Take up/give up

Take up and give up are two phrasal verbs which are opposites. They both relate to activities and hobbies. To take up surfing is to start doing it. To give up something is to stop doing it. Often, people decide to take up a new habit or activity in September, since this is the time we associate with going back to school or work after the summer. You could take up yoga, for example, or some other kind of physical practice. We generally give up activities because we don't like them or because they're too difficult at the moment. For example, he gave up skiing after the accident. Sometimes we give up habits because we decide they're bad for us, as in I'm going to give up smoking. How about you? Are you taking up anything or giving up anything these days?