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Are video games really a good way to keep fit? What do you think?
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Are bicycle better than a car
Yes a bicycle is better than a car and I’ll show you the reasons
1- Car can put bad smokes out and it can harm our breathe and the environment
2- Bicycle is active so you can exercise while you are getting to your destination
3- Cars can make big accidents because of the traffic and so on bicycle rarely happens accidents on it but the problem is that if you make a big accident in a bicycle you might fly!
4- Cars take more seats and bicycles take one or two seats and that’s a bad thing in bicycle
That’s fair reasons to know that bicycle is better than cars however now there are electrical cars and it’s not harming environment so by time maybe car gets better than a bicycle
Nowadays, all the people adults or children like to spend their time by playing videos games with their friend or in families. but can we always says that video games are good way to keep fit?
First of all, like all the people already said, video games are a good entertainment because there is a lots of different games who can help you improve your reflexes, develop your abilities etc.... and in this way you are doing sport because you are moving. for example the dance you need to move your bodies so you're doing sport because dance is a sport.So in this case we can says, video games are a good way to keep fit
However I believe that can also destroy your health because you are sitting and you're watching the screen. So you can be have a eyes problem or a bodies problem's. and don't forget that some people think you can be addict and their right and this can seriously destroys your health because you dont want to go outside you stuck on your room so your losing friend because you're not listening someone and you can be have brain problem that can conduct in death or you can't even move you body.
To sum up we can't says video game is good to keep fit without knowing the disadvantage. what I can say is there is a lot of positive and negative case so you mus't be careful don''t spend more than 2 hours playing do also outside exercise and don't play all the day spend also time with your friend and family by society games etc............
Are The Video Games Useful or Harmful?
Nowadays, all people especially children use the virtual world so much.The technology is developing day by day and people move away the real world.They are more connecting to technology. Video games are one of the technology's product.They have a lot of possitive and negative effects.
On the one hand, video games have some negative effects people's health. For example when we sit opposite the computer or TV for play video games for a long time, our body structure or our eyes may deteriorate, it may damage our brain and so on. In addition, if video games make addiction, people break from the outside world, be introvert and communication between people and loyalty are broken. One of negative effects is violent video games disrupt children's psychology and it can even cause them to harm themselves and their environment.
On the other hand, video games can be useful on some issues.For example, it can provides move around and do sports at home, improves attention.According the resources, children who play video games 1 hour a day be happier, more social and more comfortable than children who never play or children who play more 1 hour a day.One of possitive effect is Video gamers act more decisively about a choice then the other people.
In conclusion, I believe that video games have more negative effect than possitive effects.People should socialize with face to face communication, do exercise outdoor and children should play outdoor games such as hide and seek, hopscotch,skipping a rope.They shouldn't unsocialize with video games.
Well.. Actually I don't play games so much, but I think the active sports games which I have to move and do the real actions like badminton, tennis, or basketball of Wii, are good for our health and practicing those sports. But anything like GTA or Battleground can make the players violentic people. Also I think sudoku or crossword puzzles are good games to play, because it can improve your brain skills! But it is true that everyone want to play shooting and fighting games, because those are funnier than sudoku. But you will speak something like, 'Kill him!' or 'Catch them, you fool!' or even 'XXXX XXX!!', during playing those games. I play 'Brawl Stars', with my mom's smartphone, and even this isn't the violent shooting game, I often say, "Kill them!!" or "Pass me, you idiot!!" So, I think all shooting games can make you to be an agressive person. So I want to play the games like "FIFA" or "Wii-badminton". I think it will help me to keep fit!!
If we talk about physical form, no. But with the help of video games you can improve attention, reaction, intelligence, knowledge and many other skills. If you play mind games there and thinking improves. I am active computer worker who spends 10 hours at the computer in quarantine time (not for games but for the computer in general) I can say that games help to relax and develop my brain. Every day I go outside to exercise. And I do not notice that my health has bad form. In general, everyone has their own. I think that games are a great way to spend free time. And in some chanses, earn money.
No, absolutely they are not.
I agree , video ganes are not a good way to use them sparingly
In my opinion, playing video games does not help you stay fit.
Are video games a good way to keep fit?
Lately video games have been being developed rapidly. It includes such as xbox, nintendo and ps4, etc.
They give huge influence to traditional game market and industry.
Firtsly, It's very mordern and fashionable. We can play football, do Yoga, and go skiing in our home.
