I wish to take up another hobby /fit/, what's your hobby and why should / shouldn't I do if?
Things I'm interested in:
>Gymnastics
Might be too old...
>Boxing
Don't want brain damage
I don't know, I'm probably talking out my ass.
Take up rock climbing/hiking for some top tier hobbies mate
poker
I'm gonna try out soccer, I've always been interested in it
>>35319921
Vidya is a lot of fun
>>35319955
Where do you play?
>>35319921
>Boxing
Don't want brain damage
is this a joke? having boxing as a hobby doesn't mean you have to fight other boxers and end up all fucked up. You can also wear picrelated
>>35320087
I thought I may sound stupid saying that. Boxing is what I'm most interested in.
Do you box? What's the pros & cons?
Bass guitar
>it's fun and a great social hobby if you go to clubs and play with others / can be expensive as FUCK as with any musical endeavor, frustrating to learn if you aren't a neurally fresh kid
hiking
>it's fun, amazing cardio that won't kill your joints, gets you out in nature which is proven to improve your brain and mood and shit, fairly cheap and accessible / you could die
painting
>kind of hard to list pros and cons here
cooking
>ties in directly to gains, keeps you healthier and wealthier, pretty easy to make impressive stuff that'll wow any nigga and/or womyns you might seek to wow / makes you hate shitty food, might be a problem if you can't always manage to cook your own food
>>35319921
You're too old to compete in gymnastics but it's fine as a hobby.
You're very unlikely to get brain damage as a boxer if you're not a pro. Like less likely than casual rugby.
>>35320087
> can
Amateurs have to wear headgear for competition.
>>35320101
Con are no kicks and no grappling byt 6 months of boxing will put you well above a drunk douche. Pros are best hands in the business and resistant training.
> muh guns
Best self-defense is not being a cunt and parkour; just answering the question.
>>35320134
If you just want to get out and play with some indie/pop bands bass is pretty easy to learn
I recently got into acting, it's pretty fun and a great way to meet new people and try new stuff you've never imagined yourself doing before. Plus the social and confidence gains you make are astronomical.
Also finance/budgeting can be pretty intellectually stimulating. I opened up an IRA like two years ago and ever since then I've been teaching myself about economics little by little. I allocate myself about 200 bucks every month to play around with stocks/forex and develop my portfolio, shit like that. It's more interesting than it sounds.
Playing guitar, writing, drawing, sculpting, I do all of it. They're some of the best psychological outlets you can find.
And of course I always make time for a little vidya.
I play a musical instrument, do judo, and defend the virtue of anonymous women on the internet.
Try those OP
>>35320134
>you could die
top kek
still, you could die doing anything you enjoy
you just gotta do what you wanna do
sure is difficult to make time for hobbies when you work full time and hit the gym often
>>35320619
Not really unless you're one of those cucks with a 3 hour commute. If that's the case then find a place closer to your job.
Archery?
Well, archery and archery, I bought a compound bow and shoot arrow pon arrow into a target, and I'm getting better by the practice session. I'm just afraid of getting into assymetric blacksmith mode, since it has a 70 lb pull.
I'm in the middle of making a batch of moonshine (Nothing fancy, just sugar and yeast), probably gonna get my sister to sell it at her school and turn a little penny on it.
Apart from that, I'm also going to take the PADI OW course this summer so I can dive with equipment, since the waters around here are supposed to be pretty nice for diving. Plus, if I find a great deal of sea urchins,
I can probably pay back the equipment in no time at all - The price per kilo is fucking obscene on the little motherfuckers.
Reading+lifting is the true patrician combo.
>firearms
>motorcycles
>lifting
Get on my level.
>>35320087
Boxing helmets don't protect from brain damage, they only protect from cuts and broken noses.
This is the entire reason Olympic boxing has removed helmets and switched to a more pro boxing scoring system.
I like brewing beer, not very /fit/ but it's a lot of fun to make up recipes and see how close you can get your beer to the vision in your head. It feels rewarding to get really good at a craft, and it's fun to fantasize about getting new equipment for your setup so you can brew more complicated/precise beers.
Plus people love talking about it. It's a good conversation starter and your friends will appreciate all of the free beer you give them (it's impossible to drink it all yourself).
It's only a 10hr/week hobby even if you are serious about it, and it can be much less if you aren't so it's not a huge time commitment.
