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Body Wear & Tear

#1

Why even fool with playing VP if it's hurting your health? There are other things....

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From: TedChee@aol.com
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Subject: [vpFREE] Body Wear & Tear
Date: Sat, Aug 13, 2011 8:54 am
I'm 64 & have been down this road several years ago. My career involved a

lot of computer work & typing on keyboards though not constantly as in data

entry. So when I began feeling the pain I researched it & realized it's a

lot like carpal tunnel that data entry folks get. I do play intense

sessions that may last up to 24 hrs which sounds long but I have a lot of breaks.

When I was younger my sessions used to be much longer & even more intense

before I realized that it wasn't worth the damage to my health. The ultimate

cure, for me, was just not playing & eventually everything returned to

normal. For me, this is easier than it is for locals as it's a 5 - 8 hr trip

to get to the casinos whereas locals would have the constant temptation of

things popping up all the time.

#2

Such as? If you are looking to make even a small income the choices are
limited as to what hurts your health.I have fibro and I know
firsthand..there are FAR, FAR worse things health wise than sitting at a VP
machine..JMHO.

Lisa

Why even fool with playing VP if it's hurting your health? There are other
things....

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#3

It doesn't make sense to me to do ANYTHING that even slightly harms oneself when one has a choice. Most people lose playing vp anyway, and I don't see making a small income at it worth what's being traded for playing. I agree there's far worse things for your health than sitting at a vp machine, but when someone like Coach comes on a forum to air his issues then I have to believe he's looking for solid advice leaning towards how he can keep playing while mitigating his problem--and I don't believe that's possible.

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Lisa" <viajo1964@...> wrote:

Such as? If you are looking to make even a small income the choices are
limited as to what hurts your health.I have fibro and I know
firsthand..there are FAR, FAR worse things health wise than sitting at a VP
machine..JMHO.

Lisa

Why even fool with playing VP if it's hurting your health? There are other
things....

_._,___

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

#4

We have found the best remedy to reduce body wear and tear is to reduce the amount of time we play. We don't play every day. We like to have a lot of "rest" days. And particularly we mostly play short sessions - one or two hours at a time. After two hours, we both get weary and the fun factor decreases dramatically. If for some reason we want to play more in one day, we will take naps and/or exercise between sessions.

Old age is not for sissies!!!!!

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#5

I have to agree with Rob on this one, and I said as much in my book. Since playing VP is not something most people NEED to do, any health related issues should be a signal to stop. There are quite a few hobbies that are good for your health.

The only reason I can think of to continue doing something unnecessary that harms your body would be addiction related. If your reply to this is, "but I enjoy it" you need to ask yourself why anyone does anything addictive. The short answer is, "because they enjoy it".

~FK

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "rob.singer1111" <rob.singer1111@...> wrote:It doesn't make sense to me to do ANYTHING that even slightly harms oneself when one has a choice. Most people lose playing vp anyway, and I don't see making a small income at it worth what's being traded for playing. I agree there's far worse things for your health than sitting at a vp machine, but when someone like Coach comes on a forum to air his issues then I have to believe he's looking for solid advice leaning towards how he can keep playing while mitigating his problem--and I don't believe that's possible.

#6

Will you guys quit. You're killin' me. Aches and pains? Come on man, get it up. Hey, can I tell you something. My index finger hurts from tapping the screen. But I never wanted to tell you kids about it. You know why? Because when you cry you cry alone. Now come on kids, git out there and hit a Royal Flush for the Gipper!