{"id":18193,"date":"2018-09-04T14:37:48","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T19:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lern.org\/?post_type=article&#038;p=13255"},"modified":"2021-08-02T12:22:04","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T17:22:04","slug":"hobbies-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lern.com\/lerntest\/hobbies-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Hobbies Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lern.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hobbies.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13258\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13258 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lern.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hobbies-1024x449.jpg\" alt=\"Hobbies\" width=\"640\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWith increased stress, tension and the need for better mental health among people today, hobbies, leisure and enrichment classes are assuming an even bigger importance to society right now.<br \/>\nYour programs are a major source of wellness for society.\u00a0 People who pursue hobbies and other leisure activity are healthier and happier than those who do not.<br \/>\nThe actual leisure pursuit is not as critical as just having a hobby one enjoys. Some classes trending this fall, according to LERN\u2019s trend expert Julie Coates, include:<br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/lern.org\/3162ab84-ea1e-416d-af69-d326d8cecc16\" alt=\"\" \/>Pets.\u00a0<\/strong>Anything to do with animals is of interest right now, with people spending money not only on dogs and cats, but an increasing array of other kinds of pets.<br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/lern.org\/b62197c5-1b41-4634-8f63-81f00803ced3\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0Cooking<\/strong>. More exotic options such as ethnic cuisines to learning how to prepare the latest vegetarian, organic and vegan specialties.\u00a0There are endless opportunities.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/lern.org\/88c29e15-d621-495d-8a05-a3df1546f56a\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0Dance<\/strong>. Ballroom is making a come-back on college campuses.\u00a0From hip-hop to ballroom, not only is dance helpful in improving fitness, it is a fun social activity.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/lern.org\/18fa6b04-d324-4d7f-9f20-48c0a29994d5\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0Gardening.\u00a0<\/strong>This is the most popular leisure activity in society right now.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/lern.org\/73a3f6f1-bf1a-4b6f-ad43-07aba7925b01\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0Making something<\/strong>. Building birdhouses, learning how to knit, or classes in stained glass. Pottery continues to be the top subject at several LERN member programs. \u00a0Collect antique teaspoons.\u00a0 Hobbies in which your participants make something is on the rise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With increased stress, tension and the need for better mental health among people today, hobbies, leisure and enrichment classes are assuming an even bigger importance to society right now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":13258,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lern.com\/lerntest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lern.com\/lerntest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lern.com\/lerntest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lern.com\/lerntest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lern.com\/lerntest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18193"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lern.com\/lerntest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18937,"href":"https:\/\/lern.com\/lerntest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18193\/revisions\/18937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lern.com\/lerntest\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lern.com\/lerntest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lern.com\/lerntest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lern.com\/lerntest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}