Research has found that engaging in enjoyable activities during down time were associated with lower blood pressure, total cortisol, waist circumference, and body mass index. Engaging in these activities also correlated to higher levels of positive psychosocial states and lower levels of depression and negative affect. Hobbies are good for your mind and your body.
—-7 benefits of having a hobby
What are your favorite hobbies?
October 3, 2016
For some reason I have never liked the word “hobby”.
Semantics aside, I do enjoy most aspects of my life; they are so interwoven I would find it difficult to single out any one activity as a “hobby”.
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That works too.
Reading, Solving Crossword puzzles and Movies.
Sounds good. 🙂
Reading is probably my biggest “hobby”. Currently reading The Season of Second Chances by Diane Meier. About a middle-aged academic who makes a new start in life. Witty and perceptive.
Books are such a blessing. We have a wealth of choices. 🙂
I would say that gardening is my hobby. I also like reading and movies, but those seem to be ‘pastimes’ not hobbies. I write constantly, but that is definitely NOT a hobby—more like work!
I assume it enriches your life, at least. I enjoy what you produce. Thank you so much for sharing with us.
I don’t think I have a hobby in the ‘hobby’ sense of the word…
like one that requires certain tools to use for it.
I have been a voracious reader my whole life. so if reading is a hobby…
and now that I’m involved with following blogs and have one myself…
I suppose that maybe blogging is a hobby? I don’t know!
I just know that I find it all very enjoyable.
perhaps my favorite is simply studying human nature.
I would call blogging a hobby. It certainly enriches our lives. 🙂
Reading is my primary hobby. It’s also my hidey hole–where I go when I don’t want to cope.
Writing would be a hobby if it weren’t a mandate. I can’t NOT write. I don’t have to publish but I do have to write.
I guess playing computer games is my real hobby. The one I do just for fun with no other reason. Except, sometimes, to help me procrastinate. 🙂
I think a certain amount of procrastination is healthy. 🙂
I have waaaay too many hobbies, so many that I run out of time every day. I love mountain biking, dog training, photography, and writing. I also love reading but I find only about 30 min per day to do it. My husband jokes that I love life a bit too much 🙂
I’m impressed at all you do — thank you so much for sharing your life with us. Good luck about the fire!
I have “stuff I do” – not all the time for some of them – but much of it could be classed as a hobby.
Once upon a time, I made fruit cakes especially for Xmas – I kept making them to a point where they were a specialised hobby of mine…then that dropped away. Then I got into muffins and I would make 12 of kind at least weekly…they were quickly consumed by flatmates.
To me they were just a hobby – trying to get better, buying better tools and so forth.
Now I just “make” things from time to time…OR I think about making something BUT either haven’t the time, OR haven’t got back into IT 🙂
As usual, good for you! I love reading your comments and your posts.
Hmmm
not sure if I have a “hobby”.
I mean I have a lots of “plates” spinning
but I don’t know if they are hobbies.
Yep, they probably aren’t since my waist circumference
hasn’t gone down. :p
🙂
xoxoxo
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