Reading or playing games vs physical rest of mind

Nowadays, it has been seen that majority of people suffering from high mental stress. To maintain balance in life leisure time is vital. Some people believe that reading or playing mind games are good to improve mental health. Whereas, other believe physical rest of mind is good option. In my opinion we should engage ourselves in extracurricular activities for best use of leisure time. This essay will discuss it in detail.

First of all, playing games or solving puzzles that involve mind power rather than physical involvement helps the body to rest. It is believed that playing games like solving puzzles or card games help relaxing. During play or solving puzzles we are concentrating on game only that means only thing going in mind is game. This means we have forgotten our cause of stress for a moment that helps brain cells to regenerate. Hence, we feel more fresh.

Secondly, I strongly believe, use of free time for extracurricular activities improve mind. Most of activities involve more than one player except reading or solving puzzles. If we are involved in some team activity, we can bring our close relatives or family members together. This means we can sort out minute family issues while doing leisure activity. This will help reducing stress and bring prosperity in family life. This may be the best use of leisure time.

At the same, few people argue that resting mind is good practice to spend free time. This is not wrong as their daily routine may involve more mental involvement than physical. For instance, computer professionals, teachers etc... Computer professionals or teachers uses their mental motor scenes more than physical. Thus, for them resting mind is best use of spare time.

In conclusion, I tend to believe; involvement in extracurricular activities is the better way for utilizing free time as it helps to get a break from routine, reducing mental stress and bringing families together. But above all use of leisure time depends on our routines and personal preferences. So, there is no single answer to this question.