TM ELECT 3: CHAPTER 1

• Recreation refers to the time spent in an activity that one loves to engage in, with an intent to feel refreshed.
• Leisure is defined as the permission to do as one pleases at one’s own pace.
• Difference between leisure and recreation:

  • Leisure is related to time and the whole of non-work/no activity time
  • Recreation is related to the specific activities pursued in leisure time
• Leisure is a time during which somebody has no obligations or work responsibilities and is free to engage in activities
• Common types of recreation and leisure include:

  • Sports (Team sports, Individual sport)
  • Exercise
  • Food and Dining
  • Festivals and Fairs
  • Art, Crafts, and Sewing
  • Social clubs
  • Shopping
  • Gaming (Casinos, Computer/Interactive, Gaming Systems)
  • Family Activities
  • Volunteering
• Benefits of recreation:

  • Essential to Personal Health
  • Key to Balanced Human Development
  • Essential to Quality of Life
  • Reduces Self-Destructive and Anti-Social Behavior
  • Builds Strong Families and Healthy Communities
• Benefits of leisure:

  • Enhance the Immune System
  • Improve Memory
  • Reduces stress
  • Improves self-esteem and mental health
  • Better sleep quality
• Factors promoting the growth of recreation:

  • Increase in discretionary time
  • Influence of Technology
  • Public Interest in Health & Fitness
  • Commodification of Leisure
  • Therapeutic Recreation Service
• Importance of leisure and recreation in tourism:

  • Vital in the field of tourism as it is often the reasons why people want and need to travel
• Increase in discretionary time - the amount of time spent on leisure activities or other pursuits where the primary function is the use of time for pleasure or another intrinsically worthwhile purpose
• Influence of technology - One of the most significant influences of technology on leisure patterns is the shift towards digital entertainment. Video games, online streaming platforms, and social media have become popular leisure activities.
• Public interest in health & fitness - Many people are now concerned about improving their health, vitality, and appearance through diet and exercise. Those who exercise regularly look and feel better.
• Commodification of Leisure - refers to the process of turning leisure activities into marketable goods or services. It is the transformation of leisure from a personal and meaningful experience to a commercialized and profit-driven industry.
• Therapeutic recreation service - An important aspect of the growth of recreation has been the increased awareness of the recreation needs of persons with physical, mental or social disabilities. Therapeutic means a sense or form of healing.
• Recreation is an active aspect of leisure
• Leisure is derived from the Latin word "licer" meaning "to permit or allow".
• Recreation is derived from the Latin word "recratio" meaning "to restore health".