leisure and recreation Flashcards
(9 cards)
leisure
Leisure- time spend away from work or school and free from obligations ( free from chores and activities)
physical recreation
Physical Recreation- a physical activity or pastime that promotes health, relaxation and enjoyment (yoga, pilates)
play
Play- take past in a sport or activity for enjoyment (less structured activities)
sport
Sport- an activity that involves physical exertion and skill, either as an individual or as a part of a team competing against another person or team. (needs skill, and has structure)
sport has
has rules
needs officials
is competitive (players play to win)
can be a career / earn money
sport has specific strategies and tactics
sport requires more exertion/played to a high standard / large amount of training
recreational activities have
Does not have or need officials
Doesn’t need rules, may have some basic ones or agreed by the players
They can be spontaneous and have a low level of organisation
Its rarely at the same level of intensity/small amount of training
Not competitive usually
Done for health / enjoyment or social reasons
May have no tactics or strategies
Factors that influence what a person does during their leisure time
Peer influences
Facilities (standard of facilities around you will influence what you do eg. trying to surf in a city not near a coast)
Where you live/geography (depends on what facilities you have near you and what the climate is)
Culture and tradition (some cultures promote or disapprove certain activities (india=cricket, middle east frowns upon women doing sport)
Social circumstances (
Interests (influenced by media and their family, outdoor vs indoors)
Family influence
Age (restrictions of age to prevent injuries, older people have lower levels of fitness which might impact their choice of activity)
Factors that influence what recreational activities a person does during their leisure time
Age
Restrictions of ages to prevent injuries, older people have lower levels of fitness which might impact their choice of activity.
Interests
Influenced by the media and their family. Indoors vs outdoors
Social circumstances
Cost taking part might be an issue (e.g. skiing). There can also be gender a bias (wrestling).
Peer & family influences
Their family may traditionally play a sport. Younger people are influenced more by their peers
Facilities
Standard of facilities around you will influence what you do. E.g. trying to surf in a city not near a cost
Geography
Depends on what facilities you have near you and what the climate is.
Culture/tradition
Some cultures promote or disapprove certain activities.
India = cricket
Middle East have historically frowned on women taking part in sport
Factors that influence the growth in leisure activities
Advances in technology (in home and workplace)- means reduction in time needed to do household chores / more people do less physically demanding jobs due to technological advances in machinery)
Wider media coverage (greater media coverage and creation of role models and exposure of more sports creates interest and increases participation / sports and exercise has become more fashionable)
Improvements in healthcare (people generally have better access to medical care (physiotherapists) and live longer so are able to participate for longer)
Better awareness of health benefits (people are more aware of the benefits of exercise, and there may be better onks between medical professionals and leisure providers)
Improvements in travel methods (methods: public and private transport has improved so more people have access to transport/ urbanisation has meant fewer people live in inaccessible places)
Reduced cost of equipment (as technology has improved the type and quality of equipment, the cost has reduced to become more available to people)
More leisure facilities (governments / local authorities / voluntary / private providers recognise the increased demand so provide extra facilities due to legislation / community need or for profit)
Increase in leisure time (people have longer holidays/shorter working days/people working at home can control their working hours/ more people taking retirement)
