Recreation or fun is the expenditure of time in a manner designed for therapeutic refreshment of one's body or mind. While leisure is more likely a form of entertainment or sleep, recreation is active for the participant but in a refreshing and diverting manner. As people in the world's wealthier regions lead increasingly sedentary life styles, the need for recreation has increased. The rise of so called active vacations exemplifies this.

Health

A few individuals view recreation as largely non-productive, even trivial. Excessive recreation is not considered healthy, and may be labeled as escapism. However, research has shown that recreation contributes to satisfaction, and that the stress management aspects of it contribute to quality of life, health and wellness, happines, and that the use of recreation as a diversion may have clinical applications to individuals with chronic pain and other health impairments. In some cultures and religions, recreation is encouraged on certain days and discouraged on others. For example, in Judaism, Shabbat is a day for recreation, study, and relaxation; many Christian churches also have Sabbath. However, others interpret Sabbath to be a day of worship without self-absorbed recreation.

Recreation is one (not the only) kind of stress management, or even stress creator. According to research cited in Time magazine, stress is a major factor in many of the leading causes of death in the United States.

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How can we raise money to build a recreation center for adults with dev.disabilities at our nonprofit daycare?
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A. As well as the usual fundraisers try approaching the local businesses for a donation. I would write a letter in the first instance and then follow up with a phone call about a week later, youhave to be committed to get the money. I would also enlist the help of the local paper and see what donations you get froma story written in the local paper, especially mentioning that you are enlisting the help of local businesses :-) good luck!
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A. First off... women do not serve aboard US submarines... yet. So that recreation, while frowned upon if caught, is reserved for shore. The main recreation is sleeping. I Sh!t you not. On SSBNs and SSGNs you have the ability to run in the missile compartment. Workouts are pretty limited otherwise. Bench weights in the torpedo room if you have a spotter and not in an operation that would restrict that activity. My boat had a stationary bike in the torpedo room also. Pullups, situps, etc. for workouts if you call that recreation. Movies. Organized movies in the crew's mess. Guys I work with that have served since I got out had personal DVD players. I had my own personal music player, but there is a common entertainment system wired… [cont.]
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A. Speaking personally, I make leisure and recreation time for my husband, even if I don't participate. For example, we have horses and do a lot of trail riding. However, I cannot always go, but I don not try to stop my husband from going. I encourage him to go. He works hard and deserves to have some fun. If there's a basketball game on and he wants to watch it, I tell him to go ahead or encourage him to hang out with his friends and watch it. I know there are many women out there who are insecure with themselves and with their relationships who make it difficult for their men to ever have fun or just relax. If these men choose to stay with these women, then they are implying that it's okay for the women to act that way.
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