Esports Connected: The Importance of Mental and Physical Health in Gaming

Esports Connected With Megan Van Petten

Fitness and overall wellness are not strangers anymore in the gaming community. Competitive and recreational gamers, streamers, and pretty much every person in the industry spending long hours in front of a monitor understands the importance of staying physically, emotionally, and mentally fit to enhance their experiences and give their 100%.

Today, we had an educational conversation with Kristen Anderson, Mike Anderson, and Landon Gorbenko from FitGMR.

Kristen, the co-founder and CEO of FitGMR, is an experienced financial professional who spent over ten years at JPMorgan and then joined Evercore Partners. She has over 700 hours of yoga training and is a CrossFit Level 1 Certified Trainer.

Mike is the co-founder and President of FitGMR. He is in charge of the Physical Maintenance Department and holds a Master's Degree in Public Health & Experiential Education and a B.S. in Sports Medicine.

Landon, the Head of Mental Performance, is FITGMR's Mental Performance director and trainer. He is a lifelong gamer who experienced the benefits of balancing mental, physical, and emotional health and is passionate about expertise development. He holds a B.Sc. in Psychology and an M.Sc. in Performance Psychology.

In this episode, we delve into the central role of community in the mental, physical, and emotional health space. We discuss how relying on someone makes it easier to keep ourselves accountable for our physical health and the incredible benefits of measuring progress with percentages to encourage and motivate ourselves.

Resources:

Visit the FitGMR website: https://fitgmr.gg/.

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fitgmr/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fitgmr/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChj7VERZ2-WSQisVpkpmvSA

Twitter: https://twitter.com/fitgmr