Types of Leisure
Definition of Leisure
What is, time free from obligations, work (paid and unpaid), and tasks required for existing (sleeping, eating).
The part of the body you exercise when doing jigsaw puzzles.
What is the Brain?
A hobby requiring books, magazines and/or a newspaper.
What is Reading?
A dance which doesn't require partners but you dance in a group.
What is Line Dancing?
A famous park in San Diego that has free admissions to various museums every Tuesday.
What is Balboa Park?
Activities done with other people.
What is Social Leisure?
Name a TV show that exercises the brain.
What is Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune etc.
A hobby where 2 sticks and wool can produce a pair of socks.
What is Knitting?
Name 3 Southern California Amusement Parks.
What is Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, SeaWorld, Six Flags, Universal Studios or LEGOLAND?
A community place where you can exercise, meet new people or take a class at a reasonable price.
What is a Recreation Center or YMCA?
Activities a person does which requires thinking.
What is Cognitive Leisure?
The feel good chemical in your brain when you engage in physical exercise.
What is Endorphines?
Arranging 52 cards in a predetermined manner.
What is Solitaire?
Meet at the mall at exactly 12:15 to perform a surprise dance.
What is a Flash Mob?
Name of local bus transit system.
What is San Diego MTS (Metropolitan Transit System)?
Activities that involve the exertion of physical or mental energy.
What is Active Leisure? Examples: walking, yoga, board games, sports, card games
Help break the cycle of monotony.
What is learn a new skill? Learning a new skill no matter what that skill is can help your brain chemistry change, fight boredom and it can help you adapt better to change.
A 3-D combination puzzle invented in 1974.
What is a Rubik's Cube?
This website offers discount deals to travel, purchase event tickets, go whale watching and/or try out a new class such as cooking or dancing.
What is Groupon.com?
Over 1.6 million people visit this community event from June through July 4th.
What is the Del Mar Fair?
Activities in which a person does not exert any significant physical or mental energy.
What is Passive Leisure? Examples: going to the movies, watching television, reading books or newspapers, texting, socializing on the phone or in person
Can help prevent or maintain control in some chronic illnesses and assist in longevity.
What is benefits of physical activity?
Expressing thoughts and feelings surrounding the events of your life.
What is Journaling?
A free weekly resource to learn about events happening in San Diego.
What is The Reader, City Beat, Sandiego.org, Newspaper etc.