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Earthquakes and Recreation At first glance earthquakes and recreation may seem to have no common ground but if you look around you will see they have a lot in common. Before we get into what they do have in common, it is important that we understand what they are separately. So what is recreation? To put it simply recreation is what people do during their free time. Through the participation in recreational activities people are trying to achieve a state of leisure. Leisure is recognized as a state of being which is characterized by an individual’s perceived freedom, intrinsic motivation and feeling of pleasure. The experience achieved is related to the maintenance of health as well as to the development of individual potential. So what that is saying is by using recreation we are improving our mental and/or our physical well-being. Some of these benefits include reduction of stress, development and maintenance of social relationships, and the development and maintenance of physical fitness. People may use many different types of activities to achieve these results(1). They can range from watching TV to mountain climbing to anything you enjoy. Now that we have a understanding of recreation lets look a