eSports Insider · Jun 4, 2021
MADMONQ: On a mission for healthy gaming
This piece first appeared in Edition 8 of The Esports JournalThe lifestyle of a typical gamer usually isn’t great. Or, at the very least, gaming itself can lead to unhealthy habits; the activity calls for it. Sitting behind a computer for long hours can punish crucial areas of one’s anatomy, and consuming processed, sugary food and drink which are popular among gamers can punish one’s entire body.
It was only June last year that League of Legends icon Jian ‘Uzi’ Zi-Hao retired, arguably in the prime of his career, due to chronic hand and shoulder injuries. He was also diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. All of his conditions were linked to his lifestyle.