How healthy is the PC gamer?

Something I've been wondering for a while: How healthy are you?What kind of foods do you eat, and how much? Do you think PC gaming influences your eating habbits? Is PC gaming occupying time you may otherwise spend doing more healthier things, like sports or passive exercise? Do you think playing PC games has in some way made you more apathetic about your appearance or physical well-being? Do you exercise regularly? Or ever?My own personal experience has been very up and down over the last few years, and I was wondering if anyone else has found PC gaming a detriment. I know all about the positive effects gaming - especially PC gaming - can have on someone, but I'm wondering about the flipside.How healthy is the PC gamer?
Lets see. I sit on my pc for hours on end for gaming/recreation and work.Pretty healthy.How healthy is the PC gamer?
Well, if I didn't play games on the PC I'd sit on the couch watching TV. So it's not really hurting...
I sit at my PC for hours upon hours either gaming, messaging on MSN, surfin the web or listening to music. The only time i'm not at it is when i shower, sleep (if i manage to get to bed), work or spend intimate time with my girlfriend.The only exercise i get is when i'm walking around, having sex or going paintballing. Otherwise i make no effort to do any exercise what so ever, i hate it and find it a personal waste of my time lol.
I'm normal, I do play sports
I'm healthy, I'm on the wrestling team so that keeps me in shape
What kind of foods do you eat, and how much?Mostly healthy stuff. I'm sure fanatical health freaks would still lambast me, but I still eat fruit, vegetables, whole wheat bread only, various meats, protein shakes, drink never less than a quarter gallon of water, etc. almost everyday, and the worst I have as far as junk food are the occasional small snack of Cheez-its, four or five Chips Ahoy cookies every other day, usually one 12 oz. Stewart's soda pop each day (caffeine-free, high-quality and expensive soda brand [delicious as hell, though]), and rarely a bowl of ice cream (365 health food brand) for desert. That's pretty much it. I almost never eat fast food (makes me feel yucky), hardly ever drink coffee (last ditch effort to stay awake), generally don't eat any takeout more often than once or twice a month, never eat ''candy cereal.'' I'm 6'2'', and I used to weigh 255 lb. at one point, but today I weigh 185. I've learned my lesson about eating too much of the wrong stuff.Oh yeah, as for how much I eat? Less than most people, I think. I never did have a big appetite (even when I was overweight, it was solely because I ate too much junk and didn't exercise nearly enough), have never been one to stuff myself at Thanksgiving and all that (I hate feeling stuffed and bloated, don't know how some people can do it and enjoy it, it's nothing but discomfort).Do you think PC gaming influences your eating habbits?Hmm. Yes. Admittedly, I will occasionally get kind of addicted to a game and won't eat right away when I'm hungry, or don't want to part with the game long enough to make a substantial meal. But that's not very often, and it doesn't do too much to me since I eat enough healthy foods and drink enough water to compensate for it.Is PC gaming occupying time you may otherwise spend doing more healthier things, like sports or passive exercise? Heh. Ah, once again we come back to the game addiction thing. Well, I never was a sports enthusiast. But,yes, sometimes I'll get wrapped up in a game too much to get off and do my push-ups, sit-ups, or read a book I'm occupied with, or whatever. I keep telling myself at those times that I need to take a break, I've been playing for three and a half hours for ****'s sake, get up and do something, go finish that chapter you've been putting off or something, oh hell no, you're not even paying attention to me, come on, listen to me, you dumb bastard! Then I go ''Wha? You say something? Sorry, I was busy having the time of my life with this game just now...''Do you think playing PC games has in some way made you more apathetic about your appearance or physical well-being?Pretty much summed up above. Yeah, a bit, but it doesn't ruin my fitness. I'm a martial artist, so I know how to and need to stay a little fit most times. As a deputy black belt in Tae Kwon Do, I'm obligated to keep my physical condition up a bit to be able to set an example to the younger students and to be able to help my master out. Plus, I have a job working in a shop that builds booths to trade shows, where companies show their products off to consumers at conventions (similar to how game companies show off their games in their booths at E3, companies like what I work for have to be contracted to build that stuff). There's plenty of hauling plywood and plexiglass around, constant walking around and movement of your body that keeps your muscles working during various other tasks. When clients pay extra to have their booth set up in the shop so they can see it before it gets shipped out, we have to carry around and very carefully put together large, heavy wall panels, get on sixteen-foot ladders or higher and walk 100+ lb. logo signs up to a God-forsaken, 20-something feet-high point with one or two other workers... Anyway, you get the point, my job helps keep me fit.
I go out...longboard, hang with pals and such, come home and pwn......im pretty healthy.
I do spend a lot of time infront of the pc, but I still healthy I go to the gym and on weekends I go out so pc gaming doesn't really affects my health...
Well i was eh maybe 5-10 pounds overweight ...I'm on for most of the night though since i was told by a doctor i excercise w/ a 30 min walk so now i'm fine :D still play for rest of night...no it doesn't influence eating habits at all i NVR snack while gaming...might have a soda but that's pretty rare
healthy enough to know a diffrence between a grenade and a muffin.
I find myself pretty healthy. Although I bulked up a few pounds couple years back, today I am still in good shape thanks to taekwondo and being driven into the ground by the teacher cause I am one of his favorite students :P
Nope, true hermits don't care :lol:
This is me:lol jk. I'm average I think.
I'm in pretty good shape, though since its winter im finding it hard to play basketball.... so i gotta find other means of staying active.... while also balancing gaming time, school and women.... ugh
I'm healthy, not too muscular, not overweight or chubby.
touch wood I am in great shape, I go to the gym hardcore 3 times a week, play rugby on the weekends. Used to do a fair bit of athletics a few years ago too. I don't touch McDonalds or stuff like that and my meals consist mostly of Tuna, lots of water, and yeah healthy home cooked meals.There is nothing like being fully pumped from the gym then hitting say BF2 online and killing some ppl while you have real adrenaline from your workoutgoing through your body :D. Oh and keeping healthy is a great way to keep enjoying playing games.
I eat right but I only get 4-5 hr sleep during the day... totally mess up internal-body clock.
lol. Well, I have the metabolism from hell, so I'm pretty underweight. For the most part though, I don't neglect any one food group. I'm an equal opportunity eater. I wouldn't say that I'm in good shape though, the only ''exercise'' I get is walking to and fro from the bus stop and the house. I have to say, though, if I got attacked by a band of rapists on the way home I think I could escape. That's all the in shape I need to be.
i'm pear-shaped. is that healthy? ;)