The competition aspect is fun because you can get external validation for being good at your hobby and you get quantifiable results.
>>35321144
>my exact life.
It sucks living in the city in the north east where I can't shoot on my property and can't ride all winter.
>>35320242
how do you have time for all this?
>>35320134
desu i was planning to self learn the electric guitar as i dont have much going on in the holidays. would this be a good guitar to start on?
http://www.guitarparadise.com.au/ProductDetails/squier-packs/644/1036/affinity-strat-pack
>>35319963
Nice man
>>35319963
don't. I've been playing since I was 5. If you didn't start soccer early, don't bother now. It's not a sport that you can make up for with just athleticism. You will get shit on, hard by better players and getting good will take you more than the remainder of your lifetime.
Learn a couple of magic tricks with cards/coins. Muscles + a quick magic trick is an easy mix on grills
>>35320087
Don't spread misinformation. Olympics commitee ban headgear in boxing clubs as all research indicates that it doesn't only prevent brain contussions, but increases them.
photography
>>35323179
nigga shut up u lil bitch
>>35319949
going rock climbing tommorrow with my m8 for the third time.
shits fun as fuck, just wish i could make it to the Muy Thai gym on the other side of the city I'd be so fuckin happy
>violin
Great fun if you don't suck. Get a fucking tutor; you'll fuck up your joints with bad posture if your don't. Plus you'll sound like shit
>write blogs
Me and a colleague of mine is writing a blog on mathematics and how it's used in other disciplines. Find something you're knowledgeable and passionate about and start a blog. It's fulfilling
>anal masturbation
Self explanatory
>>35320242
Damn nigga you a busy man. How much time do you have to play vidya? Also I want to get into finances and shit where do I start? I've done a course of macroeconomics in uni it's been really useful cause now I understand some of the shit that's happening in the world.
>>35323696
Are you a tumblr faggot?
>>35321100
This isn't really a specialized thing though... imo this is something everyone should be doing. Hobbies should be things that are marketable at high levels, even if you're not at that level
>>35323739
No. Tumblr blogs are shit.
>>35320242
>sculpting
Fuckin sweet dude, how do I into sculpting? Just buy some marble and chisel and hammer and go at it?
>>35323730
If you are in your 20s i would start here for finances
http://www.amazon.com/Will-Teach-You-To-Rich/dp/0761147489
>>35319921
Bro. You can box without being a human punching bag... brain damage comes from years of professional fighting, not amateur shit.
Hell, you dont even need to do amateur shit if you dont want to.... just train and spar now and then.
Drawing. You can draw your own porn.
>>35320087
There are no studies that suggest that headgear actually reduces brain damage a significant amount.
But you have a point - sparing twice a week is different from sparring 15 times a week and fighting against people who hit very very hard on regular basis.
>>35319921
OP, have you considered grappling arts?
Wrestling is a very physical and athletic sport. It will make you into a beast.
Judo, while not as physical as wrestling, still extremely athletic sport.
Kyokushin karate is a full contact karate with no punches to the head. a great option as well
Learn an instrument, I play bass and it's great. Not only will it give you a broader understanding of music in general it's also a cool hobby to meet people or as a conversation piece. Let's be honest, nobody gives a flying fuck how much you lift or what your diet is, but if you look good and play an instrument you'll be good to go.
Any body here play anything besides guitar/bass?
I play tenor ukulele and dulcimer
>>35324216
I also play upright bass, assuming that you mean bass guitar with "bass". Classic and jazz.
>>35323696
Link pls modulo anon
>>35324374
jasmcole.com
>>35320738
Scuba diving is awesome anon, I just finished my OW course a couple of weeks ago and I had a blast doing it.
Try parkour? 8 months in and the benefits are pretty good once your past the pleb learning stage everyone goes through, gyms are getting more popular
>>35323916
Sorry for the late reply, I'm outside with my bro for his job interview and I've got mine tomorrow.
I'm 23 and haven't had a job yet cause autism (probably). However if my interview ends up successful then I may just finally have gotten a job.
Ofcourse it's a shitskin teaching people how to get richer. Who else could it be.
>>35324514
Forgot to say thank you m8.
>>35324501
Gets expensive as fuck. My dad has over 5k dives and started before PADI was a thing
