Culture and Society: Sports and Hobbies

I’m an active person—I play football, basketball, and baseball. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago

Three times weekly she took an aerobics class, checking her watch throughout to be sure her heart rate had exceeded one hundred and twenty beats per minute. Little Fires Everywhere

The Games were winding down, and the track athletes were leaving early to compete in meets in England and Scotland. Unbroken

Around four we would find a spot to camp and pitch our tents. A Walk in the Woods

We did an hour of exercise, some combination of roadwork, skipping rope, calisthenics, or shadow boxing, followed by fifteen minutes of body work, some weight lifting and then sparring. Long Walk to Freedom

It became a habit for six whole months, the three of us sitting together during our free period, talking about anime and manga. King and the Dragonflies

I was going to hike New England, or at least as much of it as I could knock off until Katz returned in seven weeks to walk with me through Maine’s Hundred Mile Wilderness. A Walk in the Woods

When I was fourteen, my mother took up two new hobbies: riding a bicycle and playing piano. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

But on the roads their interests were engines, and weather, and maintaining the speed that makes a predictable schedule possible. Travels with Charley in Search of America

Next we jog our five miles, dribbling our basketballs the whole time. Boy21

And when the yarn is dry, everyone learns how to knit. The Light in Hidden Places

Children now grow up spending much of their leisure time hearing music rather than performing or making it. Music and the Child

He met with meditation teachers, and closed his eyes and narrowed his thoughts until his world shrunk down to a single breath, in and out, in and out. Tuesdays with Morrie

“Hopefully his participation will influence some of his fellow student athletes. Right, Stephanie?” Here to Stay

Now they were off fishing, playing ball, indulging in all the usual summer pastimes during this brief holiday from school. Son

“He has all the right principles: dedication, hard work, perseverance, never giving up. He’s dogged; he’s persistent.” Endgame

After trying my hand at sculpture, I attempted pottery. Me Talk Pretty One Day

To round out her education, Cleopatra studied art and music, and for recreation, she sailed and rode horses. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen

They’re strong, they have a lot of stamina; they can go on for years and years, after the rest of the body has quit. Cat's Eye

To improve my concentration and flexibility I began practising yoga. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography