Poker and Fitness

Poker players are a lazy bunch. Let's face it, we don't get too much exercise and most of us don't want to exercise. If you are an online player like me you probably spend most of the day hunched up over your computer screen, mouse in one hand, the other one propping up your head and bashing on the keyboard for when that bad beat hits.

We probably don't eat the healthiest either, deliveries and takeouts being our staple diet. With this unhealthy lifestyle we may tend to develop other bad habits like our sleeping patterns go way off as if we are living in a different time zone. Whenever, I live this way I feel my concentration and energy levels go way down, my tilt control decreases and as a result I start to lose money.

When I start to lose money then I start to pay attention and start to think about the things that I can do to fix this situation. This leads me into fitness. Fitness is a great way to install some discipline back into your life which will lead to better poker results as a consequence.

To make progress in fitness is a lot like any other pursuit in life; it take's time and dedication. But, like everything, anything that is worth having doesn't come for free and takes effort. I like to do some exercise at least 3 days a week, mostly strength training and some aerobic work when I feel up to it. I am not trying to win the olympics, so I don't push myself too hard. Don't get me wrong, I try hard to get the results I want, I'm just not going to kill myself to get there.

In addition to the training I have to make sure my nutrition is on point. I am still going to eat ice cream, chocolate and other high in fat, tasty foods; the difference now is that I am going to control the portion size. I'm also going to make sure I am eating a well balanced diet getting a lot of fruits and vegetables.

I take some supplements too, nothing crazy just the essentials, some protein powder and fish oil tablets, They aren't expensive either I go via a discount code site called fitnessdiscountcodes.co.uk and this gives me a great saving on my favourite brand, Bulk Powders. Bulk Powders do some great tasting protein so I really recommend it, don't forget to use the Bulk Powders discount codes to save some money.

The benefit of all this is that when I sit down to play poker and make some money, I am sitting down refreshed and full of energy. My thought patterns are clear and logical instead of slow and fuzzy so I have a better chance of making the correct decision when in the high pressure situation of poker.

I think this will benefit a lot of poker players, go to the gym once in awhile and exercise, your bankroll will thank you.