Topic: Every Gambler Should Be Aware Of This Health Risk - page 2. (Read 753 times)

it's sad that the society has shifted so much that you can just sit on a chair from morning till noon doing your work, playing games, gambling and even chatting with loved ones and then when you want want to relax, it's most likely you will still go back to the sofa and watch some TV shows which is almost like the same kind of thing. This health implication isn't just peculiar to gambling but but deals with the redundancy in our working environment most expecially for those of us that still work from home.

The tips is to try to incorporate other activities into your schedule so you don't dwell all day doing same kind of activities. It could be to go to the physical betting or casino mall and just chil out and have some sort of conversation with real people instead of trying to do everything from the comfort of your home. The ease and comfort that comes with doing most of our activities from the comfort of our homes if not properly managed can cause far more harms to us than we ever imagined.

If we do tend to make up some comparison about addiction on cigarretes into gambling addiction then it would really be that pretty obvious that when it comes to health hazard or risks then smoking will really be giving out that bigger impact since its really that been that taken up physically on which those nicotine would really be keeping on piling up until your body would become ill.
The difference in gambling addiction is that it is really that stressful but not something that will really be giving out that immediate effect or something that talks about being harmful. There are really just
those cases on the time that addiction become that too severe which stress and anxiety is really that on the roof top then this could really be that possibly resulting into those actions which might cause up
some harmful conditions like doing some violence or even having that impulsive actions which could put yourself in harm and other people. This is why its really that important that you should really be mindful
on the things that you are really that dealing.

Some people might neglect it out because they are really that believing that this isnt really that a serious thing but on the time or moment that they do really find out
that they are really that doing something good then this is the moment that they will really be making adjustments on which better to be wary as
early as possible.

Just like those who are addicted to smoking cigarettes, no matter the warning sign lebaled on them of the health risk of uncontrollable Smoking, they will never pay attention because they are not worried about they health but mind and attention is fixed on the short term pleasure they drive from consuming that substance.


Same goes with gambling, most of the gambler's worries more about they games and the intended winning which they chase at all cost and abandoning all the health risk involved in their gambling positions.

I remembered those stories of people who come to the casino so passionately and can't tear themselves away from the game that they put on diapers. Or the story of the widow who didn't react to the news of her husband's death until she finished the game. But if we talk about whether players who sit in front of the monitor for a long time care about their health, I think they are worried about something completely different during the game. People are zombified by their addiction to gambling; if you start convincing them that sitting for a long time is harmful to their health, they will not listen to you. In the minds of such people, money rules the ball, but unfortunately, they cannot win additional health or years of life by winning a big jackpot. Sadly, this is their choice.

Exactly!
Many people already spend several hours a day sitting in front of a computer at an office desk. So, when they get home they just want to de-stress, grab their cell phone and start playing for a few more hours.

Lack of physical activity reduces metabolism and harms the body's capacity, which can increase the risk of mortality due to the emergence and worsening of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and obesity. For this reason, it is very important to maintain an active physical routine, with regular exercise at least three times a week... that's what my doctor said.

And it's not difficult... a football game with friends on the weekend, a treadmill or gym one or two days a week, a run in the park early in the morning... these are pleasurable activities that once you create the habit, we do it without much effort.

I guess for young players, they can still at the chair for so long and not feel any discomfort, but for those who are in their 40's and up that sign might appear early and obviously it's going to be very different.

But the thing is that when you are in a land base casinos and walking around that big space, you won't feel any in your legs,  . Or even sitting in a slot machine and then you are winning, there are no discomfort but you have your eyes on the price, $$$.

Personally though, I'm being conscious about health as I have diabetes so I usually try to be very active everyday and doing some exercise.

Imagine we need to hear these words from younger than our selves?


 


Hope you listen enough from your nephew mate because they are for nothing but our health.

I feel that, since I work facing a computer screen, it makes my eyes problematic because when I work I spend a lot of time staring at the computer screen. In addition, not only during work hours, sitting too long can be done outside of work and it is true what you said, everything needs time to rest so that serious problems do not occur. Taking a moment to relieve pain or eyes that are already sore from staring at the computer screen for too long is what must be done.

This can actually be said to be small because I think many people ignore it or do not pay attention to it, but actually this is important to pay attention to because it includes our health in the future which if it is really not considered, something bad might happen to us. So whatever work and activities we do, we must be able to pay attention to our own health, don't be too desperate in doing something until we forget the health aspect of ourselves.

It makes sense, with the various pros and cons of gambling activities. But there is something that cannot be denied from the effects of gambling besides financial issues, namely about health. Not only physical health but also mental. Mental and physical health, those are 2 things that are often related to gambling risks.

Even based on research, the dangers of gambling are always related to addiction to influence physical, mental and social:
Source: Gambling health challenges

The point is that sitting for too long is not, and indeed it is not really recommended. But actually it's not just about gambling but from all aspects including work and other activities because something that is done for a long time including sitting is not good for health.

It's just that in this case because the focus is on gambling so it is also alluded to because after all, apart from sitting too long, we also tend to be forced to rack our brains in gambling games (especially for games like poker) and our mentality and responsibility must be formed because gambling clearly requires mental calmness and readiness to accept defeat so in this case apart from sitting too long causing problems, gambling for too long can also make you shake in terms of mental calmness because too much focus on gambling can also cause great ambition.
 