The important thing is very like real environment. When we wave our hands, it shows in TV display immediately.
In addition it can reduces the sudden accident. Many people have been hurted when they play outside.
But don't worry about it. It is really safe.
To sum up, I think it is really good alternative instead of playing outside. It also is great way to keep our physically fit and health.
Thanks.
In my opinion, playing video games doesn't help you to keep fit. On the contrary, the time you spend in front of the screen is wasted time you can use by doing real exercise.
In addition, video games are quite addictive so many people can't stop playing.
Maybe it doesn't help anyone keeps fit, because I don't think it related to each other. You play video games and just use your hand, but keep fit is for all body. Your hand and your waist are related to each other?
These days, many young people have got many options to do through online videogames. online video games are negative for a many reasons.
Firstly, I believe that most of the online gaming are less active and unsocial than the real sports. As showed in many studies that video games are isolating teenagers from being communicating with the real world.
In addition, online games are reason of many modern health issues such as obesity. Spending plenty of time facing the screen with virtual world could case many problems mentally and physically.
in conclusion, i think that young generation shouldn't spend these time on online games, and compensating the time with real sport to be fit.
In my opinion video games are one of the best things you can do when are you bored and when you haven't got anything to do.
But you have to do another things like sport you shouldn't devoted only in video games you have to try other things
In my opinion some videogames are created for lazy people.
With the hope that they do something, for example: virtual reality games etc...
there are videogames created to motivate the gamer, videogames are the best way to play at home without living your house on rainy days or hot days.
In my case when i play videogames in my room i'm very focussed.
This is my piece of advice: when you are bored play some videogames.
The video games are very funny to have a funny time and the best think you can play wit your friends in your house.
When you borring you can play video games and som of ther we can lern playng it.
Opinion essay
First of all I think play videogames is a good think to pas the time doing somethink.
Is very fun play videogames, I love it and you can play the same game with your friends online.
You can convine play videogames with do sport because when you play videogames you are sitting in a chair.
Video games are the best thing I have tried ever!!
On the one hand I think they are so funny and enjoyable.
On the other hand, I don't think that you do exercise while you are playing videogames because you are sitting..
To sum up videogames are so entretaining.
When I remember my childhood I see myself as a little girl who used to play with her dolls, a girl who left her house to jump the rope with her friends, I remember when I rode a bicycle and the balls were ideal for playing. I remember my sisters making up and combing their dolls and the talent shows we created.
However, nowadays that kind of entertainment has been left aside and only veils to small with electronic devices playing in virtual worlds, we see soccer, tennis and archery courts through a screen, children run jumping pressing keys, they isolate themselves from reality to live in a fictional world.
Although different technology experts and some scientists say that video games allow the development of decision-making capacity, they allow to create strategy and develop the imagination, these benefits also involve factors such as isolation, lack of interaction and even foster insecurity and shyness .
I do not think video games are bad and I do not think that going out is the ideal, because that depends on the tastes of the people. However, I think we should educate more and criticize less. It is necessary that we understand that the new generations have a different world to grow that must be respected, what we can do is to show them that there is a world beyond the pixels to which they are accustomed and so they can have a balance.
First of all,Video games are not effected to body fit . I think that is just game . Real sports are more effect keeping health body. Playing video game is waste of time . In addition We should to buy some equipment such as Kinect or VR. It is expensive than any other equipment. However ,advantage of game is it can play inside a house . We play every day .another advantage is We can connect on the internet .We can play a lot of people without invitation when We play game .
I would like to talk about advantages and disadvantages of social media.
First of all, keeping in mind that any kind of excess in our lives could have finally bad consequences, being excessively connected to social media could have the same bad characteristics of an addiction.
Many studies show that people who have been disconnected from social media tend to be happier and less stressed than people that stay connected as usual.
I think that active video games are really good for staying fit. They are also perfect for people who wants to learn to play some sports or to try out something new.
First of all video games can now be played with your whole body with Kinect and Vr. They can be played locally or online like just dance,etc. You don't have to stay in the house either like Pokemon go, street pass,etc. I know stuff like indoor sports exist but they are not always open unlike video games which you can play anytime and you wont be judged or embarrassed if you played alone , which in turn can help lots of obese people try physical activities without feeling scared of being judged. On the other hand video games are not a replacement for real activities because most physical video games are just a starting point cause they don't help advanced players as much due to being a lot easier than actual sports but it helps beginners who don't feel ready.
