Sitting or standing up while playing games?
I know that most people sit when they play a game and that makes perfect sense, but when you´re a die hard gamer (more than 8 hours on a day) then this is unhealthy to say the least. So if you can´t stop playing games what could you do? Play games while you´re standing up? Well you could try that, but I doubt that will be comfortable. I guess it also depends what type of game you´re playing.
It´s not weird to play games while you´re standing up?
It depends what type of game you´re playing, for example with the plastic guitars it makes perfect sense that you´re standing up while playing Guitar Hero or Rockband. But also Kinect games often require you to be moving around and not sitting on your couch, which means it makes more sense to stand up while playing a Kinect game. It might not be the most comfortable way of playing a game but it´s healthier, especially if you play a lot of games. It might be weird to play Destiny, Evolve, Resident Evil or whatever game you have while standing up. But if you spend a lot of hours on these games then it´s better that you do that while standing up instead of sitting. At least you could try to mix it up a bit, so you spend an hour sitting and then an hour standing up.
What´s so bad about sitting?
There´s nothing wrong with sitting, but if you sit for hours in the same position then your blood circulation will be less effective and your legs will start to feel numb. Usually that´s a sign to stand up and walk around, but surprisingly a lot of gamers still sit when that happens. Your body isn´t made to sit for hours in the same position and when you play a game you don´t always realize that you´re doing that. Maybe at first you don´t even notice that your legs are hurting, but the moment you feel that then it´s a good time to take a break and walk around. It´s even smarter to take a break at least once every hour and walk around or do something else than sitting. I´m not trying to scare you but it´s for your own health, at least if you care about that. If not for yourself then do it for other people that care about you. Gaming isn´t really a healthy hobby but that doesn´t mean you can´t do anything about that, so take a break every now and then or try to spend less time on gaming if that´s possible.
It´s not weird to play games while you´re standing up?
It depends what type of game you´re playing, for example with the plastic guitars it makes perfect sense that you´re standing up while playing Guitar Hero or Rockband. But also Kinect games often require you to be moving around and not sitting on your couch, which means it makes more sense to stand up while playing a Kinect game. It might not be the most comfortable way of playing a game but it´s healthier, especially if you play a lot of games. It might be weird to play Destiny, Evolve, Resident Evil or whatever game you have while standing up. But if you spend a lot of hours on these games then it´s better that you do that while standing up instead of sitting. At least you could try to mix it up a bit, so you spend an hour sitting and then an hour standing up.
What´s so bad about sitting?
There´s nothing wrong with sitting, but if you sit for hours in the same position then your blood circulation will be less effective and your legs will start to feel numb. Usually that´s a sign to stand up and walk around, but surprisingly a lot of gamers still sit when that happens. Your body isn´t made to sit for hours in the same position and when you play a game you don´t always realize that you´re doing that. Maybe at first you don´t even notice that your legs are hurting, but the moment you feel that then it´s a good time to take a break and walk around. It´s even smarter to take a break at least once every hour and walk around or do something else than sitting. I´m not trying to scare you but it´s for your own health, at least if you care about that. If not for yourself then do it for other people that care about you. Gaming isn´t really a healthy hobby but that doesn´t mean you can´t do anything about that, so take a break every now and then or try to spend less time on gaming if that´s possible.
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