‘You'll stand for 1 hour in line for biryani, drive 50 km for dosa': Delhi-based cardiologist warns why you are failing your heart and health

You’ll stand in line for an hour for biryani and drive 50 km for dosa, but won’t take a 20-minute walk for your heart — that’s the kind of brutal reality check Dr Shailesh Singh, a Delhi-based cardiologist, just dropped on X. His string of unapologetic posts has hit home for many who often make excuses for poor lifestyle choices, waiting for “Monday” to start fresh, or looking for a magic pill instead of a morning walk.

Dr Singh didn’t sugarcoat a single word. In one post, he called out people who brag about their “college cricket days” but now pull a muscle just throwing a ball. He joked that kids don’t respect past athletic glory; they respect current fitness. In another, he described how people waste five minutes waiting for a lift to go up two floors instead of climbing forty steps, which could actually improve their heart health.

Excuses

He also mocked the “I’ll start Monday” mindset, reminding people that consistency isn’t built on grand plans but on small, ordinary days. Every postponed workout, he warned, tells your brain that your health doesn’t matter today. His tweets about weddings hit even harder — the same people who swear they’ll lose weight before every shaadi end up buying bigger sherwanis and asking photographers for their “good angle,” which, as he bluntly said, doesn’t exist anymore.

Cardiologist's blunt medical advice

When it came to medical advice, Dr Singh made it crystal clear: no sixth doctor is going to say “take this pill and skip walking.” That pill doesn’t exist. It’s either move or die slowly. He also called out the common excuse of not having time to exercise, saying people only realise how much time they have once they’re stuck in a hospital bed.

Diet habits

Even diet habits weren’t spared. He reminded followers that “home food” isn’t automatically healthy when it’s loaded with fried snacks, ghee, and late-night heavy dinners. Your mother’s love, he said, won’t keep your arteries clean. His final jab summed it all up perfectly — people who can stand in a queue for biryani or drive miles for dosa somehow can’t spare minutes for their heart. Priorities are backward, he warned, and the arteries are watching.

Why is movement important, especially after meals?

In a recent post, Apollo neurologist Dr Sudhir Kumar explained that walking briefly after meals can significantly boost overall health. He compared one long morning walk with shorter walks spread throughout the day and said the latter offers better benefits. Citing science, he noted that even short three-minute walks can improve blood sugar, cholesterol, metabolism, and focus while reducing heart attack and stroke risk. He advised walking 5–10 minutes after each meal and moving hourly. As Healthline also reports, post-meal walks aid digestion, balance blood sugar, and support heart health and weight management.