02/11/2024
Leisure is how we identify ourselves.
As a child/youth/teenager, leisure is your identity. As an adult that changes to your career and leisure second. Leisure is how we stay true to ourselves, a stress relief, build connections, a way to connect to yourself, community, or other individuals, and how we grow as an individual.
Benefits of Recreation Therapy:
• Promoting leisure independence and optimal leisure lifestyle
• Development of healthy living strategies through leisure
• Improve physical and cognitive abilities
• Increase confidence and self-esteem
• Foster greater involvement in the community
• Strengthen interpersonal skills and relationships
• Improve coping and adaptation skills
• Enhance well-being
• Encourage a greater sense of accomplishment
• Realize the benefits of a healthy leisure lifestyle