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rec•re•a•tion•ist  -  Pronunciation: (rek"rē-ā'shu-nist), —n.

“Each individual's meaning … will be constructed according to the recreationists own cultural and social background, the purpose of the activity, the companions, preconceived and observed values of the social group, the marketing images of the destination and, above all the relationships of power between the recreationist destination or area. “Journal Article http://datasearch.uts.edu.au/business/lst/research/PublicationDetails.cfm?PublicationId=3767&NumRecords=1 ; Wearing, S., Deane, B., Seeking self: leisure and tourism on common ground, World Leisure Journal, 45, 1, pp. 6 - 14, 0441 9057, World Leisure Association, Okanagan Falls, Canada, 2003

I choose to define a RECREATIONIST as someone who partakes in recreation where recreation is defined as an Activity engaged in for pleasure; (http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/recreation).

 

• In more words, recreation is the freely chosen activities partaken within a time period free from all obligations for the end result of self-satisfaction. These can be structured, unstructured, based on ethnic cultural traditions or defined by the host culture as a part of the recreation industry. Recreation is the freely chosen activities partaken within a time period free from all obligations for the end result of self-satisfaction. These can be structured, unstructured, based on ethnic cultural traditions or defined by the host culture as a part of the recreation industry. Microsoft PowerPoint - concepts 2.ppt
• And in more words yet, Recreation is the employment of time, in a non-profitable way to refresh one's body or mind. Recreation is often distinguished from leisure. Where leisure is, or ought to be, restful, recreation is refreshing and diverting. As we lead more and more sedentary life styles, the need for recreation has grown. The rise of so called active vacations exemplifies this.  http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Recreation

Recreation, play and fun are not the preserve of humans; nearly all creatures indulge in this to some extent. Play is essential for the development of skills, the most basic of which are motor skills in young creatures. Traditionally music and dance serve as recreation in many cultures, as do sports, hobbies, games and tourism. Watching TV and listening to music are common forms of leisure.

Many activities may be functional and/or recreational:

·         eating and drinking

·         shopping

·         hunting and fishing

·         travel

·         sexual behavior

·         using the internet and telephone and talking with people face-to-face

·         reading a book

In recent years, more 'exciting' forms of recreation include: skiing, snowboarding, bungee jumping, sky diving, hang gliding, paint balling, rock climbing, backpacking, canyoning, caving, BASE jumping, adventure tourism. Some people enjoy forms of recreation that are considered immoral by others, for example drug use, gambling, nudism and some forms of sex. Also some people believe that there are restrictions in time for certain forms of recreation, e.g. not on Sunday, sabbath or during Ramadan. Since it is viewed as largely non-productive, even trivial, excessive recreation is not considered healthy, and may be labeled as escapism.

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