Recreation is a person's certain actions aimed at restoring and strengthening his physical and spiritual strength in his free time from work or study. In addition, these activities contribute to the overall development of the individual and are carried out with the help of natural factors in specially designated places outside the permanent place of residence.
In principle, recreation is a generalized concept that includes various types of recreation, excursions and disease prevention. Therefore, in a sense, it has several meanings. So, this term can also mean a place for recreation, vacation, holiday.
Recreational resources include: climate, aboveground and underground waters, landscape, vegetation and many other components of the environment that are used for medical and recreational, social - cultural and other entertainment needs. For a short and relaxing vacation, recreation is a park, museums, fishing, sanatoriums, boarding houses, etc. For outdoor activities - these are national reserves, historical, architectural and other attractions. The he alth-improving territories of the CIS include: Crimea,Caucasus, Carpathians, certain regions of Central Asia, the Urals and some other places.
Recreational activities include: travel, sports, amateur performances, collecting, technical creativity and other activities that involve physical, emotional and intellectual stress. It is worth noting that they also include a separate type of physical education - physical recreation, which is quite multifaceted. She uses sports exercises and games for active recreation, entertainment, satisfaction from physical activity and distraction from activities that cause various kinds of fatigue.. This approach to a he althy lifestyle is a positive motivation for the development of positive aesthetic and moral qualities. All modern problems associated with alcoholism, drug addiction and mental retardation are the result of a lack of attention to sports and entertainment programs for children and adolescents, the lack of public facilities and complexes near their place of residence. And, as you know, antisocial behavior is associated with the inability to organize your leisure time. Therefore, the main goal of this he alth program is to meet the needs and interests of young people, their motivation for active recreation and the proper use of their free time.
Types of recreation (leisure) are verydiverse, and according to their functions they are divided into: educational, therapeutic, he alth, sports and tourism. Each of them is also divided according to seasonal characteristics (winter holidays, summer holidays), by age category (children's games, treatment for pensioners), etc.
In general, recreation is a variety of activities for relaxation and replenishment of forces.
