Board Game Discussion - Gaming Workout??

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Published on October 18, 2019 6:16:54 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1V2Ixz4nJE

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Not too long ago, there was an article in ESPN about losing weight while playing board games. Let's talk about how awesome of a concept that is. Check out my Patreon and become a sponsor! - https://www.patreon.com/dannycgamingsci

Here's the article - https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/27593253/why-grandmasters-magnus-carlsen-fabiano-caruana-lose-weight-playing-chess

OK OK, so the board game in question is Chess, rather than a hobby-type board game that we normally see/discuss. That's fine, though, as the point is still very relevant. Any time your brain is heavily focused on an activity, action, process, etc., you're burning more calories than if you're... doing less. It seems to me that these concepts of weight loss due to focusing on heavy strategy games could translate to ones like TI4, Wargames, or abstract games other than Chess. It'd be fun to test.

That said, there's not a lot of information to go on for other board games, and these are VERY extreme cases. High pressure, high intensity tournaments are a far cry from a casual board game night. That said, it could happen at high-level board game tournaments as well, right? What're your thoughts on this? Would you use games to work out? Or better yet, go to a "board game gym"? Let me know in the comments!

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