Between your career and your personal life, you may have a full schedule and somehow still feel as if you’re missing something in your life. It’s important to take time to do things you enjoy and develop long-lasting hobbies. Besides watching sports, reading career-improvement books, and playing games, there can be some difficulty trying to find the right activity for you. Here are some truly unique hobbies for men that are worth trying.
Cooking
Cooking can be a chore or an art form, depending on your mindset. Pick up a few books on the culinary arts and sign up for a cooking class at your local activities center or homeware store. This hobby can be fun and delicious—and your newly acquired skills may even impress a date.
Distilling
If you’re already a whiskey connoisseur or want to become one, distilling your own whiskey is a fun and hands-on way to start. Go to tastings to develop a sense of what you’d like to mimic and get to work on your own perfect formula.
Sailing
Whether you have a boat you barely know how to use, or you’re looking to simply learn a new skill and need to rent a boat, sailing is a fun way to relieve stress and reconnect with nature. There’s nothing quite like sailing on a beautiful day, and with the proper skills, you’ll be a pro in no time.
Cigar collecting
Cigar collecting is much more than just blowing money on imported tobacco. You have to learn to monitor a humidor, know the right way to cut it, and most importantly, learn to properly light a cigar and enjoy it.
Bonsai sculpting
Head to your local florist and pick out a bonsai tree. These are small and can be fun to sculpt, trim, and care for. You can customize your bonsai garden, or even create a Zen garden for some relaxation.
Car collecting and restoration
Investing in a classic car can be great fun. Your hobby begins with the search for the perfect car to restore. Then, you go through cycles of learning to fix different aspects of the car. Finally take your prized possession to car shows and mingle with other classic car enthusiasts. This is truly a fun and lasting hobby to put some time into.
Coaching or mentoring
Looking into a local mentorship program in your field can be a rewarding hobby that helps out someone else. Take someone under your wing and help them get to where they would like to be.
Van Rundell is a writer and author who specializes in transportation, travel, guidance, health & fitness. With over 10 years of experience in the industry as a driver and an entrepreneur, he has seen it all. His tone is professional but friendly with a dash of humor thrown in for good measure. In past, he has been advising, educating and writing about transport for the public and professionals alike.
A qualified fitness instructor with over 5 years’ experience as a personal trainer and group fitness instructor, Van brings his deep knowledge of health and exercise science to his articles on health & fitness.
