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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  1. Every 15 minutes get up and walk around and stretch your muscles. Have a glass of water and don’t munch on junk food.

  4. Go ‘AFK’ between matches to stretch and/or take a brisk walk, have some nutrient dense snack options

  8. Getting up and moving even during your play session, even for a few minutes every half hour can have significant health benefits.

  10. take body breaks to stand stretch walk around for 5 minutes at least once an hour or more and electrolyte

  17. get up and stretch every hour and frequently look away from the screen to give your eyes a rest.

  18. Stay hydrated with healthy beverages, keep healthy snacks ready, look away from the screen and focus on something else for a few seconds (not in the middle of a battle ofc ) try to do some stretches.

  19. Work in some stretches and move your eyes so you aren’t focused at the same distance for a long time.

  24. Gamers should get up and stretch, give their eyes a rest and drink something hydrating.

  27. Gamers, and anybody who sits at a desk, should get up and move every hour – set a timer to remind yourself. While walking around stretch and flex your hands and wrists.

  28. Not only can it be helpful to have a glass of water and get up to stretch, but it can be highly beneficial to talk to friends and family face to face.

  29. Gamers who play for hours need to be disciplined and take regular breaks to walk, hydrate and stretch their bodies. They also need to use the most ergonomic computer set up and invest in a great chair to help alleviate any issues.

  30. Gamer who play long hours, need a proper sleep, make sure to drink water, eat well, strethed out and rest your eyes

  31. Some ways that I as a gamer who plays for long hours at a time stay healthy is after an hour of play I get up do some stretching and relax my eyes away from the screen and have some fruit and a good large glass of water.

  32. Gamers need to take regular breaks, stretch, walk around a little and go outside for some fresh air.

  33. Firstly – use the 20/20/20 rule: for every 20 minutes spent looking at a screen, a person should look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds. Secondly – every hour (or break in the game) get off your butt and stretch out for a couple minutes.

  34. Pause the game every hour to get up, stretch, walk around a bit and get a drink and healthy snack.

  35. We tell our son for every hour to two hours, he needs to get up and walk away for at least half an hour, not just physically move but give eyes a break too

  36. My smartwatch reminds me to get up and take a little walk every hour. Also closing your eyes for a couple of minutes after playing for a long time helps them rest and recover.

  37. Drink lots of water, get up and stretch, walk around the room, take your eyes of the screen for a few minutes resting your eyes, massage your head and eat healthy food and snacks like vegetables and fruit, lean meats and take vitamins and supplements.

  40. Gamers who spent long extended hours in one position should take time to stretch by standing or doing chair yoga.

  44. Choosing a comfortable seat with lots of support, especially lumbar and multiple adjustments for height, angle, arm, leg, and head rests to accommodate for your screen position and table height is very important to stay healthy and prevent strain when gaming for extended periods.

  46. Quick break to do some quick stretches. Also some great stretches while sitting tutorials out there as well.

  47. For gamers who play for long hours remember to stay hydrated and take breaks to stretch your legs/relax your eyes.

  48. For gamers who play for long hours at a time, I would encourage them to take breaks 1-2 times an hour by standing up and just walking around. I would also recommend working out to stay physically active to help balance out the hours of sitting and staring at a screen.

  49. For me, I always play for 45 mins then take a 2 or 3 min walk around break to keep the muscles moving

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