5 Reasons Playing Video Games is Bad for You

4. Adds to physical and mental disorders

Recent studies point towards a link between addictive gaming and increased risk for depression, higher body mass index (BMI) and other negative physical and mental health issues. Men who stay glued to the console are more likely to have a higher BMI and related health issues. Regular gamers tend to depend excessively on the internet for interaction, which means their association with the real world is close to negligible. Since, gamers spend most of their time in the virtual world and hardly engage in any real world activities, they tend to face physical and mental health issues on a regular basis.

5. Makes you immobile

In the recent years, rigorous physical activity has taken a backseat. Be it college or workplace, people spend most of their awake hours sitting in a place. During work hours, one feels like getting up and exercising those legs. On the contrary, a gamer would never like to pause and work their body, especially if the game is a multiplayer one where if you pause, you lose. In other words, gaming makes you immobile. This may pose a threat to your health and may even invite joint pain, inflammation, obesity and other life threatening ailments.