XI Международная студенческая научная конференция Студенческий научный форум - 2019

Hobbies differ like tastes. If you have chosen a hobby according to your character and taste - you are lucky because your life becomes more interesting. Hobbies are divided into four large classes: doing things, making things, collecting things, and learning things.

The most popular hobby group is doing things. It includes a wide variety of activities, everything from gardening to traveling and from chess to volleyball. Gardening is one of the oldest man's hobbies. It is well-know fact that the English are very found of gardening and growing flowers, especially roses.

Both grown-ups and children are found of playing different computer games. This is a relatively new hobby but it is becoming more and more popular. Making things includes drawing, painting, making sculpture, designing costumes, handicrafts and others. Two of the most famous hobby painters were President Eisenhower and Sir Winston Churchill. Some hobbyists write music or play musical instruments.

President Bill Clinton, for example, plays the saxophone. Almost everyone collects something at some period of his/her life: stamps, coins, matchboxes, books, records, postcards, toys, watches and other things. Some collections don't have real value. Others become so large and so valuable that they are housed in museums and art galleries. Many world famous collections started in a small way with one or two items. People with a good deal of money often collect paintings, rare books and other art object. Often such private collections are given to museums, libraries and public galleries so that others might see them.No matter what kind of hobby a person has, he/she always has the opportunity of learning from it. By reading about the things he/she is interested in, he/she adds to what he knows. Learning things can be the most exciting aspect of a hobby. So I think that everyone should have a hobby, it is like the target of your life.

In my opinion, people should read books because they educate and enriches the intellect. Books can also shape a person’s character and his moral values. Apart from that, reading is simply fun. It entertains us and gives lots of pleasure. For example, when I read an interesting book, I completely dissolve in it. I travel to distant places together with main characters. If the book is super-interesting, I can read it again and again.

Thanks to reading, I have learn to express my thoughts and feelings more clearly. I think that reading a book at spare time is a wonderful activity. Besides, books are rather handy. They are easy to carry, so I always take a book or two when I travel. I especially like reading on a bus or train. This way time flies like a streak of lightning.

People are fond of reading different kinds of books. My favourite genre is a novel. I also enjoy reading the works of famous Russian and foreign authors, which are now considered to be classics. For example, according to our school program we had to read “Fathers and Sons” by Turgenev and “Crime and Punishment” by Dostoevsky. I truly enjoyed both of them. Another good novel was “War and Peace” by Tolstoy. Our teacher showed us a movie based on this novel because the book itself is really huge and contains several volumes. I should admit that the movie was also brilliant. I’d like to add that people who take pleasure in reading should attend libraries. There are so many interesting books in the world but we can’t buy all of them. That’s why there are many public libraries in our country.

One of my favorite hobbies is running. I really like running because first of all it's very healthy and useful for my body and mind. Doctors say that running and jogging help maintain a healthy heart and lungs. We also gain muscle strength. So if you go running several times a week, you will definitely stay in shape. You can do it anywhere: in a city park or in the country. Running is easy to start because it doesn’t require any special skills.

Besides, running is a cheap hobby. It doesn't cost you anything and you don’t need any equipment or gym membership. You should only invest money in a pair of trainers because good running shoes make it easier and less painful to run on solid surfaces, like pavement or concrete. Although I prefer to run along dirt trails or trodden paths.

I’ve been running since I was 15 years old. My friend often joins me. We don’t run long distances, it usually takes us about 20-30 minutes to run 3 or 4 kilometers three times a week. Stretching is also important after we run. It helps our muscles recover. To prevent my body from dehydration I always drink some water before and after running. Otherwise I may have bad headaches or dizziness.

My favorite time for running is in the morning, because it's nice and peaceful outside in the early hours. You can watch the sunrise, feel fresh air on your face, and of course you can hear birds singing. There are no crowds of people or noisy cars in the streets yet. Running in the morning helps me reduce stress.

After running I go home, have a shower, have my breakfast and go to the University. Running is fun! It’s my best medicine to keep healthy, happy and slim.