India, Feb. 4 -- When it comes to exercise for blood sugar regulation, we may be getting it wrong. Doctors and health experts often recommend after-meal walks to manage blood sugar levels. Though walking is an effective form of exercise, what if there is something even better?

In a January 6 Instagram post, Dr Austin Perlmutter, MD, a board-certified internal medicine physician and New York Times bestselling author, highlighted a recent study in overweight men which demonstrated that squats help manage blood glucose better than walking.

The study found that during an 8.5-hour sedentary session, performing a repeated set of squats every 45 minutes could help decrease the total excursion in blood sugar compared to a single 30-minute walk....