Your favorite activity helps to restore and maintain mental balance, brings a feeling of satisfaction and allows you to escape from worries and problems. Both men and women have a hobby. As research by psychologists and sociologists show, more often than not, people are addicted to the same things.
Our today's selection contains most popular hobbies among men and women. By the way, researchers identify several popular hobbies that are equally characteristic of both sexes: photography and reading.
The most popular female hobbies
5. Pets and houseplants
Many ladies enthusiastically breed rare parrots or search for cuttings of tabernemontana and malpighia on the Internet. True, animal breeding is definitely not suitable for those who spend 10 hours in the office.
4. Additional education
Some women turn foreign language learning or photography courses into a hobby. But there are also owners of 4-5 higher education diplomas who are especially fond of studying.
3. Choreography and fitness
The most popular are yoga, oriental dancing, swimming and aerobics. The hobby for such dances as flamenco, tango, quickstep is gaining popularity. By the way, this popular hobby in the world has no age restrictions - in almost every city there are courses for those who are over ... 50, 60 and even 70.
2. Cooking
When cooking turns into a hobby, not only borsch, cutlets and vinaigrette appear on the family table, but also blancmange, foie gras and coke au van. Among the culinary hobbies, it is worth noting carving - carving intricate decorations from vegetables and fruits.
1. Needlework
Knitting, embroidery and sewing, popular with women a few decades ago, are giving way to modern hobbies such as scrapbooking, decoupage, quilling, origami and soap making.
The most popular men's hobbies
5. Computer
Someone designs websites or is engaged in 3-D graphics, someone does not get out of Photoshop, and someone enthusiastically leads their own blog. Sometimes this hobby becomes a pleasant source of additional income.
4. Collecting
Most often, men collect models of cars, planes, ships, military equipment, coins, stamps, coasters for beer mugs. The wealthiest collectors prefer vintage cars, yachts and works of art.
3. Sports
Classes in the gym are adjacent to such active and sometimes extreme sports such as mountain climbing, skiing, diving. And many men call team games their hobby: hockey, football, volleyball.
2. Cars and motorcycles
The iron horse is a pleasure not only for fast riding. Surely, everyone has a friend who, for hours, enthusiastically tightens the nuts, wipes the body, refills antifreeze, changes oil, etc.
1. Hunting and fishing are the most popular hobbies in Russia
For some, going to the lake or into the forest is really an excuse to get a new trophy, while for others it is just an opportunity to relax and meet friends.Be that as it may, almost a third of adult men describe themselves as keen fishermen and hunters. More than 30% of the population is engaged in this popular hobby in Russia.