{"id":326272,"date":"2021-08-16T20:58:16","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T17:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gamers-may-burn-over-200-calories-in-one-hour-of-play-study\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T18:39:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T15:39:34","slug":"gamers-may-burn-over-200-calories-in-one-hour-of-play-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gamers-may-burn-over-200-calories-in-one-hour-of-play-study\/","title":{"rendered":"#Gamers may burn over 200 calories in one hour of play: study"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a405e7135929\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a405e7135929\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gamers-may-burn-over-200-calories-in-one-hour-of-play-study\/#Video_gamers_may_burn_over_200_calories_in_one_hour_of_play_study\" >Video gamers may burn over 200 calories in one hour of play: study<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"headline headline--single\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Video_gamers_may_burn_over_200_calories_in_one_hour_of_play_study\"><\/span>Video gamers may burn over 200 calories in one hour of play: study<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<figure style=\"width: 1488px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/gaming-73.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1488\" alt=\"\" width=\"1488\" height=\"991\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stakester found that male <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>rs burned an average of 210 calories, and women an average of 236, during one hour of gameplay. &#8211; Riot Games Inc. via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Video gaming is virtually exercise, new research suggests.<\/p>\n<p>Game platform Stakester has revealed in a new study that two hours of gameplay burned about 420 calories in men and 472 calories in women.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s as good as performing a staggering 1,000 sit-ups, according to Stakester\u2019s findings\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-9897601\/Gamers-burn-472-calories-two-hour-session-study-finds.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported by<\/a>\u00a0the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p>CEO and founder Tom Fairey said he knew an increased heart rate and \u201cgaming sweat[s]\u201d burned calories, but they were \u201csurprised\u201d by the actual metric, he said in a statement tied with their research.<\/p>\n<p>Fifty volunteer gamers were hooked up to smart devices that tracked their heart rate and energy consumption while playing two different videos games \u2014 \u201cFIFA\u201d and \u201cCall of Duty: Warzone\u201d \u2014 for two hours, and while performing sit-ups (no, not all 1,000).<\/p>\n<p>Results showed that the male gamers burned an average of 210 calories, and women an average of 236, during one hour of gameplay.<\/p>\n<p>That may be welcome <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>, as an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theesa.com\/resource\/2020-essential-facts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">estimated 214 million Americans<\/a>\u00a0say they play video games, thanks in part to the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, years of research has pointed to sedentary lifestyles as\u00a0a threat to desk-bound Americans, including an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Previous\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/nature09042\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">studies have shown<\/a>\u00a0marginal\u00a0cognitive benefits to gaming, such as\u00a0improved focus\u00a0or\u00a0spatial reasoning, and its potential as a diagnostic tool, including for\u00a0autism spectrum disorder in kids\u00a0and\u00a0Alzheimer\u2019s in adults.<\/p>\n<p>And despite countless hours spent seated in front of the screen, e-sports players are notably fit compared to the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> non-pro-graming population \u2014 by up to 21%, according to a joint university study last year. In a survey of some 1,400 participants worldwide, researchers from Australia and Sweden also noted that the top 10% of e-sports competitors \u2014 who are known for exercising IRL to improve gaming stamina \u2014 were far better off than bottom-level players, suggesting that physical training could improve gameplay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related article :\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gamefid.com\/video-game-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video Game Industry Statistics, Trends and Data In 2022<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMLG0nwswvr63Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more News articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/08\/16\/gamers-may-burn-over-200-calories-in-one-hour-of-play-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video gamers may burn over 200 calories in one hour of play: study Video gaming is virtually exercise, new research suggests. Game platform Stakester has revealed in a new study that two hours of gameplay burned about 420 calories in men and 472 calories in women. 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