An article called “Constipation –A Preventable Problem” in the Indian Tribune by Dr. Harmeet Singh Saluja claims that exercise can help cure constipation. Constipation is usually defined by having less than three bowel movements a week. Dr Saluja suggests this should be revised to once a day.  Still, he stresses that no number of bowel movements a day is the correct number.

For some people having three bowel movements a day is the usual. His prescription to regulate your body so that it eliminates as easily and as often as it should is to take a twenty to thirty minute walk every day.  He also mentions the importance of finding the time to take this walk. Such a small, but simple measure can prevent toxins from building up in your colon and keep you in good health.