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śatapāvalī (Devanagari शतपावली) is a Marathi term that refers to an ancient Indian custom of taking a stroll after a meal. The word is a dvigu compound from shata "hundred" and paaul "step", which literally means "walking 100 steps" after a meal.

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Colberg, SR; Zarrabi, L; Bennington, L; Nakave, A; Thomas Somma, C; Swain, DP; Sechrist, SR (2009). "Postprandial walking is better for lowering the glycemic effect of dinner than pre-dinner exercise in type 2 diabetic individuals". J Am Med Dir Assoc. 10 (6): 394–7. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2009.03.015. PMID 19560716..
Hijikata, Y; Yamada, S (2011). "Walking just after a meal seems to be more effective for weight loss than waiting for one hour to walk after a meal". International Journal of General Medicine. 4: 447–450. doi:10.2147/IJGM.S18837. PMC 3119587. PMID 21731896.
Franke, A; Harder, H; Orth, AK; Zitzmann, S; Singer, MV (2008). "Postprandial walking but not consumption of alcoholic digestifs or espresso accelerates gastric emptying in healthy volunteers". J Gastrointestin Liver Dis. 17: 27–31. PMID 18392240..

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