NounSingular recreation Plural recreations recreation (plural recreations)
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Related termsSynonymsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. 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. HealthA 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. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What is the cost of building a recreation building? Q. What is the cost of building a recreation building (one like the YMCA)? How long will it take to build? Asked by MJ - Wed Feb 13 08:15:13 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. $250 per square foot. The time to build it depends on the contractor. Answered by unknown - Wed Feb 13 08:23:24 2008 What kind of recreation is there on a Navy Submarine? Q. I am going to basic on 20080718 and am just curious as to the recreation/sleeping conditions/general life abord a sub. Asked by mikeoscartango216 - Sun May 4 16:41:45 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments 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.] Answered by Pat - Sun May 4 19:52:57 2008 What style of shoes are creative recreation/ who makes shoes like creative recreation?
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