Types of Recreation Involvement

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Types of Recreation Involvement
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Recreation

• It is activity.
• Usually occurs during free time.
• It has intrinsic motivation and rewards.

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Recreation

• Choice of activity is voluntary.
• There is no sense of obligation to engage in
  activity.

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Recreation

• A primary reason for engagement is for pleasure
  and fun.
• Involvement in the activity may have a serious
  commitment and self discipline.

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Recreation

• When recreation activity is part of organized
  community or agency programs, it should be
  socially and morally acceptable.

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Types of Participation

• Sports indoor and outdoor
• Outdoor recreation
• Travel and touring
• Entertainment
• Recreation related to real estate
• Cultural activities
• TV and technology

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Sports Participation

• Active participation may include both sport and
  fitness
• Passive participation includes spectator and
  video participation

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Top Ten Sport Activities in 1997

• Exercise Walking
• Swimming
• Exercising with equipment
• Camping
• Bicycle riding
• Bowling
• Fishing freshwater
• Billiards
• Basketball
• Hiking
• National Sporting Goods Association, 1999.

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Outdoor Recreation

• This includes activities in the outdoors and with
  the outdoor environment
• Outdoor settings may be in town, in a wilderness
  area, parks, camps
• and other outdoor areas.

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Travel and Touring

• Domestic travel
• International travel
• Short trips
• Travel for business

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Entertainment Complexes

• Traditional amusement parks
• Theme parks
• Sport stadiums

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Recreation Related to Real Estate

• Commercial Enterprises
• Condominiums and town homes
• Retirement communities
• Vacation homes

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Cultural Activities

• Cultural centers
• Art
• Music
• Dance
• What are cultural
• activities that are part of
• your leisure lifestyle?

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TV and Technology as Popular Culture

• Televisions in households
• Use of computers
• Use of television and
• technology for entertainment