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Also known as recreational activity, leisure activity

thumb|right|Surfing, a form of recreation

AI overview

Recreation is an activity that people do in their leisure time for enjoyment and relaxation, like surfing. It matters because it provides people with ways to unwind and have fun outside of work or daily responsibilities.

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Encyclopedic overview

25 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Prerequisites to leisure
  • Play, recreation and work
  • Health and recreation
  • Forms and activities
  • Hobby
  • Bricolage
  • Games
  • Outdoor recreation
  • Performing arts
  • Dance
  • Music creation
  • Playing video games
  • Visual arts
  • Drawing
  • Literature
  • Painting
  • Photography
  • Organized recreation
  • Recreation center
  • Recreation as a career
  • e-commerce
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|right|Surfing, a form of recreation

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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “recreation” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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