My own personal philosophy of leisure has been shaped by past and present activities I do for leisure and why I do them. To me, leisure is the sense of being free from external stressors that I face in my life such as school or work. The positive outcomes from partaking in leisure are generally overlooked and often underestimated. Leisure affects our emotions, our physical and mental health, and aids in the creation of relationships. In my own personal life, I have done and still participate in leisure as a way to sooth myself or unwind from the stress of school or work. The release of pent up emotions and energy for individuals helps their relationships with others and their overall health as well. When stress is released, an individual is …show more content…
In the past and currently, leisure has been my escape from the stress that is inevitable when doing the things that are normally not enjoyable and I see it being this way for the rest of my life as well. Although the presence of leisure will not change, the things that I do for leisure certainly will due to constraints. For example, after I graduate and leave NC State, I will not have as much free time as I previously did for leisure. Therefore, my leisurely activities will have to take a shorter amount of time, constraining my current leisure repertoire. In the future, the introduction of my new family will introduce new leisurely activities like purposive leisure and new traditions. My future family would act as more of a facilitator for leisurely activities as they are someone to do the activities with! It is no surprise that due to factors such as aging and the introduction of a family will alter my focus and the activities I will do to relax, but according to my philosophy, how I change will also correlate with how society changes as …show more content…
As a child, many individuals have free time where they can participate in leisurely activities often. Known as the preparation phase, leisure at this point is usually where a child forms relationships and set goals they wish to achieve in the future. This differs drastically from the establishment phase, where an individual is usually too busy to participate in leisure as much. At this phase, leisure is viewed as purposive, such as taking their child to a museum. The focus is generally not focused on just the individual themselves but rather on acting upon their previous goals to successfully reach them. The final phase is known as the reintegration phase where an individual reflects on the course their life has taken due to the preparation and establishing they have done. At each stage, there are constraints and facilitators that affect what an individual may do as leisure. However, there are other cultural and social factors that affect this as well. Ever since ancient times, an individual’s economic status is a factor that has affected their participation in certain leisure activities that they can afford or not. Today, this still occurs as some people can afford to do activities for leisure while others can not. There are other constraints that an individual can face as well based on where they live, their religion and what race they are. It is unfortunate that not all
Also, it can satisfy a persons stress level by focusing on the activity. Sometimes not playing sports, but just relaxing can be satisfying. Relaxing and not working can give a person time to think, breathe, and to recuperate. Relaxing is a very satisfying activity. Another activity that is satisfying is sleeping.
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If was given the opportunity to be hired as a TR specialist the most suitable work sight that is the best fit for me would be a Long Term Care centre. With clients that are of the age of retirement are not able to take of themselves or suffered a major disability that warrants them to be under the care of a health care professional, the most logical way for TR specialist to provide effective therapy in the field of TR is through the uses of the Leisure Ability Model. This model is based on the concept of internal locus of control, in intrinsic motivation, personal causality, freedom of choice and flow through the use of three service components: treatment, leisure education and recreation participation. When using this model it is imperative
ways that leisure time is spent by women has indeed benefited them in both the workplace and at home. This position requires a closer look at specific leisure activities; where and with whom they are spent, and the ultimate effect that these activities had on society and gender roles. More significantly however, is how the establishment of leisure activities for women came about, rather than the simple change in availability of such activities. First let s look at Peiss s position on the matter of how cheap amusements challenged gender traditions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Students can benefit from recreation and apply these benefits to their daily lives. Also, the interview that I have done with Chgaoyu Chen shows me that recreation could be an indispensable of one’s life, and is an important contribution to one’s academic success. Additionally, I feel that students should have a good balance between their academic commitments and recreation, and they should make full use of recreation so that it can have positive impact on their
In the late adulthood life of Roseanne she began being an example of the peripheral leisure activities in which later contracted to core leisure activities not only due to age but also to social/emotional effects. After passing through a phase of regression her activities expanded and she slightly engaged in the quality of being active.
