Leisure Literacy Lecture Flashcards
How much time does leisure and recreation pursuits take up??
1/3 of someones time
- 1/3 sleep
- 1/3 work
- 1/3 leisure & rec
Why does Leisure & Recreation play such an important role?
- Its key for the development of individuals lives
- Development of communities
- Sustaining a healthy community
Define “LEISURE LITERACY”
To have the knowledge, confidence and skill to understand and engage in meaningful leisure experiences
- Not just knowing and doing
- Must be age appropriate as well
What are some of the SOCIAL benefits of leisure?
- Stronger families
- Healthier communities
- Key for community development
Name some of the PHYSICAL benefits of leisure
- Health insurance
- Prevention of disease
- Meaningful and balanced life
- Stress management
- Physiological benefits (ex. lower heart rate)
TRUE OR FALSE
- Leisure is innate and not learned
FALSE
- Must learn to value and understand leisure, better as we age
- Need to continuously develop it
- LEARNED COMPETENCY
What are some of the environmental benefits?
- More green spaces and parks
- Recreation centres
- Cleaner/healthier neighbourhoods
How is leisure literacy beneficial?
- More motivated to engage in leisure activities
- Value leisure more
- Get out and explore more leisure pursuits
DISCRETIONARY LEISURE TIME?? Tell me more
Any free time that is outside of our work, study and chore time.
- Very vague and lacks structure to definition, may not enjoy the leisure time they have
What is FREE TIME leisure definition??
More than discretionary leisure time, it is activities that we experience voluntarily during our free time
- May lack free time
- May not engage in activities they enjoy during their free time (ex. calling people, may hate the phone)
Personal Experience Leisure definition *** AKA THE BEST ONE
A state of being as an experience at anytime, that is self satisfying and chosen
- Watching netflix at work or school
- Attached to EMOTIONS such as joy
- Does not have to be planned
What does recreation as activity mean? (first definition)
The experience of activities that society defines as legal, enjoyable, active or passive
- Voluntary participation, motivated by health
- May not want to do it tho
What is the better definition of RECREATION?
Recreation as a personal choice
- Goes beyond the activity, rather a way of life and state of being (viewpoint)
- Engaging in activities by choice
