Essay On Leisure Activities

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When most hear the word leisure the second word that comes to mind associated with that is relaxation. In the text journal and other articles I researched they all described leisure in somewhat similar way. According to A.J.Veal “Leisure is a state of mind which ordinarily is characterized by un-obligated time and willing optimism. It can involve extensive activity or no activity. The key ingredient is an attitude, which fosters a peaceful and productive co-existence with the elements in one 's environment. “Veal described leisure in an appropriate manner. First off, leisure is defined by individuals and may be viewed differently in regards to their life style. For me personally leisure doesn’t necessarily mean to relax it means time well spent. …show more content…

For example, “in the article The Significance of Recreation and Leisure in the lives of Marine Wives during Deployment, “This study examined the significance of recreation and leisure in the lives of Marine wives coping with a deployment. The stressors of the current deployment, coping methods, and involvement in recreation and leisure activities were investigated. Results from the study suggest that involvement in recreation and leisure helps reduce stress from a deployment and therefore help Marine wives cope more effectively.” These activities consisted of gardening, spending time with friends, and participating in volunteer work. For them leisure was a way of keeping themselves occupied in order to fill the absence of their spouse. Also, leisurely time can be very therapeutic and great for an individual’s health. In the article “Leisure and health: why is leisure therapeutic This review of the literature provides empirical evidence that leisure can contribute to physical, social, emotional and cognitive health through prevention, coping (adjustment, remediation, diversion), and transcendence.” For example, when one partakes in a leisurely activity that they enjoy it can bring them complete peace. Providing the therapy that they are searching …show more content…

In majority of the articles I found my view on leisure was similar in almost every sense of the word when compared. For example, A.J.Veal stated Leisure, then, is a block of unoccupied time, spare time, or free time when we are free to rest or do what we choose. Leisure is time beyond that which is required for existence, the things which we must do, biologically, to stay, alive (that is, eat, sleep, eliminate, medicate, and so on): and subsistence, the things we must do to make a living as in work, or prepare to make a living as in school, or pay for what we want done if we do not do it ourselves. Leisure is time in which our feelings of compulsion should be minimal It is discretionary time, the time to be used according to our own judgment or choice. Like Veal said “ unoccupied time is leisure.” Felling that time with leisurely activities is what separates individuals. For me, a normal leisure activity would be going to the gym, or playing board game with my family after a long stressful day. Both these activities allow me the opportunity to escape the every day hustle and bustle, and just

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