The Health Impact of Joining an Esport Squad

TrAiDoS

Germany203 Posts

November 20 2025 15:39 GMT

Hello friends.

Gamers sit too much and are too little physically active, causing health issues such as pain, injuries, and increased all-cause mortality. But is this true for all gamers, or does being on a team make them more aware of these issues and take appropriate measures? Here's a study answering this question.

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crewbloom

1 Post

November 20 2025 20:08 GMT

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Jealous

10256 Posts

November 20 2025 22:44 GMT

Great topic and interesting statistics. Thanks for sharing!

Would have loved some references added for the BW pro scene. At least some team houses were really focused on the "full body health" aspect of being an eSports athlete. SKT had a dedicated ajumma cooking healthy food, fried chicken was a treat enjoyed only after Proleague or Starleague wins (or late at night outside of the coach's line of sight, IIRC), there were daily workout regimens, and team-building exercises involved soccer matches, hiking up tall mountains (there is a funny anecdote, likely exaggerated, of iloveoov doing the course twice while some other progamer gave up half way through). It would have brought some anecdotal, grounded, visual, multimedia flavor to your article IMO

And would be especially relevant since you are posting these on TL!

JimmyJRaynor

Canada17176 Posts

November 21 2025 06:17 GMT

Korean esports teams and South Korea in general have an epidemic level myopia problem. the way koreans use their screens is unhealthy.

Mizenhauer

United States1906 Posts

November 24 2025 19:28 GMT

On November 21 2025 15:17 JimmyJRaynor wrote:
Korean esports teams and South Korea in general have an epidemic level myopia problem. the way koreans use their screens is unhealthy.

It almost feels like a sin if you're not staring at your phone the entire time you're on a bus/train.

XenOsky

Chile2303 Posts

November 25 2025 04:24 GMT

On November 25 2025 04:28 Mizenhauer wrote:

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It almost feels like a sin if you're not staring at your phone the entire time you're on a bus/train.

buy a book

JimmyJRaynor

Canada17176 Posts

November 25 2025 13:43 GMT

On November 25 2025 13:24 XenOsky wrote:

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buy a book

Sitting on a train or bus I'd try the Bates Method "rock and sway". Standing on a bus or train ... I'd do the qigong Elephant Swing. It relaxes the vision and improves lymph flow throughout the brain, neck, and eyes.

Humans are predators designed to move and track other moving animals. Humans are not designed to sit motionless in a chair staring into a glowing rectangle.

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