How to Balance Fitness and Gaming

More gaming also means more sitting. Here are some key tips to ensure your gaming time doesn’t negatively impact your health.

Video games are a lot of things. They’re fun, accessible, exciting, gorgeous works of art that transport us to other realities and tell monumental stories that transcend the limitations of the real world. They’re captivating and engaging, with the likes of The Last of Us II forcing us to ask questions about our own morality, or The Outer Worlds attempting to portray the evil side of unfettered capitalism and brand loyalty. Or you could boot up a game of Goat Simulator and just be a goat destroying a city for a while. Regardless of what you want to get out of your gaming experience, one thing is for certain: they take a lot of your time. While game times vary wildly, it’s standard for a AAA title to take 20–30 hours to beat. That’s without running through the game again to get collectibles or complete any unfinished business. Unfortunately, being an avid gamer also means you’ll be doing an exorbitant amount of sitting, and all that screen time could start to manifest itself in unwanted health problems. It can be incredibly difficult to find the time to keep your health in check while also maintaining your social and work life as well as sitting down for a few hours and busting out…