As we grow older, important daily activities, like dressing, bathing, cooking, and eating, may become increasingly difficult to manage alone. Many people depend on helpful devices to help carry out these activities. Using such devices often makes it possible to participate in more activities without help from others. Leisure activities are a necessary part of a satisfying and healthy lifestyle. They provide a sense of achievement and an opportunity to enjoy companionship, mental stimulation and spiritual satisfaction.
Leisure evokes different meanings for each person.
Leisure may mean curling up with a good book or a needlework project. It may mean spending time in the company of others with a card game or board game. Leisure activities are as limitless as the personalities of the people who pursue them. Retirement often brings more time for leisure and recreation. Although as we get older, we often have more free time to pursue leisure activities, physical limitations may prevent participation in activities we most enjoy.