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704 B
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## Leisure
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#### Various forms of leisure activities are strongly associated with physical and mental health benefits — go for a walk outside
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* [Pressman et al. 10](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2863117/)
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* Leisure activities are an important contribution to wellbeing.
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* These positive effects include:
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* lower blood pressure
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* lower total cortisol
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* shorter waist circumference
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* lower body mass index
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* better perceptions of better physical function
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* _“Enjoyable leisure activities, taken in the aggregate, are associated with **psychosocial and physical measures** relevant for **health and well-being**.”_
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