Nowadays video games are so popular and many teenagers play them, I think that playing video games is really fun but palying real sports is more better because of some reasons.
first of all, we can't be a professional player if we play a sport only in the game because we can't learn it completely in the correct way. In my opinion video games can be addictive
and stop us from activities that are more important than wining a game.
In addition having face-to-face interaction with our friends is better for our well-bieng because we need to improve our social skills by meeting our friends and speaking to them.
To sum up, I believe that video games can be useful and enjoyable for us if we use them in a normal way, because It's a fun way of doing exercises, mostly when you can't go and play outside, but playing sports outside is better for our health.
Some people think that video games are a good way to keep fit but I don’t think so because of following reasons.
Firstly, I think that playing video games is a kind of low intensity activity. In fact, most of the time, players often seat or have not much move. So, I think it will not burn much calories to keep you fit or have any benefit for your circulatory system.
Secondly, you will not be interested in video games for quite a long time. You can say “why not” because video games have many different kinds or you can play with people all over the world. However, the things that keep you be interested in a game, in my opinion, is your partners, or your team. Just when you play sports in real, I mean that you have face-to-face communication and interaction, you’ll have this feeling. Also, I think you know clearly that, you have to exercise frequently to keep your body fit so may be video games are not going to work.
Moreover, some people choose video games because it’s not affected by the weather condition. It’s true but it’s the same with doing exercise or playing sports. There’re many indoor sports such as badminton, volleyball, basketball, football... You can also do exercise right in your house obviously. So why don’t you choose doing exercise or playing sports instead?
In conclusion, I agree that video games are interesting and quite fun but I don’t think it’s a good way to keep you fit. You can choose any kind of exercise or sport that you like and suits you best but the most importance thing is you should do it regularly to make your body fit.
Thanks.
When I was a little kid I actaully began to sweat, while playing Wii video games.
I would recommend people to do this, but I would myself rather go outside and be active. But if people don't like bad weather and they live a place where there is bad weather all the time it's a good way to stay fit.
Playing video games becomes very popular in 90s in my country.Everything has pros and cons.First of all,I would like to tell advantage of playing video games.It can help u connect with people around the world.U can communicate with by sitting on a chair.Even ur fri is far away from u,u can also play with him.Some of the games are based on World War.We can learn history from it.On the other hand,there's many disadvantages of them.Playing video games will make u unhealthy.Sitting for a long time will trouble ur back and joints.Seeing bright screen for hours make u near sight.Furthermore,it can turn u coach potato.Even if u can connect people around the world,they are not ur real friend.They are just on eletrical device.We can't trust them like ur best friend.And playing video games will bring u communication and social problems.In my opinion,playing outside is the best one.U can talk ur friends each other.Physical exercise can make u fit and breathe fresh air.There's no more back and joint problems,eye sight problems and coach potato,if u play outside.So for me,playing outside is the best.
I like the Wii console, my favourites games are the sports games but I think that is important to do sport to be fit and have a good physical condition.
All Sundays I go to do sport in my parcour class.
I think it depends depends on the person and the people around her, because sugar are games with a limitation can be interesting because you meet many people from different countries to practice and learn English and others, also do not think it be many hours since otherwise you lose people in real life and I think it should be a medium to play games with friends and stayed with friends. It depends on the person I think would be good.
Hi everyone,
First of all, I think that some people thought that there are a small number of people that play videogames, this is what, sometimes the fathers say. But they don't know, that there ara a lot of people that play videogames nowadays.
I think that videogames are good for the people. One positive point is that videogames are a method of entertainment, but there is some people that plays all the day and this are not a entertainment it turns into a bad habit to the person.
Another positive point, I think, that some videogames can teach you with a different way, for exemple some shooting games have a previous history with the World War and others. And you, playing it can learn the history.
In addition, i think that when a person took the videogames with a bad habit will have a eyesight with others points for exemple the point that they could turn into a fat person because this person don't do fit. Speaking about that (the issue of the article), I think that If you play a sporty game, for exemple the basic games of the Wii Console, you can do exercise with these games. But by other hand, if you go out to do sport somewhere you can do a good exercise, and you could disconect of the screen and the house.
To sum up, sorry for go up and up with the comment but I think that i have to detail the things that I don't like.
Gerard
I think that do exercise inside using an active gaming is sometimes better than do the exercise outside, because if your friends are far away, is complicated to go with they, so play with video games is better because if the game is online you can play anytime with your friends and you can plug-in a webcam and play like you are next to the friend.
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