LEISURE TIME AND HEALTH

Year 2018, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 17 - 22, 24.07.2018

Lambrini Kourkouta Konstantinos Koukourikos Christos Iliadis Petros Ouzounakis Areti Tsaloglidou

Abstract

Introduction: Leisure time is the time when the individual is free of all sorts of obligations and chooses by his own how to use the time left.  Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of free time on human health.  Material-Method: An extensive review of the recent literature was performed via Medline database and the Hellenic Academic Libraries Association (HEAL-Link), using the following keywords: leisure time, health, health promotion, and a combination of them.  Results: Leisure time often acts as a remedy in various cases. It has been shown that participation in leisure activities can lead to physical and mental health. Recent studies take into account indicators covering a wide range of social welfare considerations. Dealing with activities that give pleasant emotions to a person suffering from a disease can be beneficial in trying to overcome it. Conclusions: Leisure is of great importance in human life. An individual, during his spare time, can engage himself in activities resulting in his personal cultivation and his spiritual elevation. 

Keywords

leisure time, health

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