On any given summer day, golf courses in the area will be swarming with golfers. Tennis and running are other popular sports. Many people prefer to get their exercise indoors thus spending their recreation time at exercise gyms. Still, others seek a more laid back activity for recreation. Fishing and hunting are very popular in Appalachia, as is riding ATV's.
Appalachian teenagers are most like their non-Appalachian counterparts than any other age group.
With the wide availability of cable TV and movie theaters, mountain teenagers dress, talk, act, and listen to the same music as teenagers in the cities. Skateboarding and roller-blading are popular activities while football, wrestling, and basketball are popular sports. Many Appalachian people are religious and attend church regularly. Still, there are many who are not. Even though the crime rates are lower in Appalachia than in other areas, Appalachians commit the same crimes that are committed in cities.