have no common ground but if you look around you will see

they have a lot in common. Before we get into what they do

have in common, it is important that we understand what they

So what is recreation? To put it simply recreation is

what people do during their free time. Through the

participation in recreational activities people are trying

to achieve a state of leisure. Leisure is recognized as a

state of being which is characterized by an individual’s

perceived freedom, intrinsic motivation and feeling of

pleasure. The experience achieved is related to the

maintenance of health as well as to the development of

individual potential. So what that is saying is by using

recreation we are improving our mental and/or our physical

well-being. Some of these benefits include reduction of

stress, development and maintenance of social relationships,

and the development and maintenance of physical fitness.

People may use many different types of activities to achieve

these results(1). They can range from watching TV to

mountain climbing to anything you enjoy. Now that we have a

understanding of recreation lets look a

these things would be possible if we didn’t have earthquakes

about earthquakes in some form. If you go to Universal

is people are choosing to live in areas that are extremely

you on a subway ride and then all the sudden an EARTHQUAKE

Yellowstone for recreational purposes(3). I would say that a

great number of them have no idea they are on a super

Now we come to outdoor recreation and earthquakes. Many

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