Art
Painting
Benefits:
Reduces stress and provides a creative outlet to express emotions
Running
Benefits:
Decreases depressive symptoms and helps alleviate anxiety
Magic
Benefits:
Improves strategy, social interaction skills, attention span, self esteem, fine motor skills, mastery/competence, and reductions in depression symptoms
Meditation
Benefits:
Relaxation and mindfulness
Photography
Benefits:
Social interaction and promotes the use of self-expression through pictures
Zumba
Benefits:
Decreases stress and anxiety, and reduces depressive symptoms
Board Games
Benefits:
Enhances interpersonal interactions and mood, and increases motivation
Knitting
Benefits:
Improves focus and can provide stress relief
Poetry
Benefits:
Promotes the acknowledgment of emotions and thoughts through written words
Yoga
Benefits:
Relieves stress and calms the nervous system
Augmented Reality
Benefits:
Increases physical activity, executive function, and self-perception
Gardening
Benefits:
Improves quality of sleep, nutrition, and exercise, and decreases anxiety, pain, and depressive symptoms