Duncan Jones @LiveToMove
Founder of MOTUS | Lifestyle Medicine & Movement Champion | Preventive Health, Longevity & Healthy Movement Shrewsbury, England Joined July 2025-
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I was recently featured in Super Age discussing a simple intervention that can have a powerful impact on metabolic health: A 10-minute walk after a meal. A new study found that a 10-minute walk taken immediately after consuming sugar led to better glucose control than a 30-minute walk taken 30 minutes later. The finding reinforces something I've long emphasized in my clinical practice: when it comes to glucose, timing matters. After you eat, glucose begins rising in your bloodstream. If you start moving before that spike peaks, your muscles act like a metabolic sponge, pulling glucose out of circulation and into muscle tissue where it can be used for energy. The result: lower glucose excursions, less insulin demand, and improved metabolic resilience over time. This matters far beyond diabetes. Elevated glucose is associated with accelerated biological aging, cardiovascular disease, cognitive decline, inflammation, and excess visceral fat accumulation. One of the biggest misconceptions I see is that knowing your sugar levels only becomes important once you've been diagnosed with diabetes. In reality, glucose is one of the earliest and most important indicators of long-term health. That's why I encourage patients to monitor more than fasting glucose alone: • Fasting insulin • Hemoglobin A1c • Daily glucose patterns using a continuous glucose monitor A post-meal walk won't solve every metabolic challenge. But combined with quality sleep, strength training, stress management, and smart nutrition, it can become a remarkably effective tool for improving healthspan. Read the full Super Age feature - superage.com/the-10-minute-…
Does your child walk to school? Walking helps build lifelong healthy habits, improves wellbeing, and strengthens communities. This #WalkToSchoolWeek & #NationalWalkingMonth, let’s make walking safer, easier, and more accessible for every family. #ActiveTravel #HealthChoices
Walking outdoors and improved mood. Add this to a better diet and stand back !! I have often noticed how a 20 minute walk can radically change how I feel I wonder why ??
35 minutes of walking per day is associated with optimal antidepressant effects. Not running. Not HIIT. Not CrossFit. Walking. The most underrated drug on the planet is free.
Happy walking. #nationalwalkingmonth #cairngorms #Scotland
Silence from party leaders on the latest report from The Health Foundation. UK #healthspan is falling. People are living longer, but spending more years unhealthy. That means: More NHS pressure Lower productivity More pressure on families Higher long-term economic cost
Move in the mountains #nationalwalkingmonth #getoutside @visit_eryri
Most people optimize their diet and exercise but completely overlook one of the most powerful metabolic inputs: light. As I recently shared in the @nypost, early morning sunlight is a biological signal that sets your system for the day. Within the first hour of waking, light exposure helps: • regulate your circadian rhythm • stabilize blood sugar • reduce cravings • improve energy and sleep later that night The prescription is simple: Step outside within the first hour of waking. Do it consistently. Small, repeated signals create powerful biological shifts over time. Swipe to see exactly what’s happening in your body—and what to do about it. ➡️
✉️ Your VIP invite: parkwalk this weekend🚶♀️🚶♂️ 📌 What? parkwalk at Shrewsbury parkrun with Vitality UK 📅 When? This Saturday 25 April ✨ Why? Enjoy the benefits of walking, connecting, and getting outdoors at your own pace 🌳 #loveparkrun #Shrewsbury
View from Nipstone. #movemore #Shropshire #walking
More from Anglesey. Summit of Bwrdd Arthur looking towards Red Wharf Bay. #EasterMonday #Movemore #Walking #Wales
Please take a look at this if you have a minute. Thanks. #healthspan #lifestylechoices #Project68 linkedin.com/posts/duncan-j…
One of the most overlooked tools for lowering blood sugar isn’t found in a bottle. It’s a walk. After you eat, your glucose rises. But your muscles are designed to respond — pulling glucose out of the bloodstream and using it for energy. This is how you improve insulin sensitivity in real time. The data is clear: A short walk after meals (even just 10–15 minutes) can significantly blunt glucose spikes. No prescription. No supplement. Just physiology. And here’s what most people miss: Your muscles are your largest glucose reservoir. The more muscle you build — and the more consistently you use it — the more resilient your metabolism becomes. Movement is metabolic medicine. Start with 10 minutes after your next meal.
Best wall you will see today. #lovewales
Big junior parkrun news 🎊 Over 2,000 schools are now part of the parkrun primary initiative! We love seeing the community come together and can’t wait for more families to start their Sundays at @SYjuniorparkrun #juniorparkrun #parkrunprimary #loveparkrun
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