Lifestyle & Parenting

Health Tips for People Who Play Online

April 10, 2018

Those of you who are computer buffs or play online casino games on your desktop/laptop for many hours at a stretch each day, it’s only obvious that you’d start experiencing the ill effects of such prolonged computer use at some point of time. Apart from straining eyes, many people experience problems like back aches, headaches, neck pain, shoulder pain and dizziness. It doesn’t matter if you’re playing at reputed casino platforms like JackpotCity online casino or others, you are bound to face health issues if you don’t actively take some necessary precautions. Let’s take you over some great fitness tips that can help you enjoy online casino games for long hours each day, without causing any harm to your health.

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take note of the strain. It’s obvious that you’d experience some amount of visual fatigue, eyestrain, headache and/or soreness if your computer screen is at an uncomfortable angle or height. You can avoid most of these problems by simply adjusting your screen position. When sitting in front of a computer, your eyes must land on top of it, else you might develop eye-related difficulties soon.

check out your chair. It might be better to readjust your chair instead of the computer screen. The screen must be at a 90-degree angle to your desk in order to reduce any reflections from high windows and/or ceiling lights. Furthermore, the importance of taking regular breaks cannot be stressed enough, as it can go a long way in reducing stress and fatigue caused by bright lights. Here are a few more tips in this regard on Time.com)

sit properly. When playing online casino games sitting on a chair, your feet must be firmly planted on the floor. Dangling legs can negatively affect blood circulation and result in bad posture and backache.

steer clear of computer-related wrist and hand injuries. In order to stay away from any computer-related wrist and hand injuries you must do this simple exercise each morning. You must stretch your arms out in front of you (at a 90-degree angle from your body) and spread your fingers out. Hold this position for five seconds, then lower down and relax. Repeat this movement again but this time clench your fists, hold them for a bit and then lower down. Repeat this at least 10 times just before sitting down in front of your computer. You must also follow a daily workout and diet routine to stay away from such problems. Here’s a free resource to help you with that.

stand up! The desktop computers were created for people who sat at their desks for major part of their working hours. However, humans’ ability to stand dates back to millions of years. Why not veer away from the trend and opt for a standing desk instead?! Or if that sounds extreme, opt for a sit-stand workstation. A joint research carried out by Mayo Clinic and University of Minnesota proved that such sit-stand workstations can help people replace 25 per cent of their sitting hours with standing up. This can greatly reduce their fatigue and improve their overall well-being.

proper lighting. Make sure that the place where you have your desktop computer installed is well lit, preferably with full spectrum lighting, in order to avoid hyperactive behaviour, attention lapse, irritability and fatigue caused by fluorescent lights.

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