There is always time for everything and simply because we say gambling is for fun and entertainment doesn't mean that one should spend alot of time gambling in one position, indeed it will have health implications.

What I do most time is to have a schedule lineup of things that keep both my body and brain excesised at all time, so I always take a break in between to do other activities aside gambling or working remotely while h both happens to keep me in one place.

This is just one of the risks of excessive gambling; because of a lack of time management and too much-preoccupied gambling, they really don't care how long they are sitting as long as they can do the things they want.
If a gambler has been sitting for a very long period and has been doing this for many years, his life expectancy will be shortened unless he loses all his wealth and eventually stops gambling, so there should be management when it comes to gambling.

Like I don't understand the reason why a reasonable person will spend hours even the whole day playing gambling at physical betting offices, is it that some people are just so daft or are they depending on gambling as a source of income like who does that in this modern age, it really feels so bad when I see people gambling from morning till night as they will just stand or sit at a spot and continue gambling and that is how majority of them are losing money as well. I have seen someone who suffered severe pains in his legs which resulted from standing for a very long time at a place while gambling. Our body is not meant to stand at a place for a long time, the body needs movement so that blood can circulate in all part of the body so when you don't engage in things that makes you move around it tends to create health complications for you.

Even in a normal circumstance, you can't compare someone who exercises their body and the one who do not involve in exercise at all because the people that does exercise oftenly are not too exposed to some heart diseases and other life threatening health issues, so it is for people that moves around they live more healthier than those that stays at one place for a very long time even though they are working but it is better not to involve in works that involves staying at a particular place for too long.

This is literally me lol. Not because of gambling per se, just the nature of my work which requires me to sit long hours (though there's also some gambling in there tbh ). I've remedied it pretty much just by doing some light jog/run every time either during the morning or before dinner. Granted this happens every now and then, haven't really set it as part of my routine since my body refuses to properly acknowledge it as part of it (though I do enjoy the feeling when I'm in the middle of it, starting it is the hard-ish part).

Of course I think sitting and gambling for hours on end can have a serious detrimental effect on health. If you sit all the time without physical activity, your health can be affected by harmful diseases at any time. I have seen many people who sit all the time and do all these things from sitting. Maybe many have diabetes and many have more serious diseases than diabetes, so I want to say that those who sit all the time and work must be active in their daily life. They need to work. But if someone does not have a bit of work, then that person can definitely exercise, can walk, if he exercises and walks, his health will be free from some harmful diseases. You can't sit without work, without any movement, without physical exertion, without exercise. Make changes in yourself from today. I hope you will not be at risk of health.

Some people are not as lucky as you who can visiting physical casinos anytime you want because for some countries physical casinos is forbidden so that's why to satisfied their hobbies usually people who live on those countries visiting online casinos to gamble and this makes the people have to sitting for hours while gambling which for long term this habit will have bad effect to their health

However from my personal experience i was plenty to do gamble and using online casinos so this makes me have to sitting for hours in the front of my computer and now i am starting to feel the negative impact of the habit because i was suffering back pain and over weight and i was visiting my docter which he was suggest me when working in the front of computer then i was required to stretch every 2-3 hours for 5-10 minutes

The above mentioned effects about gambling is no about gamblers staying too long in gambling but when the gambler is too being too anxiously desperate to catch up a specific expectation such as winning.

I can bet that non of he above mentioned effects of gambling can be effective if the gamblers are at all chances to win.
But the above is possible to be effective if and only when the gambler losses beyond affordability due to desperacies to win.

All the above mentioned are sight effect of gambling too long. And the one that will be painful among all which is not in the list as well is continues losing which is will lead to chase of lose and create more addiction mind. To win gamble is no t to stay too long and gamble but only one game can give you good win. A neighbour won $100 with $2 in sport bet last week. And there was no stress foe him to win the game. I was also in the hall and I loss mind. If you stay too long in the gambling sit, you will have body and you will buy drugs to relief it and also you will  still loss on top and that is double lose.

OP thank you for this health education post because health is wealth. There is a news about a gambler who died a casino after he won a jackpot. It was suspected that he had some health issues which might be heart-related. Gamblers must know their health conditions periodically for them to know if they are fit to gamble. We should also engage in healthy practices like avoiding overgambling.

I have observed that I usually go through anxiety and chest pain each time I gamble more than I can afford to lose. This has made me focus on small bets that will not make me anxious. Another health issue I face because of gambling is Digital eye strain. I have now reduced the time I spend on online gambling and I am also considering visiting an optician.
In the office, there is always break time when every worker is expected to go to the canteen, move around or engage in other forms of entertainment. But this is not the case with gambling because you can be easily carried away without knowing. Some gamblers give the game so much time that they can spend so many hours without standing up. They give so much attention to these games that they are not even aware of how long they have spent.

Before you close this topic, IMO, gambling too long in a day is not good for "health" because of the effects that will appear. Psychological disorders are the first effect that I am sure will occur if you spend time gambling every day. One or two hours is still the maximum time spent in gambling. If you want to finish quickly, play with a big bet. Playing with a big bet, the duration of time spent will be faster, whether you win or lose. After that duration of time, it will be done again tomorrow.