{"id":53,"date":"2010-05-28T22:18:56","date_gmt":"2010-05-28T22:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jennifercares\/2010\/05\/video-friday-helpful-hobbies.html"},"modified":"2010-05-28T22:18:56","modified_gmt":"2010-05-28T22:18:56","slug":"video-friday-helpful-hobbies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jennifercares\/2010\/05\/video-friday-helpful-hobbies.html","title":{"rendered":"Video Friday: Helpful Hobbies"},"content":{"rendered":"

How long has it been since you’ve done something just for you?  You know, something you really wanted <\/em><\/strong>to do…not something you had to do?  I’m willing to bet it’s been a while. <\/p>\n

In the midst of handling caregiver duties, it’s easy to push aside personal activities that feel frivilous.  Turns out though, we should all make it a priority to hold onto our hobbies…and find new ones! Research shows taking time for hobbies has many health benefits. <\/p>\n

That was the focus of my Take Care Tuesday segment on KDKA-TV’<\/a>s Pittsburgh Today Live:<\/p>\n

>>Click here to watch<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Do you have a hobby you love that you’ could share with us? I’d like to hear about it!<\/p>\n

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