Healthy Gamer Lifestyle

This is a book on creating a Healthy Gamer Lifestyle! by increasing reflexes, endurance and longevity for better gaming. In essence creating a healthier gamer lifestyle and changing the gamer stereotype.My name is Lionel Thomas; I am a Gameaholic and have been a computer Gamer for over 30 years. For the last 12 years I worked in the Computer Games industry, starting as a web programmer moving up to Games Producer, working on Xbox and PC titles.It was Awesome! Working with games 40 hours a week, and then gaming at home for up to 60 hours a week, yes it is possible!Over the years I ate anything, gained weight, had back problems, my health was poor and energy levels were like a roller-coaster (Moody as well). Most of this was oblivious to me, as I played out my life virtually with Role-Playing Games, First Person Shooters, Real-Time Strategies, MMORPG and much more... all that mattered was having my computer hardware was working and a game to play. Reality for me was to work, to make money, to buy games and play them."If I could have been hooked up to a computer and play games 24/7, I would."Starting with only a few habits within 1 month I lost 5 kg (11 pounds), I was excited and within 8 months I lost 20 kg (44 pounds), improved my health, energy levels, sick a lot less, regular and just felt great.I play less virtually; yet play more in reality, as I am creating myself as my Game Avatar in Life. Part of this has been to create "Vitality For Gamers"; a cause to give computer Gamers increased reflexes, endurance and longevity for better gaming. In essence creating a 'Healthier Gamer Lifestyle' and changing the gamer stereotype.The "Vitality Challenge" details the habits I created that made me realise that I could be my Gaming Avatar in Life. Since then, my Gaming and Non-gaming life have merged where anything is possible from here on in."Be your Game Avatar in Life."