn Smith (@mairlynthequeenoffibre), who now has a loyal following of fellow fart walkers.
The premise of the walk is incredibly simple and entails releasing your gas on a walk around 60 minutes after eating dinner. The idea is that you return home feeling free and comfortable following a hefty meal.
It all began 10 years ago& I suggested to my husband that we go for a walk after dinner. When you eat as much fiber as we do, you can get gassy. We walked&cue the farts, and the legendary #Fartwalk was born,” she explained.
While the name might be silly, there is actually considerable science to back up the fart walk and Mairlyn’s theories about the ultimate release.
Penning a piece in The Conversation, gastroenterologist Vincent Ho explained that numerous studies have backed the author’s claims.
One such study from Spain in 2006 highlighted how less gas remained in the gut following a bout of exercise, in part, due to nerve reflexes being activated while walking.
Vincent further highlighted proper fart-walking practices, referencing a study from Iran that called for clasped hands behind your back and your neck flexed forwards.
Fart walkers unite!
Mairlyn Smith’s revolutionary fitness technique has gained hordes of fans since she first posted about it earlier this year.
One person joked beneath a video: “I usually just watch some fart television after dinner and then I go to fart bed.”
“Just crop dusting everyone haha I love a good fart walk after dinner with my dog,” another laughed, while a third added, “My pop used to do this and call it a Brisk Constitutional.”
