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- 1 Here’s how it can affect your health …
- 2 1. Continuous sitting without moving can increase your weight.
- 3 2. It is bad for your back and neck.
- 4 3. It is bad for your eyesight.
- 5 4. Within no time, you will feel addicted to the game.
- 6 5. You may pick up other bad habits
- 7 6. When you play for hours together,
- 8 you don’t eat or sleep properly.
- 9 7. After a long night’s game, you will feel tired and sluggish.
- 10 8. You won’t be able to concentrate properly at work.
- 11 9. You will lose money.
Yes, Poker can be very damaging to your health. What’s in a game, you might wonder. Well, it is not the game that is bad, but the amount of strain and energy that goes into playing a game of poker, that is bad for you.
Here’s how it can affect your health …
1. Continuous sitting without moving can increase your weight.
While playing poker, you tend to move bery little, as a result you may end up putting on extra flab and pounds. You will become less concerned about your health and more about your game. This can be very damaging to your health in the long run.
2. It is bad for your back and neck.
Continuous sitting and bending will strain your neck and back muscles. You may suffer from back ache and neck problems because of your addiction to the game.
3. It is bad for your eyesight.
Continuous staring at one place can be damaging to your eyes. Imagine staring at 4 cash tables on Pokerstars for hours on end.
4. Within no time, you will feel addicted to the game.
And it may sometimes lead to depression and stress.
5. You may pick up other bad habits
while playing like drinking, smoking, sex and drugs.
6. When you play for hours together,
you don’t eat or sleep properly.
This can be very bad for your health and well being.
7. After a long night’s game, you will feel tired and sluggish.
It will weaken your immune system.
8. You won’t be able to concentrate properly at work.
Late night games can also affect your memory.
9. You will lose money.
However good a player you might be, you may sometimes lose your hard-earned money.
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