As adjectives the difference between recreational and relaxing
is that recreational is used for recreation, for fun or pleasure while relaxing is having a quality whereby it is easy to relax when subjected to it.
As a verb relaxing is
present participle of lang=en.
recreational
English
Adjective
(head)
Used for recreation, for fun or pleasure.
relaxing
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Having a quality whereby it is easy to relax when subjected to it
Verb
(head)