Effects of reducing sedentary behaviour by increasing physical activity, on cognitive function, brain function and structure across the lifespan: a systematic review and …

N Feter, TS Ligeza, N Bashir… - British Journal of …, 2024 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective To examine the acute and chronic effects of reducing prolonged sedentary time
(ST) with physical activity (PA) on cognitive and brain health. Design Systematic review and …

Physical exercise and performance in esports players: An initial systematic review

C McNulty, SE Jenny, O Leis… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Participation in esports (excluding active video games) has raised concerns
due to its sedentary nature and the potential negative effects this may have on player health …

[HTML][HTML] Perceptions of effective training practices in league of legends: a qualitative exploration

C Abbott, M Watson, P Birch - Journal of Electronic …, 2022 - journals.humankinetics.com
While scientific interest in electronic sports (esports) is steadily growing, there remains an
absence of research evidence concerning training practices in specific esports such as …

Terminology matters: defining the esports athlete

K Bubna, MG Trotter, R Polman… - Frontiers in sports and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
There has been increasing interest in esports from participation, spectator, and academic
perspectives. Concerning the latter, there have been discussions about whether esports can …

Stress management strategies in esports: An exploratory online survey on applied practice

O Leis, M Watson, L Swettenham… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.humankinetics.com
Given the competitive nature of esports (eg, maintaining focus and adaptive co**) and the
increasing interest from practitioners in addressing stress management issues, empirical …

Spine posture, mobility, and stability of top mobile esports athletes: A case series

WK Lam, B Chen, RT Liu, JCW Cheung, DWC Wong - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Professional mobile esports athletes may suffer from occupational health
risks to their spine because of prolonged sitting with poor posture. The aim of this study is to …

[HTML][HTML] Leveling up esports health: Current status and call to action

DP Schary, SE Jenny, A Koshy - International Journal of Esports, 2022 - ijesports.org
Esports is growing at an exponential rate. While there are benefits to playing esports, little is
known about the long-term health implications. This article reviews the current state of …

Beyond the screen: do esports participants really have more physical health problems?

D Tang, KR Sum, R Ma, W Ho - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
This cross-sectional study aimed to explore the association between esports participation
and physical health and examine the difference in physical health problems between …

Comparing the cognitive performance of action video game players and age‐matched controls following a cognitively fatiguing task: A stage 2 registered report

MJ Campbell, SC Cregan, JM Joyce… - British Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Recent work demonstrates that those who regularly play action video games (AVGs)
consistently outperform non‐gamer (NG) controls on tests of various cognitive abilities …

It's about timing: how density can benefit future research on the optimal dosage of acute physical exercise breaks in esports

E Manci, P Theobald, A Toth… - BMJ Open Sport & …, 2024 - bmjopensem.bmj.com
In recent years, organised and competitive video gaming, esports, has gained enormous
popularity in many parts of the world, contributing to the growing professionalisation of this …