Healthy Gamer Discussion

[Sinshroud]

There's nothing wrong with an introverted life mind you. I'm an introvert and my wife and I keep to ourselves and we love it.

As for the healthy gamer thing. Well I gym 3 times a week and even though I'm not in tip-top shape, I'm happy with my progress. My biggest downfall at the moment is my craving for food. I swear I'm hungry the whole time and then when I eat, I eat too much. So I'm trying to control that better. I'm so glad that me exercising hasn't turned me into a socialising, talkative person. Whew. It sounds horrible.

But yes, it's important to be healthy and to take care of yourself.

Definitely nothing wrong with it. I'm still definitely an introvert at heart who still geeks out all the time with friends, gets drained from too much social interaction and needs a few days to "recharge" every so often, chooses movies or dinner evenings over full-blown parties and bars, etc, etc.

Something that I always try get people to recognize is:
1) There is progress, as in improvement.
2) Then there is "where would you be right now if you weren't making any effort at all".

Exercising is a bit of a catch-22 sometimes, the more you exercise the hungrier you tend to get haha.

Great to get the conversation going. I'm curious as to why you gave up gaming completely as if a healthy lifestyle are somehow mutually exclusive?

I've always been an MMO fan, I've played World of Warcraft since the release dedicately throughout Classic, TBC, WOTLK, and Cata. When MOP and WOD hit I started to lose interest a bit. I still sub for a month or two now and then, but the game just gets old, and I've gained other interests (like health and fitness among other things). I've never really been able to get stuck into any other game for long although I've certainly tried.

I haven't given up gaming completely, but it's true that I very rarely game anymore although it's not because I don't let myself or something like that. They definitely aren't mutually exclusive. In fact it's only really half way through last year that my time spend gaming has dramatically declined.

The funny thing is, I help run a health and fitness company now but very much online and tech based. So I'm actually still facing similar struggles that I would face as a gamer in terms of being stuck in front of a computer for most of the day. It's also perhaps why I don't game as much anymore because I'm at the computer for a lot of the day and then don't really want to spend more time in front of it in my free time.

[Fivel]

I haven't given up gaming completely, but it's true that I very rarely game anymore although it's not because I don't let myself or something like that. They definitely aren't mutually exclusive. In fact it's only really half way through last year that my time spend gaming has dramatically declined.

The funny thing is, I help run a health and fitness company now but very much online and tech based. So I'm actually still facing similar struggles that I would face as a gamer in terms of being stuck in front of a computer for most of the day. It's also perhaps why I don't game as much anymore because I'm at the computer for a lot of the day and then don't really want to spend more time in front of it in my free time.

I think you've hit the nail on the head for me, we are all struggling with many demands on our time. Physical activity is one of the best ways to stay healthy yet we (I generalize) seems to let go of that first when we don't have enough time.

[Sinshroud]

I think you've hit the nail on the head for me, we are all struggling with many demands on our time. Physical activity is one of the best ways to stay healthy yet we (I generalize) seems to let go of that first when we don't have enough time.

I actually have a standing desk that I absolutely love, as it makes getting up and moving around much more accessible. For some reason I found standing up from my comfy chair seems too hard - even to go to the bathroom or get something to drink. If I'm already standing then I don't even think twice about going to fetch something or taking a quick walk.

Standing throughout the day definitely isn't a fix-all solution though. Some people just can't do it as it's too tiring or too uncomfortable (I love it though). The best thing really is finding a way to schedule reasons to get up and move around regularly.

Like, if possible have a routine. You arrive at work, start working, then after an hour or two you get up to fetch some coffee. Then every morning at 11am you schedule in a quick 5 minute walk around the office. Then every lunch break you try move around a bit rather than eating at your desk. Then 3pm comes and it's another coffee and maybe another walk before heading home. It's not much, but it's better than nothing.