Volunteering
The best way to do something good for yourself is to help others in need. However, you won’t enjoy doing this as a hobby unless your intentions are pure. According to a study published in the journal of Health Psychology, volunteering can indeed extend your life, but there’s a strange caveat, as the American Psychological Association mentioned.
Volunteers will live longer than people who didn’t do anything for the community IF they showed they have altruistic values or even a desire for social connections as the main reasons for volunteering in the first place, as the study shows.
People who volunteered for their own personal benefit had the same mortality rate after four years have gone by, as people who didn’t volunteer at all in their lifetime.
I bead and enjoy it very much! Surprised that or sewing not on the list. Beads make me very happy.
I would add journaling, especially if one lives alone. It’s a great way to express thoughts and emotions that might not have another outlet. It can be themed for gratitude, setting goals or anything else.
I just adopted a stray tiger striped cat. I named her Tigger. I’ve had her a couple of weeks now and kept thinking “Boy she’s really gaining weight.” Well turns out she’s pregnant so having a pet is great hobby for me.
Can’t wait to see how many she has!
None of my favorite activities were on the list. I build model airplanes, practice martial arts (4th degree black belt in taekwondo) and own three telescopes.
I’m glad the study has dancing in it. I would add Square Dancing specifically because it’s something you actively have to read and study to be proficient. Also, an evening of Square Dance is equivalent to about a 5 mile walk. It takes team work, and listening skills to say the least.