You Probably Enjoy Nevada’s Favorite Way To Relieve Stress

You may be one of the thousands of Nevadans who relieve stress by playing video games. That appears to be the most popular stress relief hobby or activity in the Silver State according to a recent survey of internet searches.

Gaming is by far the most popular method for Nevada residents to relieve stress. That’s according to a recent survey provided by Interventional Pain Management and Ortho-Spine Center.

Basically, they looked at the number of Google searches involving the name of a hobby. For example, activities such as “gaming,” “gym,” “gardening,” or “fishing,” just to name a few from their list of over 75 hobbies.

They compiled data from each state, and a national list of popular ways to relieve stress. Gaming topped the list in Nevada as well as for the entire U.S. Here in our state, playing video games averages over 53,000 online searches each month.

Our fellow residents are also searching online for lots of other methods to relieve stress. Activities such as football (#2), gym (#3), kayaking (#4), and camping (#5) round out the top five most popular searches for ways to chill.

Personally, one of my favorite ways to relieve stress is playing ice hockey. I’ve been playing both roller hockey and ice hockey in Las Vegas recreational leagues since the late 1990’s.

Another way I like to relieve stress is by playing word games and puzzle games on my phone. Word Stacks and Wordle are two of my favorites.

As I mentioned earlier, gaming is by far America’s favorite method of relieving stress. Average monthly searches amount to over 4.4 million, more than doubling the second-place finisher nationally.

The runner-up spot belongs to kayaking, believe it or not. Over 2.1 million monthly searches throughout the United States each month. Rounding out the top five are gym (#3), football (#4), and basketball (#5).

Some of the least popular ways to relieve stress according to this survey are motorcycle restoration, racquetball, home brewing, stamp collecting, and bird watching.

No matter how you enjoy relieving stress, we certainly hope you enjoy listening to 96.3 KKLZ while you do so!

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Video games have been around since the early '50s fore fronting early technology. This advanced software became revolutionary as it impacted millions of homes.

The origin story of video games dates back to 1952 with Cambridge professor, A.S. Douglas, who created what we know as Tic Tac Toe, according to History.com. We later learn of the sports video game, Tennis for Two, created by American physicist, William Higinbotham in 1958. The video game resembles playing Tennis where two players hit a ball over a net back and forth.

Fast forward to the late '70s when at home gaming systems became a hot commodity. Britannica states that in 1977, Atari released a new and improved video gaming console called Atari 2600. This gaming system allowed customers to play different game cartridges in full color and sound. In the early '80s, Atari released an improved version of the console called, Atari 5200. This system changed the directory of fun, convenience and luxury for video games.

The video game industry is worth over 90 billion dollars today. The evolution of video games have since migrated from their initial launch on computers. Video games are now easier to access than ever before. Customers can download games on their mobile cellular devices and travel with them wherever they go.

Companies like Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft are always trying to outdo one another to release the latest and coolest software. The most recent released console systems are as follows: Nintendo Switch - OLED from Nintendo, PlayStation 5 from Sony and Xbox Series X from Microsoft.

To celebrate video games in all their glory we thought we would find video game bars in Las Vegas that evoke nostalgia. From Mortal Combat, Frogger, Pac Man and even Mario, these video games will never go out of style. Some of the video game bars below are not suited for children as some of them serve alcohol. Go beat the high score of your favorite classic video game!

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Larry Martino is the long-time afternoon drive personality on 96.3 KKLZ. The views and opinions expressed in this blog are those of Larry Martino and not necessarily those of Beasley Media Group, LLC. Follow us: Facebook / Twitter / Instagram