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HERE'S HOW TO ENHANCE YOUR GAMING LIFE WITH A STANDING DESK
* April 07, 2021
* 5 min read
HERE'S HOW TO ENHANCE YOUR GAMING LIFE WITH A STANDING DESK
USE A STANDING DESK FOR GAMING
As PC gamers, we love sitting down in front of our desks and spending long
nights playing the games we enjoy. But as the night rolls on, so few of us
realize that our posture slowly worsens. We hunch over, we stretch our necks
towards our screens, and we shift around in our sitting positions. Sometimes, we
might step away for a bit, but when we come back to send messages, we look down
towards our screen and bend our wrists at awkward angles.
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We don’t just fight our enemies in our gaming experiences, but we fight
ourselves from within as well. As we remain seated in front of our keyboards,
our senses get duller. We get easily distracted, especially if we have a dual
monitor setup. The fatigue begins to set in as we slowly fall into a lull and
become less aware of what’s going on in the game. Despite our struggle to power
through, we get caught off guard and have to wait to respawn.
These are the plights that we endure on a nightly basis, so we often don’t stop
to think about what’s happening within our bodies and our minds. But in the face
of neck and back pain, as well as fatigue, there is one simple method that can
restore us from these afflictions…standing.
It might sound simple, but someone told me it works, so I decided to try it. I
spent one week playing games while standing in front of my monitor for a change
of pace. I almost immediately discovered noticeable improvements all around.
Here’s what gaming up-right did for my body, and my experience.
YOUR BAD POSTURE DWINDLES YOUR GAMING LIFE
STANDING DESKS CAN HELP A GAMER'S HEALTH
Let’s face it, we all hunch over at some point during our gaming sessions and
our backs slowly begin to ache. The reason? It starts with the positions of our
monitors. Because our monitor height is too low or our chair height is too high,
we are always lowering our heads to get the best view. This tightens our chest
muscles, weakens our backs, and can do some long-term damage. Even worse? Poor
ergonomics shorten the amount of time we’re physically able to play.
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HOW CAN A STANDDESK IMPROVE GAMING?
When it comes to gaming, we become more prone to tunnel vision simply because we
often lean in to look closer at our monitors. We literally limit our field of
vision as we hunch over. The more we do this, the more we strain our eyes as
well. It doesn’t matter how good your mechanics are if you can barely see or
know what’s going on around you.
The best solution to these problems is to raise your peripherals to your line of
sight and your arm’s natural resting position, with about a 90 degree bend in
your elbows. You can achieve this by raising your monitors and lowering your
keyboard and mouse. Try it out by placing your keyboard, mouse, and monitor on
boxes - it might not be as secure, but it will give you a good sense of the
benefits you’ll feel if you convert to a full standing desk for gaming.
If you’re ready to swap out your play station for a StandDesk, it’s a much more
sustainable way to adjust the height of all your peripherals, keeping your
wrists straight and preventing neck strain. The best part of electric
sit-to-stand desks is that you don’t have to stay standing forever - you can
switch to sitting whenever you feel like it, and since you raise and lower with
the press of a button, it doesn’t take time or interrupt your flow. Standing
will also keep your head at a safe viewing distance (which reduces eye strain),
improve your posture, and ultimately extend the time you are able to game in
your (real) life.
USING A STANDING DESK CAN ENHANCE YOUR GAMING
As a sitting gamer, there have been many times when I’ve died because I went
into a fight with little attention to my physical health. When I’ve been sitting
down to game, I find myself to be more sluggish in how I actually play. I get
too comfortable in my seat, and as a result I get a little bit lazy.
If you have read some of our previous blog posts, such as the one secret about
standing workstations, you know that doing your work standing up in the office
will make you more productive. In a similar vein, standing up will keep you
alert while you are playing. An awoken mind makes the difference between life
and death in game. When you stand up and using a Standing Desk For Gaming, the
blood flow to your brain and muscles increases, which heightens your alertness
and your sense of urgency. Even though I can focus on the game while sitting,
I’ve found that this is doubly so when I am upright.
Of course staying in one position too long is never good for you, regardless of
whether you’re sitting or standing. If you do happen to own a StandDesk, you
have the luxury of lowering your rig to sitting height for occasions when you
don’t need to be on your toes.
GAMING IS MORE FUN USING A STANDING DESK
In my time standing up to play games, I found myself really enjoying myself a
lot more. I felt like I was a part of the game itself rather than just being
someone controlling a person. In games such as Starcraft, I felt like a
commander giving direct orders to my units as I assessed the map from “above”.
Regardless of the game I played, I felt the rush, excitement, and tension that
gaming brings so much more when I stood up at a Standing Desk for Gaming.
IS USING A STANDING DESK WHILE PLAYING GAMES A BETTER EXPERIENCE?
Standing up improves your immersion into the game. Think about it; how often is
your character sitting down when you are controlling it? Your hero is likely to
be running around and shooting. While you aren’t actually shooting a gun,
standing puts you in your avatar’s shoes which makes you feel more physically
involved in the game. How much better would playing Overwatch feel if you were
standing? You’d feel as if you were actually running as your character!
STANDING DESKS BRING BACK THE FEELING OF ARCADE GAMING
In a way, being upright brings us back to simpler days when we would play games
at the arcade. Many of us stood in front of arcade cabinets as our first gaming
experience. We all remember how we felt when we were at the arcades: filled with
joy, energy, and freedom. We never felt uncomfortable or listless in that
environment. The gaming rig in front of us has modernized, but the feeling we
get when we play our favorite games standing up will never change. Using a
Standing Desk For Gaming can really bring back that feeling of hitting the
arcade with your friends.
With a StandDesk Standing Desk For Gaming you’ll find that you feel more
present, are more connected to the game, and are genuinely enjoying yourself!
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