The aim of this scoping review was to analyse all academic publications concerning players'
physical and psychological health and performance-related variables in esports. A total of …

Professional gaming is organized competitive digital gameplay supported by advertisers
and businesses. With its rising popularity and spectatorship, virtual gaming as a profession …

Introduction Esports is a category of competitive video games that, in many aspects, may be
similar to traditional sports; however, the gut microbiota composition of players has not been …

This article strives to make novel headway in the debate concerning esports' relationship to
sports by focusing on the relationship between esports and physicality. More precisely, the …

The present study focused on the effects of a physical training program on physical-and
psychological-related variables in professional esports players. Five professional League of …

The popularity of competitive computer and videogaming, also known as electronic sport
(esport), has been rising rapidly during the past decades. Because of many parallels with …

Background Esports players are often referred to as sedentary athletes, as gaming requires
prolonged sedentary screen exposure. As sedentary behavior and physical inactivity are …

There is some debate as to whether professional eSports players should be regarded as
athletes in the traditional sense. With an eye toward addressing this controversy, this study …

Professional esport requires players to maintain mental skills at a high level and
healthpromoting physical condition. The aim of this study was to analyze the levels of …

Despite the proliferation of studies on esports, there is a lack of consensus as to as the
precise definition of an esports player. Studies have used competitive gamers, casual …