recreation

an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

"scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"

"for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"

"drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" activity that refreshes and recreates

activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation

"time for rest and refreshment by the pool"

"days of joyous recreation with his friends"

s playing in the water]] Recreation is the employment of time in a non-profitable way, in many ways also a therapeutic refreshment of one's body or mind. Recreation is often distinguished from leisure. Where ''leisure'' is, or ought to be, restful, ''recreation'' is refreshing and diverting. As people in the world's wealthier regions lead more and more sedentary life styles, the need for recreation has grown. The rise of so called active vacations exemplify this.Recreation, play, and fun are not the preserve of humans; nearly all creatures indulge in this to some extent. Play is essential for the development of skills, the most basic of which are motor skills in young creatures.The weekend is typically a time for recreation, perhaps (in Judeo-Christian and IslamMuslim cultures) because the Sabbath falls on the weekend and the Sabbath is "the day of rest." Holidays are also a common time for recreation.Traditionally music and dance serve as recreation in many cultures, as do sports, hobbies, games and tourism. Watching TelevisionTV and listening to music are common forms of recreation, or rather leisure.For many the most valued recreation is spontaneous and original.Many activities may be functional and/or recreational:

Food and drinkEating and drinking

Shopping

Hunting and fishing

Travel

Sexual behavior

Using the Internet

ConversationConversing

Reading a book

Sport and exercise

Martial arts / tricking

Sleeping

Playing a videogame

Visiting an amusement park

Reading (activity)Reading and contributing to WikipediaIn recent years, more 'exciting' forms of recreation include: skiing, snowboarding, bungee jumping, sky diving, hang gliding, paint balling, rock climbing, backpacking (wilderness)backpacking, canyoning, caving, BASE jumping, adventure tourism.


Recreation, Law, and Morality - Some recreational activities are made illegal because of the percieved immorality of certain forms of recreation in many regions. These include gambling, some forms of sex, and drug use. Often one form of an activity is arbitrarily viewed as immoral by a culture while other forms are acceptable. For example, some forms of sex have been outlawed in some regions, such as prohibitions against sodomy and oral sex in much of the United States (though the Supreme Court of the United StatesSupreme Court recently ruled such laws unconstitutional in the landmark Lawrence v. Texas case), while other forms of intercourse are acceptable. Another example is recreational drug use. In most of the world responsible alcohol consumption, a form of recreational drug use, is legal and acceptable by most people's moral standards, probably because alcohol has traditionally been in wide use in Western Europe, yet nearly all drugs that have traditionally not been widely used in European culture have been deemed illegal in most of the world. Some individuals view recreation as largely non-productive, even trivial. Excessive recreation is not considered healthy, and may be labelled as escapism. However, research has shown that recreation contributes to life satisfaction, quality of life, health and wellness, and that the use of recreation as a diversion may have clinical applications to individuals with chronic pain and other health impairments. In some cultures and religions recreation is encouraged on certain days and discouraged on others e.g. In Judaism the Sabbath is a day for recreation and relaxation, which has in turn influenced many Christian sects to use the Sabbath for the same purpose, although some sects interpret the Sabbath to be a day where worship is done in leiu of recreation.Recreation is very essential to longevity of human beings. It is the exact opposite of stress. Today, stress is the number one killer in the United States according to Time Magazine. Stress can lead to a number of diseases including Heart Disease. Stress can lead to diminished sexual desire and an inability to achieve orgasm in women.

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