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Hobbies are something that can bring joy and entertainment to your life. They can see you spend time doing something that you’re genuinely invested in. They can help you to develop new and impressive skill sets. They can provide you with distraction and entertainment, taking your mind away from the drole and humdrum nature of day to day life and responsibilities. But so few adults have hobbies that they actively engage with. This is such a shame! We encourage our kids to have hobbies, acknowledging the good that comes from them, but don’t allow ourselves the same pleasure. Why? Well, generally speaking, many of us have pretty hectic routines and feel that we don’t really have the time on our hands to invest in a hobby. We get up in the mornings and get ready for work. If we have kids, we get them ready and do the school run. We face exhausting commutes. We often work nine to five jobs, commute home, have to make dinner, try to fit some exercise in (perhaps at the gym) and then we find that we have to settle down to sleep for the next day ahead. But this is why now is a better time to pick up and focus time on hobbies than ever. Many of us are finding ourselves with a lot more time on our hands during this pandemic. Perhaps we don’t have to go to work. Maybe we are working from home, but save a lot of time as we’re not commuting. We don’t have social commitments to stick to. So, what hobby are you going to pursue and focus on?

Arts and Crafts

Arts and crafts can be whatever you want it to be. There are so many different mediums out there. Some are challenging and will occupy your mind fully, helping to distract you from stresses and troubles. Some are simple – you can do them without really having to think about it. They’ll keep your hands occupied while you do other things like watch TV or listen to some music. Painting, knitting, colouring in, crochet, weaving, papercraft, woodcraft. The options are endless. You can even make things really simple and straightforward and buy kits that contain everything you need, like those over at vizuarts.com.

Alternative Exercise

It’s recommended that the average adult gets one hundred and fifty minutes of moderate aerobic exercise a week. This can be traded in for just seventy five minutes of vigorous aerobic exercise a week. In usual day to day life, many of us head to the gym to get this. This is understandable. The gym provides all the equipment and machinery you need for a simple, thorough workout and it’s all housed in an environment where you’re protected from the elements. But there are plenty more means of exercise out there and now might be a good time to start exploring your options. Sometimes, you’ll have to invest in a little home equipment to get started. But from there on out, you can generally find free online tutorials to guide you through the workout. Consider things like ballet, yoga, martial arts and more.

The world is your oyster when it comes to hobbies you can try out from home. So, why not get started now? You could find something that you truly love!