Finding the right hobby can mean entertainment, extra income, and a vast improvement to your overall health. Considering the many benefits it’s not at all indulgent to take time off to pursue a hobby or even two.
Here are 4 exciting hobbies you’ll want to try out.
Gardening
Gardening is a rewarding hobby. It is extremely fulfilling to nurture seeds into living plants. Depending on the seeds you choose you may even harvest the literal fruits of your labor.
Whether you grow only a few flowers or opt for sprawling rows of vegetables, you’ll reap the benefits of gardening, not including the adrenaline rush you’ll get from nurturing a life.
Here are a few guidelines to get you started.
What To Grow
Apart from flowers, don’t grow what you won’t eat. Factor in your area, different seeds flourish in different climates.
Location
The location of your garden will be determined by what you’re planting. Generally, fruits and vegetables need the sun, with at least five hours of direct sunlight per day for fruiting. Greens, herbs, and root veggies on the other hand will grow fine in partial shade.
Then, think about having your garden close by for picking, watering, and caring purposes. Try to pick a location not accessible to wildlife, pets, or small children.
Gardening Tools
Investing in good gardening tools will save time, effort, and your back. Basic gardening tools include:
- Garden hoe
- Scuffle hoe
- Dirt rake
- Leaf rake
- Garden Shovel
- Hand tools
Gel Balling
Gel balling is a close combat gun sport comparable to paintballing except that for example gel balling employs gel balls that are first soaked in water to increase the size before they’re shot. Gel balling is an exciting hobby that’s a good idea for many reasons.
For many shooting sports, there’s a need for specialized gear to mitigate pain and possible injury. The folks at Gel Ball Undercover explain how because this particular shooting sport has a lower than average pain and injury threshold, there’s no need to spend money on several different protective gears. As a beginner, if you have long sleeves, knee pads, and safety goggles you’re good to go.
Plus, it’s an environmentally friendly sport. The gel ball is made of various polymers and sodium polyacrylate because of its water-absorbing properties. When soaked in water, they increase to up to 200 times their size. They’re ninety percent water, making them non-toxic. The outer membrane of the gel ball is made from a biodegradable material that is quick to decompose in a way that won’t add up to landfills.
DIY
If you’re into arts and crafts take it a step further with Do-it-yourself hobbies where you create items from scratch. There’s immense satisfaction from making something yourself that you could traditionally buy already made.
The list of projects you can DIY is seemingly endless. For example:
Candle Making
Making candles from scratch is both an art and a science. A lot of thought goes into the candle-making process from selecting the right wick and wax to adding the best fragrances, dyes, and other items.
Soap Making
It’s super exciting to be in control of what goes into your soap. You get to choose anything; tea leaves, fruit purees, glitter, or even beer! Also, there are multiple ways to make soap: hot process method, rebatch method, cold process method, and melt-and-pour method.
Basket Weaving
This DIY is one of the most widely spread crafts in history. It is the art of weaving pliable material (vines, straw, animal hair, hide, grass, thread, and stems) into a basket.
Dancing
Learning dancing as a hobby is as easy as choosing one of the hundreds of YouTube tutorials. Alternatively, you can join a class.
One of the great things about this hobby is that you’ll never get tired of it. There are too many styles of dancing for that to happen. There’s ballet, tap dancing, hip hop, modern, jazz, ballroom, salsa, tango, etc.
The benefits of dancing include:
- Increased physical strength because dancing offers a full-body workout. You work out your legs, core, arms, and other body in a non-repetitive fun exercise routine
- The increased heart rate and breathing rate that comes from dancing improves your heart health and lung capacity in the long run, including slowing down the aging process
- Dancing is one of the best ways you can prevent and even treat osteoporosis. This is because of the forms of movements that force your body to fight against gravity
- It’s not just physical. Dancers also get a mental workout from remembering dance steps and patterns. Focusing on different parts of the body simultaneously also gives you a mental challenge
Trying out new hobbies has been proven to have immense benefits physically, mentally, and emotionally. Hobbies don’t have to be dull either. Dancing, gardening, gell balling, and DIY projects are examples of hobbies that’ll give you an adrenaline rush.