Many gamers I know either love their gaming chair or lament not having a really good one. Gaming is not an activity you can just get up from every half hour to stretch and reset. An online campaign can last for hours and leaving your seat may not only let your teammates down, but may lead to a huge setback in the game. Some gamers even forego bathroom breaks to secure a victory. You may not be that “hardcore” but you still deserve to game in maximum comfort; and, you would with an AKRacing Gaming chair like the one Best Buy is giving away in this contest.

Your chair matters for gaming

How much time you spend sitting in front of a screen can affect your overall health. AKRacing has years of experience creating seating for a variety of use case. Their gaming chairs are considered some of the best available. They have solid, durable metal frames and cold cure foam that holds fast and secure for a comfortable experience even after hours of first person shooter excitement. This is a premium gaming chair so you know that it will glide wherever you want it to go, in multiple positions, and adjust to suit your needs—all the while remaining silent so your gameplay is not spoiled by the squeaks and squeals often heard from lesser competitors.

Your chair matters for your health

I don’t have to tell gamers what can happen if they spend long hours in an uncomfortable chair. There are many forum discussion online of gamers complaining of back problems, digestive problems, even breathing problems brought on by making a poor seating choice. Most people don’t notice the problems at first; they develop gradually until you get to a point where you ache. Recovery can be slow too. However, you won’t recover if you continue to use the chair that caused the problem in the first place.

The best way to stay healthy is to make healthy choices before you start to ache. This contest is designed to raise awareness of one solution: AKRacing ergonomic chairs. One person will win one to start their journey to better gaming health. It isn’t the only thing gamers should do for better health. In fact, I want you to help gamers across Canada by suggesting ways that gamers can stay healthy. I offer one solution: get an AKRacing ergonomic chair. One way to enter this contest is for you to suggest other ways.

How to enter

Entering this contest is easy and you can enter in two different ways.

  1. In a comment below, tell us some ways that gamers who play for long hours at at a time can stay healthy (your answer must be different from my suggestion above to select a great gaming chair).
  2. Visit the AKRacing product page on bestbuy.ca, scroll down to the “Details and Specs” section to find the Armrest Adjustment Type information (you can see it is missing in the image shown here). Send that information in an email with the subject line AKRacing chair contest to bestbuyblog@bestbuycanada.ca.

What you can win

At the end of this contest we will randomly select one winner to receive a Best Buy exclusive AKRacing Core EX SE Ergonomic Fabric Gaming Chair.

This contest runs from May 6th to May 20th.

Remember you can enter twice: once in a comment below and once in an email. However, if you live with other gamers, then having a great AKRacing gaming chair in their house will benefit them too so ask them to enter. Share with gamer friends too so they can game for hours and stay healthy.

Win an AKRacing Gaming Chair Contest Rules and Regulations

Good luck.

Martin Renaud
Martin Renaud
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Martin loves working with the talented editors and writers on the Best Buy Blog as Editor-in-Chief. During his spare time he is either working on his next novel, cooking up a masterpiece in the kitchen, or adding some smart tech to his new home on Mayne Island in British Columbia.
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  2. Gamers can stay healthy by staying hydrated, taking breaks, and getting outside for some Vitamin D!

  5. Bonjour/Hi !. Again many thanks for this blog and giving everyone a chance to win. No matter the chair, taking a break,a small walk, a fresh breath of air, 5 to 15 mins of relaxation goes a long way to improve your gaming experience or day at work.

    thanks.

  8. It is important to take frequent short breaks away from the computer screen. while you’re on your short break, stretch, move around, and remember to drink water. This will help to prevent your body from straining, it is also important to rest your eyes away from the screen for a bit so your eyes do not get too strained.

  9. Stretch, walk, bend, move around, snack, hot bath, jog, hike, jumping jacks, massage, go take a nap… Just be sure to change positions!!!!

  10. Stretch, walk, bend, move around, snack, hot bath, jog, hike, jumping jacks, massage, go take a nap… Just be sure to change positions!!!!

  11. Not only should you take a break, but stretch routinely, not only when gaming, but make it a life-style change. As such, you will never develop any issues.

  12. Since I’ve been playing longer than most of these people have been born a proper gaming chair would be amazing

  13. take a break go outside and drink some water stretch and then go back and sit in the new gaming chair and win

  15. take frequent short breaks away from the computer screen. while you’re on your short break, stretch, move around, and remember to drink water. these little things will help prevent your body from straining and overstraining your body.

  21. have some healthy snacks on hand , take a break from the screen to rest your eyes, walk around to stretch your legs, have a comfortable gaming chair .

  23. Eyestrain is an issue when staring a screen for hours. I would suggest breaks that include going outside so your eyes can focus at really far distance.

  25. I would suggest taking breaks so that you can stretch your legs and also see if you can game at a standing desk so that you can at least continue gaming while not sitting in a chair the whole time.

  26. standing while you play, stretch.
    every couple of hours, move away from the screen
    lots of fluids

  33. gamers who play for long hours at at a time can stay healthy by eating healthy snacks and drinking water

  34. GAMERS SHOULD STAND AND STRETCH PERIODICALLY SO THAT TENDONS AND LIGAMENTS DO NOT GET TIGHT… GREAT FOR BLOOD FLOW TO TOES AND SCIATICA NERVE CONDITIONS…

  39. Some ways that gamers who play for long hours at at a time can stay healthy by getting up and walking around every now and then, and getting a standing desk.

  40. Gamers who play for long hours at at a time can stay healthy by taking frequent breaks of standing up between games, eating healthy, and to by being more active through going for runs, hikes, or exercising at the gym.

  41. Change chair settings every hour or 2 a little so your body doesn’t get stiff is exact same position. Move your feet, raise your lower legs up and down to keep the circulation going!

  42. Taking frequent breaks to walk around outside, get some vitamin D, and drink a ton of water.

  45. When I game for long periods I make sure to take breaks to move around a bit and stretch. I also make sure to keep hydrated and to have healthy snacks.

  48. Take the time to properly set up the chair to fit your body and you will stay comfortable for much longer.

  50. Get up at least every 30 minutes, stretch, walk around, gaze into the distance to give your eyes a break. Use a timer because time goes by so fast and you don’t realize it!

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