irreverentad Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Having reached the age of 30, I have decided to become pro-active in the pursuit of some type of activity that will arouse my interest sufficiently to stop me sitting on the sofa watching TV for the vast majority of my spare time. Therefore, I am looking for ideas. What do you guys & gals do? Do you have a hobby? if so, what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Mountain Biking. Not sure what it's like around Brum for trails, but I live fairly close to the Forest of Dean, which has some incredible routes. Entry fee for a reasonably good bike is about £800. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 6, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted August 6, 2012 Hit the gym! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I make plastic models, 95% is of WW II stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Photography. Exciting, fun and can be potentially financially rewarding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 fap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggyrichard Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Golf...wish i would have taken it up years ago. Fishing...very relaxing and enjoyable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 play the guitar, banjo and keyboard used to class keeping koi carp as a hobby but since moving out I dont actually do much but look at them and feed them when I am round me mom n dads when I get a place of my own with a garden the first thing I will do will be to build a pond and get some koi in there, really is a fullfilling hobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irreverentad Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 Wow nice range chaps. hogso that is particularly impressive. That must take a lot of skill and care. Something I am short on unfortunately. Photography is a good one. I have done a bit of fishing previously and enjoyed it even though I caught nothing!! Not a big fan of cycling and I find the gym dull. It is really interesting to see what everyone does in their spare time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 If you want to do something different, see if there's a cable-ski near to where you live and take up Wakeboarding. Takes a fair bit of time and effort, but at the end of it, you get a skill which 99% of other people don't have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Choose a martial art; i've been practising since I was a very little kid and at 34yrs now I still find this stuff inspirational. Sure throughout life i've also had things that have held interest such as mountainbiking, the gym and playing a musical instrument (amongst others) but there is nothing that compares to mental, physical and spiritual benefits attributed to studying martial arts. In my humble opinion of course... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggyrichard Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 How about karting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bromsgrove_avfc Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Photography. I love the craft of it, get to meet loads of different people and take photos of good looking girls :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houlston Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Thats what I do wiggy that and golf. Golf is supposed to be the relaxing one but I probably get more wound up with it than karting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irreverentad Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 How about karting? I don't have money to burn Wiggy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 +1 for MTB You can get a decent bike from £500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irreverentad Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 Choose a martial art; i've been practising since I was a very little kid and at 34yrs now I still find this stuff inspirational. Sure throughout life i've also had things that have held interest such as mountainbiking, the gym and playing a musical instrument (amongst others) but there is nothing that compares to mental, physical and spiritual benefits attributed to studying martial arts. In my humble opinion of course... I used to do Judo as a kid and really enjoyed it. About a month ago I contacted the local leisure center/judo club, apparently they don't teach adults anymore. Which is a shame as by the time I finish work I cannot get to Manchester on time for the next nearest. Sad times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 the only thing with koi is that financially it can be pretty crippling we have got about £2000/£2500 worth of fish in our pond and me dad has been thinking about filling it in (hard to maintain it on his own without any help) and the most that anyone has offered for the fish is £250, he's decided now that he is keeping them (much to my delight) its awesome though from when you start building it just watching it take shape and then getting the plant life around it to look just how you want it, then when you throw in some big bastard fish and get them used to you so they swim over to you and eat out of your hand, the best bit though is going out and buying some proper baby fish as cheap as you can and watching them grow into monsters. you have to educate yourself quite a bit as well to learn how to get the water just right for them, I found myself just reading up on the different breeds of them, I can name now pretty much every different type of koi carp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I joined a bowling league when I got bored and wanted a night a week to do something. Was crap at the beginning but I stuck with it. Got me a ball and some shoes and have gradually improved. Averaging 150 now. It's good fun. I met a new group of people and I'm enjoying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggyrichard Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Thats what I do wiggy that and golf. Golf is supposed to be the relaxing one but I probably get more wound up with it than karting. Tell me about it mate, my putter came awfuly close to being bent in two yesterday after a 3 putt from 8 feet!!! Is it expensive to get into karting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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