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  2. Category:Leisure activities - Wikipedia

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    Leisure is one's discretionary time spent in non-compulsory activities, time spent away from cares and toils. Because leisure time is free from compulsory activities such as employment, running a business, household chores, education and other such day-to-day stresses, not including eating, and sleeping, it is often referred to as "free time."

  3. Leisure - Wikipedia

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    The range of leisure activities extends from the very informal and casual to highly organised and long-lasting activities. A significant subset of leisure activities are hobbies which are undertaken for personal satisfaction, usually on a regular basis, and often result in satisfaction through skill development or recognised achievement ...

  4. Recreation - Wikipedia

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    Recreation is an activity of leisure, leisure being discretionary time. [1] The "need to do something for recreation" is an essential element of human biology and psychology. [2] Recreational activities are often done for enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure and are considered to be "fun".

  5. Sociology of leisure - Wikipedia

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    The realm of freedom is a true definition of leisure as it embraces doing activities out of the want, pleasure to do so. Whereas living to survive and work, eat, sleep would be in the realm of necessity. [7] An example of a leisure activity: American soldiers playing a card game.

  6. List of water sports - Wikipedia

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    Rafting is a recreational outdoor activities that use an inflatable raft to navigate a river or other body of water; River trekking, a combination of trekking and climbing and sometimes swimming along the river; Rowing, a sport that involves propelling a boat (racing shell) on water, using oars

  7. Category:Leisure - Wikipedia

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    Leisure is one's discretionary time spent in non-compulsory activities, time spent away from cares and toils. Because leisure time is free from compulsory activities such as employment, running a business, household chores, education, day-to-day stress, eating, and sleeping, it is often referred to as "free time".

  8. Outdoor recreation - Wikipedia

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    The activities that encompass outdoor recreation vary depending on the physical environment they are being carried out in. These activities can include fishing, hunting, backpacking, walking and horseback riding — and can be completed individually or collectively. Outdoor recreation is a broad concept that encompasses a varying range of ...

  9. Nash's Pyramid - Wikipedia

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    Nash's Pyramid is a framework for ranking leisure activities, developed by Jay B. Nash. Nash was an early leader in the leisure field. His thinking was influenced by the prevalence of 'Spectatoritis' in America which he defines as, "a blanket description to cover all kinds of passive amusement".