“Serious leisure” is a concept coined by professor Robert Stebbins (University of Calgary): “the systematic pursuit of an amateur, hobbyist, or volunteer core activity that is highly substantial, interesting, and fulfilling and where, in the typical case, participants find a career in acquiring and expressing a combination of its special skills, knowledge, and experience”.
This covers all activities, from triathlons, cycling, running, to kitesurfing, to playing an instrument, to line dancing, to volunteering. But serious leisure is not merely running
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