You don't have to look too far to find an article criticizing gamers for one reason or another. It is, however, a good day when you find studies showing gaming to be beneficial. Here is an article showing that gamers are surprisingly fit. When I read a lot of these, I think "Yea, I knew that", but this one caught me off guard as well (hence the surprisingly). I'm glad they didn't use another example of World of Warcraft, but took a study of Everquest II, which I played for a year or so.
I am surprised by this as well. I am not a gamer, but I have the typical stereotype. I wonder if they just realize that they need to exercise more because they are sitting so much. The study does said their mental health is poor though.
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