leisure activities and recreation

Broadly, yes. It doesn't necessarily mean that the two are always freely interchangeable though.

By the way, you do not need spaces after opening quotes or before closing quotes. This is incorrect spacing:

Do " leisure activities " and " recreation " almost mean the same thing?

And this is correct spacing:

Do "leisure activities" and "recreation" almos

Thank you very much for pointing that out
Oh, one more thing. Is it also OK to say "recreational activities?"

teacherJapanOh, one more thing. Is it also OK to say "recreational activities?"

Yes.

teacherJapan Do "leisure activities" and "recreation" almost mean almost the same thing?

"Leisure activities" suggests to me woodworking, knitting, playing board games, pl

CalifJim"Leisure activities" suggests to me woodworking, knitting, playing board games, playing cards, playing a musical instrument, or reading."Recreation" suggests to me playing basketball or tennis, or swimming — things which require greater athleticism and energy.

I don't see any reason why a sport can't be a leisure activity.

GPYI don't see any reason why a sport can't be a leisure activity.

I don't either. It's just not the first thing that comes to mind for me when I need to classify it as "leisure activity" or "recreation". I suppose it's because expending that much energy doesn't seem very "leisurely" to me. (All definitions of "leisure" or "leisurely" that I've seen include

Thank you, both:) It's very interesting to know how you guys think about those words. Language is such a profound subject!