Many individuals would define leisure as time free from paid work, domestic responsibilities, and just about anything that one would not do as part of their daily routine. Time for leisure and time for work are both two separate spheres. The activities which people choose to do on their spare time benefit their own personal interests as well as their satisfactions. While some people may enjoy one activity, others pay not. Leisure is all about personal interests and what people constitute having a good time is all about. Some may say that the process of working class leisure can be seen to contribute their own subordination as well as the reproduction of capitalist class relations. Self-produced patterns of working class leisure can lead to resistance to such reproduction. This leads to social class relations and inequalities, and the fact that it they can never be completely reproduced in the leisure sphere. This film Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community, gives some examples of the role of leisure within a capitalist society dealing with issues such as class inequalities, and how they are different among various societies.
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...society now classifies leisure as simply ‘free time.’ Time away from work or school, no matter how it is enjoyed, is more broadly defined as leisure today.
The central distinctions between the different types of leisure activities Active - this is when an activity is more demanding (for example playing a sport walking) Passive - this is when an activity undertaken is not a physical activity (for example reading, listening to music) Home based leisure is when a leisure activity is undertaken at home and non home-based leisure is when an activity involves leaving the home e.g. going to the cinema. The development of the leisure and recreation industry = == ==
Multiple scholars argue that leisure contributes to a happy life (Mitas, Qian, Yarnal & Kersetetter, 2011; Ballantyne, Ballantyne & Packer, 2014; Newman, Tay & Diener, 2014; Mitas, 2010; Knobloch, Robertson & Aitken, 2017). Still, it is difficult to understand the interplay between leisure and SWB (subjective well-being) due to the subjectivity of the concepts (Newman et al., 2014). Thereby, leisure is context-based and actor-related which causes that people experience leisure differently and also have diverse personal outcomes. This implies that the interplay between leisure and SWB is different per person. With this assumption in mind, I would like to discuss the question “How does leisure contribute to happiness”? First, I explain my critique
Recreation and Leisure activities are in a high critical dimension of quality of life for everyone, including people with developmental disabilities. Sadly, many of those who are disabled are still limited to segregated recreation and leisure choices for any reason or another. Some people will confine themselves to opportunities which include trying a new variety of activities in different settings with different people; here some of the factors that can be affecting: Age, Gender, Sexual Orientation, Racial and Ethnic identity, and Socioeconomic status.
A leisure activity is any activity chosen for pleasure, relaxation, or other emotional satisfaction, typically something one would participate in during free time. The leisure activity I have chosen to partake in is knitting. My great-grandmother was an excellent knitter and would make my whole family scarves and dishcloths when she was alive. She would give them out as Christmas presents, so I want to carry on her tradition. Knitting is a relaxing and simple task, so it is a great way for me to occupy my spare time and escape the stresses of work and school.
Outdoor recreation is something that everyone needs. Finding that place within yourself that allows you to forget about everything. Whether that be playing with your kids in the nearby park, fishing with your grandfather, hiking with someone or just by yourself you learn something new about yourself. Some people use recreation to forget about something and they use being outside as a calming effect. Williams and Stewart (1998) believe that nature, as a place, creates an emotion bond, has a complex meaning to the person, and that people have this draw back to the place. To get the same feeling that someone would get while doing an activity in nature to simulate Williams and Stewart’s (1998) belief, I recently participated in an
Days spent relaxing are therapeutic and stress relieving. Sometimes the only thing that gets me through a tough day is visualizing the next blissful lazy day. I love nothing more than snuggling on the couch with my puppies and watching cheesy chick flicks. If you use the expert lazy day planning for items, food, and attire, you can experience the ultimate bliss of down-time. Those unproductive hours are sometimes more beneficial than hours of therapy. Having time to de-stress and unwind is something a lot of people can rarely allow themselves. But even if it is only a few hours- I highly recommend lazing. A little ‘me’ time never hurt anyone. Enjoy it.