Does going to the gym count as a hobby? Options

[mipadi]

Does going to the gym/running count as a "hobby"? I don't mean going to the gym to play racquetball or something like that, more like just running on a treadmill or whatnot.

[brooklyneast05]

i would say it is. it's an activity that i find enjoyable, that i make time to do. it isn't something i have to do. i would say it's a hobby when i go to the gym to play basketball. so if i go there to lift weights or run, for my own enjoyment and fitness, then i guess my intentions are no different than if i was playing a game.


i don't think it being habitual makes it not a hobby though @ beenly. surely fishing would still be considered a hobby if i did it every sunday at two in the afternoon habitually. if it's not my job and i'm doing it for pleasure that seems like a hobby to me.