“The Grandmaster Diet: How to Lose Weight While Barely Moving”

“The energy demands of chess have actually been formally studied (IIRC Karpov initiated a study based on his experience as mentioned in the article, Also I believe there was an University of Indiana study in the 70s) and well known for some time.”, Casual Chess Club member Pete S wrote. He continues with, “Intense mental activity has recently been in the spotlight with regards to burning off excess blood sugar.” Certainly this is good news for chess players to seek to shed a few pounds.

“Now for the bad news. Chess if too ‘casual’ doesn’t provide this benefit – it needs to be intense. Fortunately we can play blitz to ratchet up the excitement!”, Pete S wrote.

The article that Pete S. refers was shared by club Vice President Steven B, written by Aishwarya Kumar at ESPN.com.