Aquariums | Astronomy |
Baking | Baseball |
Basketball | Beekeeping |
Birdwatching | Bonsai |
Bowling | Building Blocks (e.g. Lego) |
Calligraphy | Camping |
Canoeing | Capture the Flag |
Chalk Art | Chess |
Climbing | Coding & Computing |
Collecting | Coloring |
Cooking | Cosplaying |
Crafts | Cultural Activities |
Cycling | Dancing |
Design | Diving |
Do It Yourself | Dodgeball |
Drama | Drawing |
Electronics | Exercising |
Farming (i.e. Hobby Farm) | Festivals |
Fishing | Flying |
Football | Games |
Gardening | Gymnastics |
Hiking | Home Improvement |
Horseback Riding | Ice Skating |
Improv | Jogging |
Karaoke | Kite Flying |
Knitting | Learning (e.g. Taking a Class) |
Makeup | Martial Arts |
Metalworking | Model Building |
Mountaineering | Museums |
Music | Nail Art |
Origami | Painting |
Photography | Pickleball |
Picnics | Play |
Playing Cards | Puzzles |
Quilting | Reading |
Robotics | Rollerblading |
Sailing & Boating | Scouting |
Sculpture | Sewing |
Shopping | Sightseeing |
Singing | Skateboarding |
Skiing | Snorkeling |
Snowboarding | Snowshoeing |
Soccer | Street Art |
Sunbathing | Surfing |
Swimming | Table Tennis |
Tag | Tennis |
Theme Parks | Track & Field |
Trainspotting | Travel |
Video Games | Video Production |
Volleyball | Walking |
Weightlifting | Woodworking |
Yoga | Zoos |
Sports
Physical competitive games governed by rules. Although sports are designed to be competitive they can be played just for fun. However, it is common to take sports quite seriously whereby participants work to improve their performance and results over time.
Physical Activities
Pursuits that involve movement. This varies greatly in intensity from a slow paced walk to activities that involve significant physical and mental exertion such as weightlifting or distance running. There is obviously much overlap between physical activities and sports. For example, cycling can be a causal daily activity or a competitive sport.
Outdoor Activities
Activities that take place in nature. These include urban activities such as gardening. However, outdoor activities are are mostly about exploring the countryside. These include activities that require training, practice and experience such as diving and rock climbing.
Creative Pursuits
Activities that benefit from imagination and original insight. This includes everyday activities such as sewing or makeup that aren't creative until you pursue them as such. For example, makeup as an art or sewing original costumes or fashions.
Do-It-Yourself (DIY)
Activities that produce or restore things that are usually provided by the industrial economy. DIY often involves a spirit of self-sufficiency and the notion that you appreciate things more when you create them for yourself.
Hobbies
A hobby is an interest that you develop in-depth such that you learn about it. This implies some dedication and commitment. A hobby can apply to virtually any pursuit as long as you take the time to master a skill, research and learn about your interest. This can include academic topics such as astronomy that you pursue as an amateur.
Cultural Activities
Recreation that is cultural such as dancing in a traditional festival. Cultural activities can also relate to modern culture such as pop culture or youth culture. For example, cosplaying can be viewed as a cultural type of recreation.
Summary
Recreation is an activity pursued for enjoyment or as a type of enrichment whereby you find an activity is rewarding or fulfilling. This is similar to the concept of leisure with recreation implying activities that are active as opposed to merely passive. For example, video games are recreation as they can involve creativity, competition and skill whereas watching television is leisure.
