What’s the max amount of time I should play video games a day?

Video games can be very addictive and at times very hard to put down and walk away from, but it’s important that you don’t play for more than an hour or two a day. It is not good for the body especially the metabolism if you sit for very long times during the day. The body may suffer, but you can have excessive weight gain due to no physical activity or very little physical activity since you are sitting. This isn’t true for everyone because this may help people to distract them from eating, but it’s replacing one bad habit with another if that is the case.

There’s really no set amount of time for how long you should be playing, but in general it’s no longer than an hour or two a day if you are sitting (I’m not talking about physical games as those have you moving usually rather than sitting). Even if you do decide to play for longer than one or two hours in a day I suggest that every hour or two that you move around for 15 minutes at least to get your blood circulating and to help clear the mind. This can also help to wake you up a bit which would be great for a gamer if he is feeling tired.

If you are unhappy with your gaming habits because you may play for to long you should check out some places such as a gym to see what you can do for physical activity to help you get started. You can also try at home workouts which I suggest on a light level while taking a break, but make sure you contact a qualified health and fitness professional before attempting anything. It’s very important that you at least move every once in a while during the day and to watch what you eat or drink while you playing video games. It can be very easy to add on extra calories during that time without even really noticing.