{"id":256,"date":"2010-11-25T16:58:35","date_gmt":"2010-11-25T16:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/?p=256"},"modified":"2015-06-12T16:15:42","modified_gmt":"2015-06-12T15:15:42","slug":"8-getting-back-to-leisure-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/?p=256","title":{"rendered":"Getting back to leisure activities."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Quality of life is important for all of us. After having a stroke it may not be a priority to think about leisure time when there are so many other issues to cope with. However the person who had the stroke may have more time if they are not working or if they are less able to get out and about as easily. Leisure activities can help to structure the day and give a break between continuing rehabilitation or attending appointments. Some leisure activities can combine well with personal goals or compliment rehabilitation at home. Here are some things to consider when the person is ready to think about leisure activities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2626\" title=\"Lady thinking of activities she used to enjoy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/getting_back.jpg\" alt=\"Lady thinking of activities she used to enjoy\" width=\"382\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/getting_back.jpg 382w, https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/getting_back-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What did\u00a0they previously enjoy?<\/li>\n<li>Can the activity be adapted in some way so that\u00a0they can still participate?<\/li>\n<li>Will\u00a0they need someone else to help\u00a0them to participate?<\/li>\n<li>Do\u00a0they need to arrange transport?<\/li>\n<li>Have\u00a0they considered alternative leisure activities which\u00a0they can participate in?<\/li>\n<li>Do\u00a0they like physical activities?<\/li>\n<li>Do\u00a0they like mental activities?<\/li>\n<li>Do\u00a0they like activities which involve relaxation?<\/li>\n<li>Do\u00a0they prefer activities which\u00a0they can do on their own or with a group?<\/li>\n<li>Do\u00a0they need any adapted equipment to be able to participate in the activity?<\/li>\n<li>Can the activity be stopped if\u00a0they need to rest?<\/li>\n<li>Do\u00a0they like competitive activities?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quality of life is important for all of us. After having a stroke it may not be a priority to think about leisure time when there are so many other issues to cope with. However the person who had the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/?p=256\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[137],"class_list":["post-256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home-self-help","tag-leisure-activities"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=256"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6192,"href":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256\/revisions\/6192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}