When you become an adult are there still opportunities to play sports or pursue hobbies you had as a kid?

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1. Yup. I still play sports and when I’m too tired from work or sports, i occasionally play video games too. But not until all my adult stuff is taken care of though.

   Just because you become an adult, doesn’t mean you can’t have fun anymore. You just have responsibilities to care for now.

2. Yup. I play in adult leagues for both ultimate and hockey. I also play disk golf most thursday nights during the summer and I curl on friday nights Sept-Feb.

   Lots of oppurtunity.

3. 100%. Just make the time for it. If it’s a physical activity, try and keep in shape for it. Don’t let age stop you from doing something you want to do.

4. Can’t speak for the sports aspect, but you can really expand on your hobbies as an adult. Typically you’ll have money to spend and your parents can’t tell you no, haha

5. I collect transformers and 80s toys… I’m 37

6. Plenty if pick up leagues for adults at varying abilities. I grew up playing tennis my whole life, now I’ve moved to pickleball.

7. I still collect yugioh cards. And im a gamer. I have a kid and im 26. Just because your an adult doesnt mean you have to stop doing what you love. You just have to manage your time and money a little better because bills but that shouldnt stop you from hobbies you love. Am i constantly tired? Yes. Do i have a lot less time than i used to? Absolutely. Do i have more responsibilities to ballence with the bullshit? Definately… But i still make time to enjoy myself

8. In some ways you actually have *more* opportunities to pursue hobbies and sports if you want. You can drive, you don’t need permission, and you can pay for it yourself. The trade off is that you also have more responsibilities, and of course you also need to be able to afford it. If money isn’t the issue, then you can always find time for it, you just have to want it enough.

9. Theoretically, yes. In practicality, it depends. I’m my case no because of family and work limitations, but it men seem to make it work

10. You might have to drive further, but in general, yeah. Some of the more gear-intensive sports can be tougher to find (football, for example, assuming you want full contact like high school/college).

    Personally, I picked up Rugby in college, and in both of the places I’ve lived since graduating, there have been Men’s teams. I have traveled across the country to play the sport, and there are very few places with no access to it (I’ve even played in Alaska).

    The opportunities are absolutely out there, you’re just limited by your time, money, and how far you’re willing to travel.

11. That’s entirely up to you. If you make time for them, yes. If you don’t, then no.

12. Absolutely. I got into bodybuilding as an adult, I play on a pickleball league, I did a triathlon, and picked up a bunch of hobbies. I do more as an adult than I did as a kid

13. There are. Being in adult mainly means that you are now in charge of your own life, so basically you will have to take the responsibility for your survival and success, but you certainly can allocate time to playing games, do sports (which is well advised) and other activities that are enjoyable to you.

    With that being said: The less time you need to for the “secure your life and future” part, the more time you will have to do fun things. Figuring out how to do that effectively is why a lot of young adults have to work harder in the beginning, so that they can play more in the future.

14. If you’re in the right area you should be able to find rec league teams to play baseball/other sports. And when youre an adult you’ll have money to take your hobbies to the next level

15. Absolutely. Unless you marry a girl and it becomes a miserable existence to live so you shut down socially and emotionally to just run on auto pilot every day waiting to die.

16. Yes

17. When I was 20 I rode my bicycle 15 hours a week.

    I am 63 and I ride my bicycle 15 hours a week. Because I take the time to do it.

    People really should literally map out on paper the priorities and responsibilities of their lives, and then budget their time to match.

    Obviously you don’t want to make your pleasure activities into chores but avoiding them is just as bad.

18. I am in my mud 40s and the drummer in a band. Musicians are great people to hang out with, and it allows me to get out of the house for a while.