The word leisure comes from the Latin "otium" which means rest or ease. Leisure is the rest, cessation or interruption of work; or it can also be defined as the free time of a person, or the recreational time that a man uses for his pleasure and voluntarily, and the satisfaction of the basic needs of an individual such as sleeping and eating. Leisure excludes everything related to work obligations and usual occupations. Leisure time appears when man performs satisfactory and rewarding activities, freely.
The difference between leisure activities and compulsory ones is that the former are not strict but it depends on each person and how they are subjected to them since activities such as cooking, making music, studying among many others can be leisure for some. but for other work because they can be done for pleasure in addition to their long-term usefulness. It is important to know that leisure can be used in motivating and productive activities.
then leisure in a certain way is necessary, when practicing it a better physical and mental performance is obtained, within a work activity, it is advisable to practice, treasure and respect free time in order to recover the energy lost from work obligations, and to be able to resume these, efficiently and with a clear mind. Leisure today is a defining characteristic of the free individual; According to Aristotle, contemplation is almost a synonym for leisure, just as music highlights non-utilitarian human formation.
