RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Recreational activities

- are experiences or organized activities that you actively participate in with others, to have fun and enjoy life during your free time.

- This includes experiences that require physical activity and interactions and playing with other people. They are not things that you do all by yourself

indoor activities

- are also a part of the recreation program. Indoor recreation activities are undertaken on the comfort of one's home or more specifically indoor and they are to recreate the mind and soul.

basketball

swimming

volleyball

chess

table tennis

bowling

singing

reading

Listening to music

watching movies

10 indoor activities examples:

outdoor activities

- refers to recreation done outside, most commonly in natural settings.

- can range from nature walks to river rafting.

Organized recreational activities

- are often planned by private clubs or government organizations.

- Sports,Cultural activities and Social gatherings are some of the organized ones.

nature walks

river rafting

cycling

camping

fishing

hiking

adventure park

surfing

sports

9 OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES:

leisure activities

- are the things that you do primarily for relaxation and pleasure, and which don't involve much work.

- These activities could be very passive requiring little or no physical activity, and you can do them by yourself if you don't want to do it with others.

backpacking

bowling

camping

canoeing

fishing

golfing

scuba diving

surfing

swimming

9 SOME RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

backpacking

- refers to an outdoor recreational activity where equipment and supplies are packed and carried in a bag.

- can last for only a few days to several months sometimes.

- involve traveling with public transportation or hiking for long distances mostly in the country and often unfamiliar terrain.

bowling

- is an indoor recreational game or activity where a player rolls or throws a bowling ball on a lane to hit target pins at the end of the lane.

- The game is normally played between two to eight players per lane.

Pin bowling

Lawn bowling

(2) types of bowling

Pin bowling

players throw or roll the ball to knock off target pins and it is mostly played indoors.

Lawn bowling

- players try to hit their target pins on the other end of the lawn.

camping

- can be described as a recreational activity that entails spending time outdoors overnight in a temporary makeshift shelter.

- It is different from other similar outdoor activities like hiking because you sleep outdoors in a makeshift shelter overnight.

- is very common nowadays and it can be done throughout the year.

canoeing

- is another interesting and exciting outdoor activity that involves paddling. A canoe with a single-bladed paddle.

- It can also be done as a sport where people can compete to be the first to reach a certain point.

paddling

the act of propelling a canoe forward using a paddle

Fishing

- This is an activity that entails using different tactics to catch fish using a fishing rod and fish baits.

-This is done mainly in different water bodies in the wild or in community ponds around your neighborhood.

golfing

is a game that is played with clubs (Golf Clubs) where players hit the ball and try to get the ball into several holes on the golf course.

golf course

- field or specially designed lawn for playing golf

- has different terrains and players have to play the ball across the different landscapes to get to a hole.

scuba diving

- refers to underwater diving (often deepwater diving) where the diver utilizes their self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.

surfing

- is a water surface sport where the surfer essentially rides on the forward side or face of a moving wave that propels the surfer forward towards the shore.

- It is commonly done in large water bodies like the ocean where wave tides are strong. However, there are artificial wave pools nowadays where giant waves are created artificially for surfing.

SWIMMING

- is a common recreational activity and it is a popular competitive sport as well.

- It basically involves self-propulsion through water using coordinated movements of the limbs and body.