Hi everyone,

How are you doing?, it has been a decent year so far for most gamers.

Okay, the other day I was reading this article " Sedentary Lifestyle " which is the scientific name of the "Couch Potato" lifestyle. It stated that "Sedentary Lifestyle" means sitting, reading, watching TV, using the computer with no physical activity. It doesn't stop here, it stated that this lifestyle "can contribute to many causes of death". It was a long list but what really surprised me were Anxiety and Depression. It is unbelievable how can this lifestyle can cause these two conditions.

I was shocked because this is exactly what my life looks like, I am addicted to TV especially soccer TV channels, I love to read novels and sometimes textbooks, I surf the internet every day and in addition to all of that I am a videogame maniac. I am totally a "Couch Potato", I just realized why my father used to call me that sometimes when I was in high school. What's really interesting is that I have severe anxiety and my psychiatrist tolled me that I have some signs of depression and she advised me to engage more in physical activities. The whole picture is clear now but still I am in disbelief.

Its really shocking how your lifestyle could change and go to worse and some times even causes death. What's even more shocking is that most people have no choice because this is how the world works, most of us work while sitting, most of us use computers at work and at home, who doesn't like to watch TV? and many people love reading and there is no way that they can read while walking. For us "Gamers" it doesn't get any better, many gamers spend long lasting hours playing games and communicating online.

It is very difficult to do this but I have to watch TV much less than before and with no doubt I will engage more in physical activities. There is no way that I will stop playing videogames or even play less,gaming makes my life much easier.

I wonder what other gamers think of this?. If you find this topic interesting, tell us what you think please and maybe you can share us your experience.

Thank you for reading.

Peace.