Benefits
How can a healthy leisure lifestyle alleviate stress??
What is: Improved mood by participating in enjoyable activities. Increase socialization, diversion from triggers or negative thoughts, use of the creative process, improved health.
Name two benefits of laughter.
What is: Lowers blood pressure, boosts immune system, relaxes muscles, increases endorphins, strengthens relationships, provides distractions, improves cardiac health, and stimulate organs (you take in more air)
_________ allows you to clarify your thoughts by writing them out.
What is Journaling
"Young man, there's no need to feel down. I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground"
What is your local YMCA
I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?
What is Seven (take away the ‘s’ and it becomes ‘even’).
How will you sleep better by having a healthy leisure lifestyle?
What is: Being more active during the day helps create a more restful night’s sleep. Do more active hobbies earlier in the day so you can be sure to have enough time to wind down before bed. Try yoga, meditation and/or journaling before bed.
Where in my community can you go to play sports, lift weights or take a fitness class?
What is: YMCA, Local Gyms, Parks and Recreation Departments, community colleges, Youtube videos, VA Whole health site. www.va.gov/wholehealth
Impressionism, Expressionism, Abstract, and Futurism are a few forms of this creative endeavor that improves creativeness, memory, and emotional release.
What is painting
This a club for those between 6-18 that inspires and enables all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.
What is boys and girls club
Beth’s mother has three daughters. One is called Lara, the other one is Sara. What is the name of the third daughter?
Who is Beth.
What neurotransmitter is considered the "happy neurotransmitter?"
What is: Serotonin
This low impact activity offers many benefits to include; better sleep, educes stress, reduced risk of falls in older adults, improved flexibility, increased energy, improved COPD symptoms and more....
What is: Tai Chi
Regularly playing any ________ is a great form of exercise for the brain. Coordination, concentration, memory, listening, and reading can be improved. Learning to play can take some time and lessons.
What is an instrument
This group is responsible for maintaining a city's fields and parks
What is Parks and Rec department
What activities help your body increase levels of serotonin?
What is: Eating tryptophan-rich foods (whole-wheat bread with lean turkey, oatmeal, salmon, peanut butter with milk, plums and pineapple), Exercise, sunshine or a lightbox, getting a massage, gratitude practices, and visualization of a positive experience.
What does the word yoga mean?
What is: Union or "to yoke" It's derived from Sanskrit and the practice aims to create union between the body, mind and spirit.
This will not only help your physical fitness, but also help express emotions, relieve stress, and improve confidence and self-esteem. Take a swing at it or be hip hop,
What is: Dancing
FFA, Glee, Football, Futbol, Lacrosse, Baseball, Spanish, Choir, Band, Basketball, etc.
What is after school programs
Why is it important for recovery to have a variety leisure activities available?
What is: Leisure time is important because it gives a person the balance in life, Leisure activities relieve boredom and stress and also improves one's physical and emotional health by shifting the focus to something positive.
Playing is a good way to get both vigorous and moderate exercise. How many minutes per week is recommended for adults (18-65 y/o) to move?
What is: At least 150 minutes of moderate activity or 75 minutes of vigorous activity per week.
Writing this is a way to grow emotionally and intellectually. Robert Frost is famous for this.
What is: Poetry
This person is a Certified Recreational Therapist.
Who is Kristi or Zack or Kolton?