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Pre3ITC 4rigin- of !ecreation and &ntertain'ent

5rc/eologi-t- /a.e unco.ered /and crafted artifact- t/at -ugge-t t/at eolit/ic /unter3gat/er

-ocietie- 'ay /a.e /ad 'ore ti'e t/an t/o-e in -ub-euent early agrarian ci.ili8ation-%

Co'$ared it/ t/e $re-ent" t/ere a- little ti'e for recreation in agricultural econo'ie-"

co'$ared it/ t/e lei-ure a.ailable to indu-trial age or#er- o.er t/e $a-t to centurie-% 5

large $ro$ortion of t/e orld:- $o$ulation" $articularly in t/e t/ird orld" are $reoccu$ied

#ee$ing food on t/e table" a roof o.er /ead and ;u-t -taying ali.e lea.e- $reciou- little ti'e for

recreational acti.itie-%

Since t/e dan of ci.ili8ation /u'an acti.ity /a- been about centered on elittle -ur$lu- ti'e or energy for recreation or entertain'ent

!eligiou- ritual- $ro.ided recreation and entertain'ent for early ci.ili8ation-% Indi.idual focu-ed

on 'a-tering -$eciali8ed -#ill- in $roduction of ra 'aterial and ba-ic food-" and e.entually

-ub-i-tence 'ode- of $roduction led to -ur$lu- and co''erce%

4$$ortunitie- for lei-ure acti.itie- increa-ed a- 'ac/ine- and infor'ation $roce--ing /a.e

re$laced 'u-cle to auto'ate 'any ta-#- a--ociated 'ining" fore-try" far'ing" gra8ing" /unting

and gat/ering" fi-/ing" and uarrying" a- ell a- $ac#aging and $roce--ing

In de.elo$ed and de.elo$ing countrie-" feer or#er- are in.ol.ed in t/e-e ;ob-% 5ccording to

t/e Bureau of =abor -tati-tic le-- t/an t/ree $ercent of t/e U%S% labor force $erfor'- t/e-e ;ob-

co'$ared it/ -e.enty $er-on of t/e labor force during 'id3nineteent/ century%

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Si'ilarly feer or#er- in t/e U%S% labor force are engaged in 'anufacturing" $roce--ing" and

con-truction% Hourly 'anufacturing ;ob- -uc/ a- auto'obile $roduction" te

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ICT in Personal Sports and Recreation

T/ere i- an e.en -'aller audience of -$ectator- recreation and fitne-- acti.itie-" -uc/ fi-/ing"

/unting" -#iing" cycling" running" golf" /i#ing and cli'bing% But 'o-t of t/e-e .ieer- are al-o

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2)1@ %T/e 'agnitude of online -/o$$ing /a- tran-for'ed t/e retail land-ca$e and t/e ay t/at

$eo$le engage in recreational retail%

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T/e Internet /a- been re-$on-ible for t/e tran-for'ation of lei-ure into e3lei-ure% Healt/

concern- /a.e been rai-ed in ;ournal- about t/e -edentary nature of Internet u-e% 5 2))9 -tudy

$ubli-/ed in t/e Kournal of 0edical Internet !e-earc//tt$??%;'ir%org?2))9?@?e2*?-ugge-t-

lei-ure3ti'e Internet and co'$uter u-e a- -ignificantly a--ociated it/ eig/t gain and obe-ity"

co'$ared it/ t/o-e /o do not u-e t/e Internet and co'$uter-" $eo$le it/ lo Internet and

co'$uter u-e ere 1%@ ti'e- 'ore li#ely to be o.ereig/t and 1%+ ti'e- 'ore li#ely to be obe-e"

and $eo$le it/ /ig/ Internet and co'$uter u-e ere 1%, ti'e- 'ore li#ely to be o.ereig/t and

2%, ti'e- 'ore li#ely to be obe-e%

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