Esports is like a huge endless world with a strict nature no less than traditional sports. We learned about the physical and mental aspects that an Athlete (VDV) Esports must focus on through a Jake Middleton discussion from Adamas Esports. At the same time, we also explored more about the physical requirements of a professional VDV to ensure the effectiveness of the competition.
At the Origin level for non-gamers, it seems contrary to the intuition that gamers can benefit from physical training but consider the following:
The average career of a professional esports player is only a few years, 3.3 years close to the average career of an American football player. According to some opinions, exhaustion is the main cause.
During competition, the heart rate can reach 160-180 beats per minute (bpm). In particular, the world record for each VDV Esports with a heart rate of up to 172 bpm. In fact, even a NASCAR driver has only a heart rate of 120-150 bpm, lower than even VDV Esports.
Esports gamers face 51 different stress factors during competition just like other traditional sports.
Some players may only sleep 4 hours a day.
Professional Esports players are also likely to face repetitive motor injuries.
This is absolutely not the criticism of Esports but it shows the losses and challenges that the generation of professional VDV Esports faces is really huge.
So, what can we do?
Focus on physical health
Esports relies primarily on the performance of brain activity, so improving endurance and plasticity are also useful effects, because "A healthy body creates a healthy mind". People with health always tend to have better brain activity than those with the disease.The health tracking features Instinct and fēnix watches are used by the world's leading VDV. By monitoring, analyzing and recommending necessary lifestyle adjustments based on the data provided by the watch, VDV Esports improves the body and mental response to the pressures in competition.
Here are some features that benefit the physical health of professional VDV Esports, as well as the need to enhance their potential performance.
Heart rate monitoring
For traditional sports such as running or cycling, a lower heart rate will definitely deliver higher performance. While there has been no specific research in this regard, we can hypothesized that lower heart rate during stress competition pressure can be beneficial for player performance and longevity over time.Increased heart rate means increased stress levels, thereby reducing physical and mental stamina, leading to a decrease in competition and thinking. One of the simplest ways to reduce heart rate is physical activity such as exercise, walking – helping to reduce stress levels.
When paired with Instinct or fēnix, the free Connect™ app stores long-term data and is constantly updated so that players can track and make adjustments as needed to improve their fitness. The sensors cater to the health monitoring feature Instinct watches and fēnix provided by FirstBeat, with the most modern heart rate transformation tracking feature.
According to FirstBeat, strengthening your fitness is like installing an additional engine into your body to keep up with the needs of your daily activity. Improved fitness means you will do things more easily, with less effort and less stress and muscle tension.
The implications of this mean that for competition it is simple: A lower heart rate while playing can lead to a decrease in overall physical needs and body stress, allowing for longer and more focused competitive play.
Stress Monitoring
Constant high levels of stress over time without sufficient recovery can lead to psychological and psychological problems. Over-training not only appears in traditional sports, but can absolutely occur in esports if VDV and coaches do not effectively manage physical condition and stress during the match Instinct and fēnix smart watches monitor stress and report data every 3 minutes on average, helping VDV timely adjust morale in two aspects: First, during the competition, as soon as the watch is noticed warning of increased stress levels, VDV can immediately calm the spirit through simple stress control techniques such as taking a few deep breaths. Secondly, using the stress tracking data accumulated on Connect app outside the match also gives you comprehensive access to stress management. If individuals notice their stress levels are constantly high, they may find it useful to go out for a walk or other stress coping mechanisms. These efforts can come into play during competition. The constant nature of all-day stress monitoring is a real game-change factor in the competition to ensure a clear understanding of useful habits for the body, thereby keeping yourself in the best condition.Sleep Monitoring
Sleep has one of the greatest effects on mental and physical activity. When we can learn about sleep scientifically, it will make it easier for us to improve our sleep and make healthy behavior changes that can lead to better sleep. A good and deep sleep is a prerequisite for an effective competition. By leverning the optical heart rate sensor on your watch, Instinct or fēnix can now measure heart rate variations, combined with an acceleration, thereby determining when you sleep, when you wake up, and how well you sleep – not deep sleep, deep sleep or REM sleep. how tasty by specifying a sleep score of 1-100. For the average person, having a more comprehensive view of the quantity and quality of their sleep can help boost confidence to solve another working day at the office. For esports players, it means that confidence will increase during competition.Body Battery™ – Body Energy Level
One of the fastest ways to assess overall health is through exclusive Body Battery feature. Body Battery provides a comprehensive view of health indicators and combines them into an overall score that determines their readiness during the day.Body Battery uses a combination of heart rate, stress levels and activity levels to estimate the user's energy reserves throughout the day. Body Battery's score is given on a scale of 100. The higher this number, the more energy the user has to carry out life activities. On the contrary, when the score is low, it is time to rest, regulate light activity.
The Future of Wearables in Esports
For the future of e-sports VDV training, psychological data such as heart rate, stress levels, sleep quality, etc. will allow players to adopt scientific training strategies and plans to improve gameplay and a more sustainable training structure.Technology will quickly play a role in making a big new step in sports. Because in parallel with the development of sports, the more people need to focus on improving the physicality of players. It's like football has gone from not wearing a helmet to a leather helmet, to an advanced modern helmet. Accordingly, according to the popular line of esports, the use of health tracking technology will give VDVs a competitive advantage in matches. At the same time, raise awareness of health in their lives.
Want to play better, get better? The choice is on your wrist.