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Recreation engaged in out of doors
Camping in the Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh, India<br>Mountain biker in Levin, New Zealand
Outdoor recreation or outdoor activity refers to recreation done outside, most commonly in natural settings. The activities that encompass outdoor recreation vary depending on the physical environment they are being carried out in. These activities can include fishing, hunting, backpacking, walking and horseback riding — and can be completed individually or collectively. Outdoor recreation is a broad concept that encompasses a varying range of activities and landscapes.
Outdoor recreation is typically pursued for purposes of physical exercise, general wellbeing, and spiritual renewal.[1] While a wide variety of outdoor recreational activities can be classified as sports, they do not all demand that a participant be an athlete. Rather, it is the collectivist idea[2] that is at the fore in outdoor recreation, as outdoor recreation does not necessarily encompass the same degree of competitiveness or rivalry that is embodied in sporting matches or championships. Competition generally is less stressed than in organized individual or team sports.[a]<br>When the activity involves exceptional excitement, physical challenge, or risk, it is sometimes referred to as "adventure recreation" or "adventure training", rather than an extreme sport.
Other traditional examples of outdoor recreational activities include hiking, camping, mountaineering, cycling, dog walking, canoeing, caving, kayaking, rafting, rock climbing, running, sailing, skiing, sky diving and surfing. As new pursuits, often hybrids of prior ones, emerge, they gain their own identities, such as coasteering, canyoning, river trekking, fastpacking, and plogging.
In many cities, recreational areas for various outdoor activities are created for the population.[3] These include natural parks, parks, playgrounds, sports facilities but also areas with free sea access such as the beach area of Venice Beach in California, the Promenade des Anglais in Nice or the waterfront of Barcola in Trieste.
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Whitewater rafting
Outdoor recreation involves any kind of activity within an outdoor environment.[4] Outdoor recreation can include established sports, and individuals can participate without association with teams, competitions or clubs.[5] Activities include backpacking, canoeing, canyoning, caving, climbing, hiking, hill walking, hunting, kayaking, and rafting.[6] Broader groupings include water sports, snow sports, and horseback riding.[6]
People engage in physical activity outdoors as a form of recreation.[7] Various physical activities can be completed individually or communally.[8] Sports which are mainly played indoors or other settings such as fields are able to transition to an outdoor setting for recreational and non-competitive purposes. Outdoor physical activities can help people learn new skills, test stamina and endurance, and participate in social activities.[9][10]
Outdoor activities are also frequently used as a setting for education and team building.[11]
List of activities<br>[edit]
Abseiling
Adrenaline junkie
Adventure park
Adventure travel
Airsoft
All-terrain vehicle riding
Amusement park
Angling
Archery
Aviation
Backpacking
BASE jumping
Benchmarking (geolocating)
Birdwatching
Bungee jumping
Bushcraft
Camping
Canoeing
Canyoning
Caving
Clam digging
Cliff jumping
Coasteering
Cold-weather biking
Corn maze
Cross-country skiing
Cycling
Dog park
Driving
Extreme sport
Fitness trail
Fly fishing
Freerunning
Gardening
Geocaching
Gliding
Grilling
Hang gliding
Hiking
Horseback riding
Hot air ballooning
Hunting
Historical reenactment
Ice climbing
Ice fishing
Ice skating
Jetskiing
Kayaking
Kicksledding
Letterboxing
Metal detecting
Mountain biking
Mountain climbing
Mountaineering
Mushroom hunting
Nordic walking
Off-roading
Overlanding
Orienteering
Outdoor fitness
Outdoor gym
Paragliding
Parasailing
Parkour
Outdoor party
Photography
Picnic
Plogging
Paramotoring
Rafting
Rappelling
River trekking
Rock climbing
Running
Safari park
Safari
Sandboarding
Scuba diving
Seatrekking
Sightseeing
Skateboarding
Skiing
Slacklining
Sport fishing
Skydiving
Shooting
Skyrunning
Sledding
Snorkeling
Snowboarding
Snowmobiling
Snowshoeing
Standup paddleboarding
Sunbathing
Surfing
Swimming
Tourism
Tree climbing
Trekking
Urban exploration
Water sports
Waterskiing
Windsurfing
Wingsuit flying
Winter swimming
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