What is Recreation?
[[File:Luge Schlucht.jpg|thumb|300px|right]] '''Recreation''' or '''fun''' is a person's [[time]] of refreshing his or her [[body]] and [[mind]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportrec.qld.gov.au/Industryinformation/Abouttheindustry/Whatisrecreation.aspx |title=What is recreation? |access-date=2011-02-04 |archive-date=2011-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911234837/http://www.sportrec.qld.gov.au/Industryinformation/Abouttheindustry/Whatisrecreation.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> There are many different forms of recreation which are shaped by individual interests and by environment; a few examples being reading, playing or listening to music, watching movies or TV, gardening, hunting, hobbies, sports, studies, and travel. These activities are just some of a wide variety of recreation activity available in day-to-day life. Public places such as [[park]]s and [[beach]]es are very important for many recreational activities. [[Tourism]] profession has recognized long ago that many of their clients are specifically attracted by recreational offerings. ==Related pages== *[[Leisure]] *[[Sport]] ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat}} * [http://www.nrpa.org/ National Recreation and Park website] [[Category:Leisure]] [[Category:Hobbies]] {{stub}}